The National Endowment for the Humanities has a number of upcoming Winter deadlines in two of its grant categories:

Challenge Grants Due February 2: "We the People" Challenge Grants in United States History, Institutions, and Culture. Read more... Public Programs Due February 3:
Implementation Grants for Libraries and Archives
Implementation Grants for Museums and Historical Organizations
Implementation Grants for Special Projects
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Due March 22: Consultation Grants for Libraries, Museums, or Special Projects. Read more...

Grant and Award Opportunities for School Librarians from ALA/AASL

AASL/Highsmith Research Grant Due February 1:
Established in 1993, the grant of up to $5,000 is awarded to conduct innovative research aimed at measuring and evaluating the impact of school library media programs on learning and education. Applicants must be AASL personal members. Download the application.

AASL Distinguished Service Award Due February 1:
Established in 1978, the $3,000 award recognizes an individual member of the library profession who has, over a significant period of time, made an outstanding national contribution to school librarianship and school library development. AASL personal members must make nominations. Download the application.

AASL Frances Henne Award Due February 1:
Established in 1986, the $1,250 award recognizes a school library media specialist with five years or less experience who demonstrates leadership qualities with students, teachers and administrators, to attend an AASL conference or ALA Annual Conference for the first time. Applicants must be AASL personal members. Download the application.

AASL School Librarian's Workshop Scholarship Due March 1:
This scholarship is awarded to a full-time student preparing to become a school library media specialist at the preschool, elementary, or secondary level. The recipient must pursue graduate level education in an ALA-accredited library school program or in a school library media program that meets the ALA curriculum guidelines for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The $3,000 scholarship is donated by Jay W. Toor, President, Library Learning Resources. Application, instructions, and reference forms for 2005 are available online from the ALA Scholarship Clearinghouse.

Two opportunities from the American Library Association Programs Office:

The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, the New-York Historical Society, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History are accepting grant applications from public, academic and special libraries, as well as National Park historic sites, wishing to host the traveling exhibition, Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America.

Public, academic and special libraries and National Park historic sites interested in hosting the exhibition can download the application and guidelines at www.ala.org/publicprograms. Applications must be received by January 21, 2004.

The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office and National Video Resources (NVR) are accepting grant applications from libraries of all types that are interested in hosting The World War I Years: America Becomes a World Power, a new film viewing and discussion series. Support for the series is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Libraries interested in presenting the series can download the application and guidelines at www.ala.org/publicprograms or www.ww1films.com. Applications must be received by January 31, 2005.