Verizon and The Boston Herald sponsor the Massachusetts Literacy Champions Awards for practitioners of literacy (in schools, adult learning centers, and libraries). Award winners receive $2,500 for their program and a personal grant of $1,000 for their own professional development. If your library has a library-based adult or family literacy program, this is an excellent opportunity to provide recognition for your program. The deadline for applications is April 22. For more information go to: www.massliteracy.org/literacy.html
The American Library Association Office for Diversity announces its 2005 Diversity Research Grant. This grant consists of a $2,000 award for original research and a $500 travel grant to attend and present at ALA Annual Conference. One proposal will be chosen from within each of the year's topics for a total of three awards:
- Accessibility and Universal Design in Library Services and Resources
- Diversity and Emerging Literacies in the 21st Century
- Affects of Diversity Policy Implementation on Institutional Diversity
The deadline for submitting proposals is April 15. See the ALA site for complete information.
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) seeks ways to ensure that records created today will be usable with tomorrow's technology. As record keeping moves from paper to electronic systems, it is essential that policy makers, managers, and the public create and maintain records that are complete and authentic. The NHPRC supports efforts to confront the challenges facing archivists and records managers in the proliferation of electronic records. Applications are due June 1st. For more information, click here
The Getty Museum Interpretation Grants support innovative interpretive projects that will increase public appreciation and understanding of artworks in a museum's permanent collection. Projects should be designed to encourage or complement museum visitors' firsthand experiences with the objects in the collection, and should include the development of educational materials for long-term future use. There is no deadline. See the Getty Foundation for more information: http://www.getty.edu/grants/education/museum.html
Applications are available for the third grant round, Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature - Identity and Imagination. This initiative awards grants to up to 200 public and academic libraries across the country. To obtain a grant application and guidelines, click here. Applications must be received by April 1.
NMRLS loves to hear about your successful grant projects! Drop an email to Mary Behrle and we'll share your news with your NMRLS colleagues.
