<div dir="ltr">See <a href="https://www.imls.gov/news/calling-small-libraries-imls-opens-grant-program-second-year">https://www.imls.gov/news/calling-small-libraries-imls-opens-grant-program-second-year</a> for the announcement. This is the second time they have offered this program.<div><br></div><div>The deadline is December 2, 2019, and the informational webinar (which will be archived) is September 12.</div><div><br></div><div>Benzonia Public Library in northern Michigan was awarded funding in the first round. Be aware that federal grants can be time-consuming (but the payoff is delicious!). For some tips on grantwriting, check out the University of Michigan School of Information's <a href="https://www.edx.org/course/grant-writing-and-crowdfunding-for-public-libraries">online course on Grantwriting and Crowdfunding</a>, which you can audit for free!</div><div><br></div><div>Kristin</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kristin Fontichiaro<br>University of Michigan School of Information<br>4427 North Quad<br>105 S. State St.<br>Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">734.647.3593</span><br><a href="http://fontichiaro.com/activelearning" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUFHX1E5cXRtYUVQfGRlZmF1bHR8YmY3NDdlYzA4ZDM2MjFmMzAzMDM2OTA3NGM3NjliMzQ" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Book an Appointment (school year only) </a></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Projects:</b></div><div><a href="http://michiganmakers.si.umich.edu" target="_blank">Michigan Makers</a> | <a href="http://makinglibraries.si.umich.edu" target="_blank">Making in Michigan Libraries</a> </div><div><a href="http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu" target="_blank">Data Literacy in High School</a> | <a href="http://ai.umich.edu/portfolio/public-library-management/" target="_blank">Public Library Management MOOC</a><br><br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div>