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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Grant 2020-2021<br>
Open for Applications</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fartsmidwest.us1.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Db6f65b4276da9302533746fca%26id%3D96861abb99%26e%3D5b8a41b2c9&data=02%7C01%7Cwatsona11%40michigan.org%7C9595d606865b4789d24e08d75be79a15%7Ce1b7ea2e68834a89aeb93c559a238b28%7C0%7C0%7C637078922596906590&sdata=CbYeI%2FY0n2NR8QqOx74nvID7Vrsmj%2Fb46aVjuj%2FxjlU%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="264" style="width:2.75in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b6f65b4276da9302533746fca/images/d4cc8ec6-330e-48e1-b491-773adf98d770.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">Nonprofit organizations and communities across the nation are<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fartsmidwest.us1.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Db6f65b4276da9302533746fca%26id%3Dd1c95321df%26e%3D5b8a41b2c9&data=02%7C01%7Cwatsona11%40michigan.org%7C9595d606865b4789d24e08d75be79a15%7Ce1b7ea2e68834a89aeb93c559a238b28%7C0%7C0%7C637078922596916585&sdata=X2yivfIoukPf8XLv2IES0HSWtAKg49SX1YbsAxSC9nY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:#EE4F9C">
encouraged to apply</span></a> for a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant. Arts Midwest and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) have released the 2020-2021 <a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fartsmidwest.us1.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Db6f65b4276da9302533746fca%26id%3D212080fbb4%26e%3D5b8a41b2c9&data=02%7C01%7Cwatsona11%40michigan.org%7C9595d606865b4789d24e08d75be79a15%7Ce1b7ea2e68834a89aeb93c559a238b28%7C0%7C0%7C637078922596916585&sdata=1GOLY3As6%2FzaUJWOmg6EWjPXG%2BVJCf0MEJOhWZgMuDg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:#EE4F9C">guidelines</span></a> that
outline eligibility and program requirements. The NEA Big Read annually supports community-wide reading programs, each designed around a single book, that aim to promote active reading and thinking.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#555555"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#99A15E">Rachel Ash<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Director of Membership, Communications & Marketing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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