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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">December 13 is the deadline for this grant opportunity.
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<span style="color:#111111">The Opportunity</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#494949">ALA is accepting grant proposals from public libraries with a documented history of providing services for small business and/or entrepreneurs for low-income and/or underrepresented
groups in their communities. ALA anticipates individual awards to range from $50,000 to $150,000.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111">Participation and Expectations<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#494949">Selected libraries and staff will be expected to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Develop and/or extend small business and/or entrepreneur programs that focus on low-income and/or underrepresented groups<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Make a commitment to focusing on these populations as the core objective of the initiative<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Collect and report participant data to measure initiative outcomes in collaboration with the project team<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Participate in a peer learning network among participating libraries<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Collaborate with participating libraries and the project team to develop and implement a strategy to share learnings from the initiative with non-participating libraries<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lead and/or facilitate opportunities to mentor non-participating libraries through the peer network<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="color:#333333">How to apply and much more information here: </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/workforce/grant">http://www.ala.org/advocacy/workforce/grant</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shannon White<br>
Library Development Manager<br>
Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517.335.1507, <a href="mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">whites29@michigan.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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