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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:13.65pt"><span class="inline-color"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Communities for Immunity</span></b></span><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is seeking proposals that
address COVID-19 vaccine confidence and uptake, with an aim to reach vaccine-hesitant populations.
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:13.65pt"><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Funding awards ranging from $1,500–$100,000 will be provided to museums and libraries to leverage their deep relationships with local communities
to improve vaccine confidence. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:13.65pt"><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The application window is October 12–29, and projects must be completed by March 31, 2022.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:13.65pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala-publishing.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDI2MzgwNiZwPTEmdT0xMDI2ODMyMTc0JmxpPTkwMTcwNzgy%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7Cab62753d49904c1ef07608d98e6b114f%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637697413228105462%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=qCvAVY9rh4ocspfZKlD9vOOp2n4XN%2FHIo4nVjswh4QA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;font-weight:normal">Read
the applicant toolkit</span></strong></a><span class="inline-color"> or</span> <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_Lfhkya0ATG25HQZts-Gacw&data=04%7C01%7Cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7Cab62753d49904c1ef07608d98e6b114f%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637697413228105462%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=LM65aLMhKUKFau1udNHS1271e8BaJyb5TA6harGpKJQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;font-weight:normal">sign up for an October 14 webinar</span></strong></a><span class="inline-color"> for more information.<br>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eligibility requirements – View these on the website and note that
<span style="color:black;background:white">organizations must qualify according to the <a href="https://www.imls.gov/grants/apply-grant/eligibility-criteria" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">Institute of Museum and Library Services Eligibility
Criteria</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Communities for Immunity is an initiative of the Association of Science and Technology Centers, Institute of Museum and Library Services, American Alliance of Museums, and the Network of the National Library of Medicine, with support from
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in collaboration with the American Library Association, the Association of African American Museums, the Association of Children’s Museums, the Association for Rural and Small Libraries, the Association of
Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, and the Urban Libraries Council. This project was funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shannon White<br>
Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909<br>
<a href="mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">Whites29@michigan.gov</span></a> 517-335-1507 |
<a href="http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a><br>
<a href="callto:whites29@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">Call me on Teams</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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