We The People Bookshelf Grants
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The American Library Association (ALA) Public
Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are
accepting applications from public and school (K-12) libraries for We The
People Bookshelf grants.
Part of NEH's We The People initiative, the Bookshelf project will award the
sets of 15 books for young readers to 500 libraries across the country.
Selected libraries are required to present programs that highlight the theme of
courage and encourage young readers to explore these works.
Libraries interested in receiving the We The People Bookshelf grant can view
the application and guidelines at www.ala.org/wethepeople or
www.wethepeople.gov.
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Applications are being accepted online until
February 15, 2004.
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Grants for The Human Rights Video Project
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Applications are available for The Human Rights
Video Project, a new initiative that will award grants to 300 public libraries
across the country.
To obtain a grant application, please visit www.ala.org/publicprograms . . The
Human Rights Video Project will provide two types of grants. The first,
supported by the MacArthur Foundation, will provide packages of 12 videos and
supporting materials on human rights topics to 250 public libraries in the U.S.
The second grant, supported by the Ford Foundation, will award an additional 50
libraries the sets of videos plus $750 to present public programs on human
rights topics in partnership with a non-profit community activist organization.
The Human Rights Video Project is supported by major grants from the John D.
and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Ford Foundation, and is a project
of! National Video Resources and the American Library Association (ALA) Public
Programs Office. For more information, please visit www.ala.org/publicprograms
or www.nvr.org . |
Applications must be received by March 1,
2004.
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