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Fiscal Year 1998 Guidelines for  National Leadership Grants  Available
For immediate release January 20, 1998      Contact: Mamie Bittner
                            (202) 606-4648
                            mbittner@imls.fed.us

Washington, DC -- The first grant guidelines for the Institute of Museum
and  Library Services National Leadership Grants are now available. Diane
Frankel,  Director of IMLS noted, "I am so pleased to present this
opportunity to support  projects of national significance.  National
Leadership Grants will enhance the  quality of library services nationwide
and provide an opportunity for  collaboration between museums and
libraries."

About National Leadership Grants

The application deadline is April 17, 1998.  Awards will be made in
September,  1998.  Award amounts range from $15,000 to $500,000. Awards
over $250,000 must  be matched at least one-to-one with non Federal
support, which may include in- kind cost sharing.

Awards will be made for the following purposes:

1)  Education and training for library and information science

2)  Research and demonstration projects in library and information
    science

3)  Preservation and digitization of library materials

4)  Model programs of collaboration between libraries and museums.

Who is Eligible?

All types of libraries and museums may apply for National Leadership
Grants.   Libraries may apply individually or in partnership.  Museums
may apply only in a  partnership that includes at least one library partner.
Institutions of higher  education may apply individually or in a partnership.

IMLS recognizes the potential for valuable contributions to the overall
goals of  the National Leadership Grants program by other public,
not-for-profit and for  profit organizations and encourages their
participation as partners. They,  however, may not be the official
applicant.

How Much Funding is Available

$2,371,937 is available for collaborative projects between museums and
libraries, of which $1,000,000 is contributed by they IMLS Office of
Museum  Services and the remainder by the IMLS Office of Library
Services.  The library  appropriation also provides $4,115,813 for the
other three categories of National Leadership Grants.

How to Receive Guidelines

Guidelines are available at http://www.imls.fed.us/  For more information
please  call or write:  Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1100
Pennsylvania  Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20506 (202) 606-5227.

IMLS Call for Reviewers

All National Leadership Grants will be awarded through a competitive
peer review  process.  Library, museum and information science
professionals are needed to  review grant applications.  Reviewers must
be available to review approximately  eight proposals during a four week
period beginning in May 1998.  To apply to  participate in the review
process, please complete the reviewer recruitment form  available in the
National Leadership Grant application and on the agency's  website or
call IMLS for an application.

About the IMLS -- IMLS was created by the Museum and Library Service
Act of  1996, P.L. 104-208.  IMLS is an independent federal grantmaking
agency serving  the public by strengthening museums and libraries.
IMLS consists of an Office  of the Director, Office Of Museum Services,
Office of Library Services and  Office of Research and Technology.  For
more information, including guidelines  contact:  Institute of Museum and
Library Services, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW  Washington, DC 20506,
http://www.imls.fed.us/