ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline Volume 14, Number 100 October 6, 2005 In This Issue: New Grant Opportunities Hurricane Grant Opportunities Listed GrantStation: Katrina Clearinghouse (www.grantstation.com/katrina/index.html) GrantStation has developed a clearinghouse for current grant announcements and other related information that will affect those organizations, educational institutions and government agencies helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina. As a Katrina Response Project Manager in Louisiana stated, "Thank you for compiling the information on grants for Katrina! I have been working with a local organization in LA and have been going in circles trying to find funding sources for the work they are doing for evacuees. It was such a relief to find your website with the list of agencies who have not forgotten local organizations." Visit the website listed above to review the Clearinghouse announcements. Support for Literacy Projects National Education Association: Youth Leaders for Literacy (http://www.nea.org/readacross/volunteer/youthleaders.html) Youth Leaders for Literacy, an initiative of the National Education Association (NEA) and Youth Service America (YSA), was developed to encourage the literacy service of the nation's young people and to provide them with resources to conduct reading- related activities that benefit others. Interested applicants must develop a literacy service project that begins on NEA's Read Across America Day in March and culminates on YSA's National Youth Service Day in April. To be eligible for grant funds, service projects must have some kind of activity scheduled (read aloud session, trip to the library, book making, etc.) each week of the project period. Twenty grants of $500 each will be awarded to student-led initiatives. The application deadline is November 21, 2005. For more information visit the website listed above. Early Childhood Programs Supported Rosie's For All Kids Foundation (www.forallkids.org) Rosie's For All Kids Foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations providing child care, early education and other essential programs to economically disadvantaged and at-risk children across the United States. The Foundation's primary mission is to support center-based, licensed child care and preschool programs for children growing up in low-income urban neighborhoods. In fiscal year 2004, nearly 80 percent of the total grant awards was made to infant, toddler and preschool programs; 11 percent went toward education, after-school and literacy programs; and the balance was disbursed to organizations providing emergency assistance, crisis intervention, cultural development programs and services for children with special needs. Letters of intent are accepted throughout the year. Visit the website listed above for more information. Community Programs Funded Bank of the West Charitable Contributions Program (www.bankofthewest.com) The Bank of the West Charitable Contributions Program is committed to improving the quality of life for low- and moderate-income residents within the communities the bank serves in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The bank provides support to nonprofit organizations that contribute to educational, civic, cultural, health and human care needs in bank communities. Applications are accepted throughout the year. Visit the website listed above for more information. Conservation Assessment Program Application Deadline Extended (http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/CAPhome.HTM) Heritage Preservation, in cooperation with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, is extending the Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) application deadline until January 2, 2006, for museums in counties declared a federal disaster area in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, and Texas. ****** ALAWON (ISSN 1069-7799) is a free, irregular publication of the American Library Association Washington Office. All materials subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be reprinted or redistributed for noncommercial purposes with appropriate credits. To subscribe to ALAWON, send the message: subscribe ala-wo [your_firstname] [your_lastname] to listproc@ala.org or go to http://www.ala.org/washoff/alawon. To unsubscribe to ALAWON, send the message: unsubscribe ala-wo to listproc@ala.org. ALAWON archives at http://www.ala.org/washoff/alawon. 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