Louisa May Alcott, The Woman Behind Little Women Grant Opportunity for Libraries
Small Grants to Libraries: Louisa May Alcott, The Woman Behind Little Women
Description The National Endowment for the Humanities Small Grants to Libraries program brings traveling exhibitions and other types of humanities public programming to libraries across the country. “Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women—Library Outreach Programs” is a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the American Library Association (ALA), and Nancy Porter and Harriet Reisen for Filmmakers Collaborative. “Louisa May Alcott” will give public audiences the opportunity to participate in library-sponsored humanities programs that explore Alcott’s life, her work, and her place in American culture. The library outreach programs are designed to enhance the impact of the documentary film, Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, a co-production of Nancy Porter Productions, Inc., and THIRTEEN for WNET.org, and the companion biography of the same name written by Harriet Reisen and published by Holt. “Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women—Library Outreach Programs” will offer programming grants of $2,500 to thirty selected libraries to present five reading, viewing, and discussion programs focused on Louisa May Alcott, her body of work, and her era. Libraries will be asked to enlist a lead project scholar with expertise in nineteenth-century American history or literature to help present and plan programs. Libraries and their lead project scholars will be required to collaborate with at least one of the following in planning their programs: a local public television station; a state humanities council; a public, college, or university library; a historical society; or a museum. A planning workshop will be held in Boston for the library project coordinator and the scholar from each selected library.Eligible Applicants Applications are invited from U.S. public, academic, and special libraries with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, as well as from state and local governmental agencies. Grant Details Funding Opportunity Number: 20100730-LAPosted Date: May 13, 2010Closing Date: July 30, 2010Expected number of Awards: 30Award Ceiling: $2,500No cost sharing or matching requirementsApplications for this program must be submitted via Grants.gov. Contact Information Applicants are encouraged to address questions about the selection guidelines, process, and requirements to the Public Programs Office, American Library Association, phone (312) 280-5045, fax (312) 280-5759, or e-mail [email protected]. All other questions may be directed to:Division of Public Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 426
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20506
202-606-8269
[email protected] For more information visit: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/SGL_Alcott.html
Description The National Endowment for the Humanities Small Grants to Libraries program brings traveling exhibitions and other types of humanities public programming to libraries across the country. “Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women—Library Outreach Programs” is a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the American Library Association (ALA), and Nancy Porter and Harriet Reisen for Filmmakers Collaborative. “Louisa May Alcott” will give public audiences the opportunity to participate in library-sponsored humanities programs that explore Alcott’s life, her work, and her place in American culture. The library outreach programs are designed to enhance the impact of the documentary film, Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, a co-production of Nancy Porter Productions, Inc., and THIRTEEN for WNET.org, and the companion biography of the same name written by Harriet Reisen and published by Holt. “Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women—Library Outreach Programs” will offer programming grants of $2,500 to thirty selected libraries to present five reading, viewing, and discussion programs focused on Louisa May Alcott, her body of work, and her era. Libraries will be asked to enlist a lead project scholar with expertise in nineteenth-century American history or literature to help present and plan programs. Libraries and their lead project scholars will be required to collaborate with at least one of the following in planning their programs: a local public television station; a state humanities council; a public, college, or university library; a historical society; or a museum. A planning workshop will be held in Boston for the library project coordinator and the scholar from each selected library.Eligible Applicants Applications are invited from U.S. public, academic, and special libraries with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, as well as from state and local governmental agencies. Grant Details Funding Opportunity Number: 20100730-LAPosted Date: May 13, 2010Closing Date: July 30, 2010Expected number of Awards: 30Award Ceiling: $2,500No cost sharing or matching requirementsApplications for this program must be submitted via Grants.gov. Contact Information Applicants are encouraged to address questions about the selection guidelines, process, and requirements to the Public Programs Office, American Library Association, phone (312) 280-5045, fax (312) 280-5759, or e-mail [email protected]. All other questions may be directed to:Division of Public Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 426
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20506
202-606-8269
[email protected] For more information visit: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/SGL_Alcott.html