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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Please excuse multiple postings…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The following is a grant initiative from the American Library Association and is not affiliated with the State Library of Ohio or IMLS. We are sharing it on ALA’s behalf.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ala.org/aboutala/ala-covid-library-relief-fund"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="510" height="182" style="width:5.3125in;height:1.8958in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.png@01D73FFA.028E40D0"></span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/aboutala/ala-covid-library-relief-fund">The ALA COVID Library Relief Fund<span style="font-weight:normal"> </span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">will
assist <b>public, school, academic, and tribal libraries</b> across the United States and US Territories that are experiencing substantial economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has impacted their ability to serve their community, especially
traditionally underserved populations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The deadline for applicant submissions is <b>May 20, 2021</b>. Grants will be announced <b>on June 23, 2021.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The Fund has 1.25 million dollars and will provide grants between $30,000 and $50,0000 to libraries/library systems/districts that have seen a substantial reduction
in funding that impacts their ability to provide essential services to underserved populations in low to moderate income groups.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#C00000">The ALA COVID Library Relief Fund is generously supported by Acton Family Giving as part of its pandemic responsive grant making.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#C00000">
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Initial seed funding was provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of its efforts to bolster educational and cultural organizations devastated by the economic fallout
out from COVID-19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="WEBINAR"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Details about the grant, including a recording of the ALA COVID Library Relief Fund Information Session webinar is available at<b>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/aboutala/ala-covid-library-relief-fund">http://www.ala.org/aboutala/ala-covid-library-relief-fund</a>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Marsha McDevitt-Stredney, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Public Information Officer<br>
Director, Marketing & Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">State Library of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">274 E. 1<sup>st</sup> Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Columbus, OH 43201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Tel: 614-644-6875<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/"><span style="color:blue">library.ohio.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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