FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard gbullard@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today a $99,713 grant to the Center for Technology in Government at the University at Albany for a national forum that will lead to a better understanding of how public libraries help citizens engage with local governments.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard gbullard@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today four awards totaling $523,000 for Native Hawaiian Library Services.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard gbullard@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced 21 awards totaling $899,616 matched with $421,809 of non-federal funds for Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program Grants. IMLS received 45 applications requesting $2,013,008 in funds.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard gbullard@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today 11 awards totaling $1,336,274, matched with $1,550,095 of non-federal funds, for Museum Grants for African American History and Culture. IMLS received 35 applications requesting $3,985,103 in funds.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov Call for Applications: FY 14 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-563-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov NEH Press Contact 202 606-8355 Judy Havemann, jhavemann@neh.gov IMLS Announces Second Heritage Health Index Heritage Preservation to conduct 10-year follow-up to the first comprehensive survey of nation’s collections

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today grants serving 242 federally-recognized tribes and Alaska Native villages and corporations and totaling $1,672,000 for the Native American Library Services Basic Grant and Basic Grant with Education/Assessment Option Program.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov ALA Press Contact 202-628-8410 Jazzy Wright, jwright@alawash.org Washington, DC -- With the enrollment for the Affordable Care Act beginning on October 1, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and ALA announce new resources available to libraries.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Heritage Preservation Contact 202.233.0800 Teresa Martinez

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact 202-653-4799 Giuliana Bullard, gbullard@imls.gov Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced 21 awards totaling $496,978 matched with $408,150 of non-federal funds for Sparks! Ignition Grants. IMLS received 99 applications requesting just over $2.3 million.