FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contacts: National Park Service, newsmedia@nps.gov Institute of Museum and Library Services, eholtan@imls.gov National Endowment for the Humanities, media@neh.gov National Endowment of the Arts, publicaffairs@arts.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Elizabeth Holtan, eholtan@imls.gov 202-653-4630 Library Grant Deadline Extended for Applicants Affected by Hurricane Florence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Elizabeth Holtan, eholtan@imls.gov 202-653-4630 IMLS Investments to Support National Leadership Projects for America’s Museums 13 Museums Pledge $2.3 Million in Matching Funds Washington, D.C.—The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced the selection of 13 projects from a pool of 62 applicants for the highly competitive National Leadership Grants for Museums program.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Elizabeth Holtan, eholtan@imls.gov 202-653-4630 160 IMLS Grants to Museums Generate More Than $31 Million in Matching Funds Projects to Focus on Creating Positive Community Change, Building Organizational Capacity Washington, DC— The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced grant awards totaling $22,899,000 for museums across the nation to improve services to their communities.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Elizabeth Holtan, eholtan@imls.gov 202-653-4630 The Power of Digital: New Initiative to Expand Museums’ Capacity to Share Their Collections with K-12 Educators IMLS, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Field Museum, History Colorado to Collaborate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Elizabeth Holtan, eholtan@imls.gov 202-653-4630 New Grants to Libraries, Museums, and Partners Fund Sustainable Community Development Work 12 Organizations Pledge More Than $1.8 Million in Matching Funds

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Elizabeth Holtan, eholtan@imls.gov 202-653-4630 IMLS Announces National Study on Museums, Libraries, and Social Wellbeing New Research Will Measure Institutions’ Critical Roles in Their Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Elizabeth Holtan, eholtan@imls.gov 202-653-4630 IMLS Celebrates 20 Years of Federal Support for Native American and Native Hawaiian Libraries Announcing Investments of More Than $5 Million to Strengthen Tribal Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Elizabeth Holtan, eholtan@imls.gov 202-653-4630 IMLS Announces Investment of $8.1 Million to Strengthen America’s Libraries 45 Grants Will Fund Programs and Services for Communities Across the Nation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMLS Press Contact Elizabeth Holtan eholtan@imls.gov 202-653-4630 Museum Grant Opportunities Open for Six IMLS Programs Deadlines Are November 1 and December 14