Colleagues, I trust you're well. See messaging below from James Neal at IMLS re: new funding opportunity. Please share broadly with your community. Pre-application webinars are scheduled on Tuesday, December 18th and Wednesday January 9th. The application finishline is February 25, 2019. Respectfully, Sandra HBCU Library Alliance Members, Please be aware that IMLS has a new funding opportunity: Accelerating Promising Practices for Small Libraries, is a special initiative of the National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program. The goal of this initiative is to support projects that strengthen the ability of small and rural libraries and archives to serve their communities. Thanks and best wishes through the holiday season and into the new year! https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/accelerating-promising-practices-small-libraries https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/fy19-ols-app-nofo.pdf [PDF] James James Neal Senior Program Officer Office of Library Services Institute of Museum and Library Services 955 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW, Suite 4000 Washington, D.C. 20024 P: 202-653-4740 Website <https://www.imls.gov/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/US_IMLS> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/USIMLS/>