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Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 09:05:55 -0400
From: Barbara Kountouzi
To: ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr
Subject: [IFLA-L] award for Public Libraries Outside the United States
Public Libraries Outside the United States Invited to
Apply for Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award
Deadline: February 28, 2006
The Council on Library and Information Resources
( http://www.clir.org/ ) welcomes applications for the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
( http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ ) Access to Learning
Award for 2006.
Each year, the program presents an award of up to
$1 million to a public library or similar organization
outside the United States that has an innovative program
offering the public free access to information technology.
Preference will be given to institutions that the Gates
Foundation has not funded in the past. U.S. libraries are
not eligible to apply.
A library offers free public access if it allows all
members of the public, including children and young
adults, to use its facilities free of charge (without
membership or Internet fees). Organizations should show
how they make information technology available to the
public free of charge and what kinds of technology
training they offer to the public and staff. Preference
will be given to organizations that reach out to
underserved populations, such as poor or disabled patrons,
or those from minority groups.
A library's programs are considered innovative if they
provide access to information technology and services that
were previously unavailable to the community. The programs
could be relatively new, small ones or long-term, larger
initiatives.
Program guidelines, an application form, and a list of
previous recipients are available at the CLIR Web site.
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/3902/clir
For additional RFPs in Science/Technology, visit,
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_science.jhtml
