[CASL-L] Fwd: AASL Board of Directors: Help Getting Applicants - National Day of Racial Healing Grants

[Barbara Johnson]

FYI

A grant that has more money than applicants..
Due date is tomorrow, if you are at the conference we could have a working
lunch!!
I am at the conference. Please stop me and ask if you have any questions.
Barb

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Subject: AASL Board of Directors: Help Getting Applicants - National Day of
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Hi AASL Board of Directors, I'm going to preface this request by noting
that the Kellogg Foundation (the grant sponsor) specifically asked for...
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Hi AASL Board of Directors,

I'm going to preface this request by noting that the Kellogg Foundation
(the grant sponsor) specifically asked for community promotion of the
grant, not an official press release or social media posts.  It's been a
difficult balance-  getting the opportunity out to AASL members while
avoiding unwanted attention from a larger/non library audience.  This
opportunity has been in the Friday Forecast, sent to Chapters, and posted
in ALA Connect, but please don't share it on social media or other open
platforms.

And now for the ask... The deadline to apply for a National Day of Racial
Healing Grant is tomorrow, and we currently have more funds than
applicants.  The grants are up to $2,000, and applicants simply need to
submit a "two-page narrative that allows the applicant to describe their
need and how they will use the funds. The following documentation is
required with the two-page narrative: a project plan that includes a
timeline, the number of students, community members, and/or patrons the
stipend will reach, a list of key staff and partners involved in the event,
plus a short biography of each, and an itemized budget."

If you, or someone you know, may be interested in this grant, please
consider applying or passing along - National Day of Racial Healing |
American Association of School Librarians
<https://www.ala.org/aasl/awards/racialhealing>

We may need to consider rewriting what is required in the two-page
narrative, as I wonder if it might seem like a lot, and really it doesn't
need to be.  The event must happen between January 15 and February 1, 2027,
but the funds can also be used for books for the school library collection
or activities that will continue using the event as a springboard.   Last
year, grant recipients hosted author talks, invited community guest
discussions, mural painting, poetry slams, and family nights, among other
ideas.  Applications don't need to be exactly $2,000, either, so you don't
need to budget for exactly $2,000 to be considered.

I know this is last minute, but the application won't close until Midnight
(Pacific).

Thank you all so much,

Allison



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Allison Cline
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