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2) Present libraries and museums as strong community anchors that is greatly capable of improving civic engagement, economic vitality, and cultural opportunities.

3) Manifest exemplary stewardship of collections and make good use of the advances in technology in an effort to facilitate the discovery of cultural heritage and knowledge.

In order for the proposal to gain traction, it should have the following key factors: national impact, collaboration, innovation.

Before submitting any application, interested grant seekers should first bear in mind that the National Leadership Grants has four grant categories, mainly:

1) Advancing Digital Resources

2) Research

3) Demonstration

4) Library Museum Collaboration

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is set to administer funds ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 through planning grants, project grants, and national forum grants.

The institutions and organizations that will be eligible to submit an application under the National Leadership Grants Program are the following:

a) Libraries and museums that are located in one of the 50 States of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau

b) State or local governments

c) Private nonprofit organizations.

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Additional Resources

category - Grants for Individuals

National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences
NASA has recently established the Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) program for the year 2011, which encourages interested institutions to submit proposals that involve ground-based research and technology investigations that seek to comprehend naturally occurring phenomena, both in the Earth and in space.

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2012 Scallop Research Set-Aside Program
The Department of Commerce, in cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has recently established a project entitled 2012 Scallop Research Set-Aside Program.

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Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program High Priority Grant Opportunity
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has recently announced the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) High Priority grant, which enables the agency to provide funds to State agencies, local governments and organizations representing government agencies as they as train and educate qualified officers and employees in strict coordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies.

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Department of Agriculture: Value Added Producer Grants
The Value-Added Producer Grants program is geared towards helping the Independent Producers of Agricultural Commodities, Agriculture Producer Groups, Farmer and Rancher Cooperatives, and Majority-Controlled Producer-Based Business Ventures in developing techniques that would create marketing opportunities and establish business plans involving viable marketing opportunities that involve the production of bio-based products from agricultural commodities.

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