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<p class="MsoNormal">****Grant alert!****<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Deadline is December 21<sup>st</sup> – could be a great opportunity for summer learning programs at your library.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:19.5pt;line-height:21.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">The National Center for Families Learning is accepting applications for
<a href="http://www.familieslearning.org/our-capabilities/lets-learn-together-outside-rfp.html?utm_source=NCFL+Literacy+NOW&utm_campaign=43b8a856e9-12_09_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ddbeaff477-43b8a856e9-42135193">
Let's Learn Together Outside</a>, a nature-based learning adventure series for families. Let's Learn Together Outside will equip parents with research-based tools and strategies to engage their children in learning through exploring nature through a series
of three workshops.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">NCFL will award three organizations a $3,000 grant and provide training and support to implement Let's Learn Together Outside events for parents/caregivers and their preschool children.
NCFL requests applicants be public libraries, particularly those in urban areas with a high poverty population and a dearth of nature-based learning opportunities, to implement a series of three workshops for families.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Funds and other support</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Winning applicants will receive a $3,000 grant for the purpose of providing three nature-based workshops for families. These workshops will include Parent Time followed by Parent
and Child Together (PACT) Time</span><sup><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">®</span></sup><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">PACT Time — activities that are defined in federal legislation as interactive literacy activities between parents and children<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Parent Time — activities that are defined in federal legislation as training for parents regarding how to be the primary teacher for their children and full partners in the education
of their children<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:19.5pt;line-height:21.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Funding must be used to implement NCFL's Let's Learn Together Outside workshops and can support staff, facilities, supplies, outreach to families, and other direct funding needs
as determined by the grantee and reflected in the proposed budget.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:19.5pt;line-height:21.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">The grantee will be expected to allocate a portion of grant funding as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333">Designated Parent Facilitators to implement Let's Learn Together Outside<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333">Meals and childcare for families during programming<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333">Staff participation in trainings<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Sites will receive the following from NCFL:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333">Ongoing training and technical assistance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333">Parent Time and PACT Time materials and guidance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:19.5pt;line-height:21.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Applicant organization must:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333">Agree to provide family-focused educational services for at least 20 parents, grandparents, and/or legal guardians and their children ranging in age from
3-5.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#333333">Provide three workshops of at least two hours in duration, which includes meal time, and the workshops must be provided in three consecutive weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Cathy Lancaster</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Youth Services Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Statewide Library Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">517-335-8129<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">517-373-5700 f<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">LancasterC5@michigan.gov</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Help us acknowledge and celebrate the great work of Michigan educators! Go to:
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/proudMIeducator"><span style="color:blue">www.michigan.gov/proudMIeducator</span></a>
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">today.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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