The American Folklife Center will be hosting two public webinars in order to provide information about the Community Collections Grant program. Dates and registration links are listed below. For details and links to the application materials/Notices of Funding Opportunity, please see this post.
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August 20, 2021 at 11:12 am
The Budget Plan Worksheet template is not available on grants.gov or within the AFC Mellon NOFO as indicated. Would you please email the template to me or provide me with a link to its location. Thanks in advance.
August 20, 2021 at 11:22 am
Hello, and thanks for the comment. Try clicking on the “Related Documents” tab on the grants.gov listing, and you should see options to download a .zip file containing multiple documents. You can also download the Budget Worksheet template directly from that tab.
August 23, 2021 at 7:06 pm
Hello, is it possible to view the recording from last week’s informational webinar? I was unable to make it and can’t attend this week’s either. Thank you.
August 25, 2021 at 9:20 am
Hello- We have posted a recording from the August 11th webinar, which has the same content as the one we held on August 20th: //www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9917/. We will post the August 20th webinar recording link on this blog as soon as we can.
August 24, 2021 at 10:59 am
What is a spending plan and how is it different from the budget plan worksheet? I am confused as I have never seen the term “spending plan” in other federal grant programs. Thank you in advance for your assistance.
August 25, 2021 at 9:29 am
Hello- A spending plan is a narrative description of the ways an applicant will use the funds requested in the budget worksheet. The plan serves to outline and justify use of grant money.
August 25, 2021 at 1:07 pm
Thank you, John. Just to clarify, is the spending plan the same thing as a budget justification?
August 31, 2021 at 11:11 am
For the purposes of this grant program, the spending plan and the budget justification/narrative are the same.
August 25, 2021 at 1:08 pm
Can we include letters of support from our project partners in the Appendix?
August 31, 2021 at 11:11 am
Yes, letters of support can be included in an appendix.
December 15, 2021 at 12:31 pm
Have the grant recipients been announced? The anticipated notification date was Dec 1, 2021.
January 5, 2022 at 8:29 am
Thanks for the comment and question. The Library has not announced recipients of the grants just yet, and is in the process of finalizing selections. We certainly appreciate everyone’s patience.