AUTISM WELCOME HERE: Library Programs, Services and More Grant

Posted on August 19, 2015

AUTISM WELCOME HERE:
Library Programs, Services and More Grant
www.librariesandautism.org/grant

Applications are now being accepted online
Submission deadline is December 1, 2015

For more information and details about this unique grant opportunity please see:
www.librariesandautism.org/grant

Each year, a total of $5,000.00 will be awarded. Depending on the applications received, one grant for the full amount or multiple grants for smaller amounts may be awarded.

Any type of library can apply, and the proposal can fund projects and services for any age group. Applicants may propose to initiate a new, creative program or service, bring an already existing, successful program or service to their library for the first time, or enhance a program or service they already offer. All programs or services proposed must benefit people with autism or their families, directly or indirectly. Funds may be used to hire a trainer to present a workshop, to buy program materials, to pay for staff, etc.

Applications will be judged on the basis of:

• The project is clearly described and well thought out.
• There is institutional support for the program or service.
• People with autism, family members or other community stakeholders are involved in the
  development and/or implementation of the project.
• The program is one that would be replicable in other communities.
• The program or service is based on an understanding of the needs of people with autism
  and/or best practices in working with this population.
• The service or program will be sustainable after the end of the grant period.

Please direct any questions to Barbara Klipper: barbaraklipper.librarian@gmail.com.

Libraries and Autism: We’re Connected is honored and excited to be sponsoring this new grant opportunity that honors the groundbreaking work of Libraries and Autism co-founder Meg Kolaya for her contributions in promoting inclusion, connecting libraries and the autism community, and bringing awareness of the needs of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families to the library community.

www.librariesandautism.org/grant

This grant is an outcome of the Illinois State Library’s broad and ambitious project, Targeting Autism: A National Forum on Serving Library Patrons on the Spectrum. The grant is funded by Barbara Klipper, retired librarian, consultant and trainer, and the author of two important books, Programming for Children and Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ALA Editions, 2014) and The Secret Rules of Social Networking (AAPC Publishing, 2015).