Grant Opportunity: Program News National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Grant 2020-2021 Open for Applications [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b6f65b4276da9302533746fca/images/d4cc8ec6-330e-48e1-b491-773adf98d770.jpg]<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fartsmidwest.us1.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Db6f65b4276da9302533746fca%26id%3D96861abb99%26e%3D5b8a41b2c9&data=02%7C01%7Cwatsona11%40michigan.org%7C9595d606865b4789d24e08d75be79a15%7Ce1b7ea2e68834a89aeb93c559a238b28%7C0%7C0%7C637078922596906590&sdata=CbYeI%2FY0n2NR8QqOx74nvID7Vrsmj%2Fb46aVjuj%2FxjlU%3D&reserved=0> Nonprofit organizations and communities across the nation are encouraged to apply<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fartsmidwest.us1.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Db6f65b4276da9302533746fca%26id%3Dd1c95321df%26e%3D5b8a41b2c9&data=02%7C01%7Cwatsona11%40michigan.org%7C9595d606865b4789d24e08d75be79a15%7Ce1b7ea2e68834a89aeb93c559a238b28%7C0%7C0%7C637078922596916585&sdata=X2yivfIoukPf8XLv2IES0HSWtAKg49SX1YbsAxSC9nY%3D&reserved=0> for a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant. Arts Midwest and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) have released the 2020-2021 guidelines<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fartsmidwest.us1.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Db6f65b4276da9302533746fca%26id%3D212080fbb4%26e%3D5b8a41b2c9&data=02%7C01%7Cwatsona11%40michigan.org%7C9595d606865b4789d24e08d75be79a15%7Ce1b7ea2e68834a89aeb93c559a238b28%7C0%7C0%7C637078922596916585&sdata=1GOLY3As6%2FzaUJWOmg6EWjPXG%2BVJCf0MEJOhWZgMuDg%3D&reserved=0> that outline eligibility and program requirements. The NEA Big Read annually supports community-wide reading programs, each designed around a single book, that aim to promote active reading and thinking. [Web Icon resized] Rachel Ash Director of Membership, Communications & Marketing Michigan Library Association 3410 Belle Chase Way, Suite 100 Lansing, MI 48911 Phone: (517) 394-2774 ext. 225 milibraries.org<http://www.milibraries.org/> rfash@milibraries.org<mailto:rfash@milibraries.org> Follow MLA on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/MichiganLibraryAssociation> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/mlaoffice>!