Grants for Continuing Education Programs

ATLA, in its commitment to support professional education opportunities, provides continuing education grants for programs. The Professional Development Committee invites both regional groups associated with ATLA, and individual institutional libraries, to create educational programming and apply for a grant.

	Eligibility
	Applications
	Topics and Content
	Report about the Event

Eligibility:

There are now two categories of grants available:

• Regional groups associated with ATLA
• Institutional Members of ATLA, whether or not in a regional group

A maximum of $750 may be awarded in each category. Grant funds may be requested for all types of expenses related to speakers. Please note that grants are not available for individuals' projects. Awarded funds should not be used for lunch/break expenses or parking fees. Suggested honoraria are: full day, $400-$450, half day, $200-$250, one- to two-hour workshops, $150-$250. Exceptions should be noted in the application.

Applications:

Applicants may submit their proposal via a web form or by printing/copying text and mailing/emailing the form. Send to Angela Morris.

Example of a successful application.

Grant applications should be submitted by the fifteenth of the first month of any quarter (i.e., October 15, January 15, April 15, and July 15). The Professional Development Committee will consult with the applicant as needed and may ask for revisions. A decision about each award will be made within four weeks. The committee's budget cycle begins in October, so there may be more funds available for applications submitted in fall or winter, and funds may run out, even for excellent proposals, by the later deadlines.

Funded programs must take place within 12 months of receiving the award.

Topics and Content:

The members of the Professional Development Committee can be contacted for ideas.

The committee welcomes requests that reflect traditional library programs (e.g., lectures, panel discussions, training) as well as other approaches (e.g., hands-on workshops, consultations plus programming).

Below are some recently funded programs. Note that individual libraries whose institutions are ATLA members may now apply for grants, whether or not they belong to a regional group.

	South Florida Theological Library Association Integrating Library Services with Consortia
		Workshop for theological librarians and educators with programming on the theme of integrating library services among institutions with consortial agreements and satellite campuses.
		Grant: $750
	Chicago Area Theological Library Association Grant Proposals: From Conception to Evaluation
		This three-hour workshop will cover all elements of a successful grant proposal process. Topics included are: definition of a project, proposal writing and editing, grant implementation. Reading materials and a list of resources will be made available to participants.
		Grant: $310
	Tennessee Theological Library Association Information Literacy in Theological Education
		Grant: $450
	Southern California Theological Library Association Disaster Preparedness
		Workshop teaching how to prepare a disaster plan for member libraries and how to set up a consortial disaster supply center.
		Grant: $750

Report about the Event:

When grants are awarded it is expected that a brief program report and evaluation will be submitted to the Professional Development Committee (send to Angela Morris) within a month after the event occurs. This report is summarized by the editor of the ATLA Newsletter and included in the newsletter as well as posted to the ATLA web site. We ask you to share this information as successful educational programs may be used elsewhere or even as ideas for future Annual Conference programs.

For further information, or to submit applications, please contact Angela Morris.

We look forward to receiving your grant proposal!