Monday, August 24, 2009

MPIBA offers literacy grants up to $1,000

This press release comes from the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association in Fort Collins, Colo.:

To support non-profit literacy programs in our region, which includes Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming, Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association offers grants of up to $1,000.

Since 1990 MPIBA has awarded $85,000 to literacy programs.

Applications are available from the MPIBA website. Completed applications must be received in the MPIBA office by September 1. All applicants will receive information on the disposition of grant monies by October 9.

Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association is a non-profit trade association whose mission is to support independent booksellers in our region and to raise awareness of the value of independent businesses within our communities.

FMI: Lisa Knudsen, 1-800-752-0249.