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PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT LITERARY PROGRAMMING.

FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR INDIVIUALS & FAMILIES DEALING WIT

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES AUTHOR FEES AND TEACHING ARTIST FEES FOR LITERARY PROGRAMMING.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES AUTHOR FEES AND TEACHING ARTIST FEES FOR LITERARY PROGRAMMING.

TO SUPPORT SALARY COSTS TEACHING ARTIST FEES AND AUTHOR FEES FOR LITERARY PROGRAMMING.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES AUTHOR FEES AND TEACHING ARTIST FEES FOR LITERARY PROGRAMMING.

TO SUPPORT LITERARY PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH.

TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF JOBS THAT ARE THREATENED BY DECLINES IN PHILANTHROPIC AND OTHER SUPPORT DURING THE CURRENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK FOUNDATION WILL IMPLEMENT THE ?PRESERVING THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES? PROJECT, DESIGNED TO DEEPEN USER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MUSEUM?S COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE A MUSIC LIBRARIAN TO PROCESS AND CATALOG A PORTION OF THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE COLLECTION?A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 150,000 ITEMS DOCUMENTING THE MUSIC AND HISTORY OF WEST COAST RADIO STATIONS FROM THE 1920S TO 1950S. RESEARCHERS, PERFORMERS, AND THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE CATALOGUED RESOURCES VIA THE MUSEUM?S WEBSITE. STAFF WILL CREATE A DETAILED PROCESSING MANUAL GROUNDED IN APPROPRIATE THEORY AND PRACTICE TO SUPPORT FUTURE PROCESSING OF THE MUSEUM?S ENTIRE COLLECTION.

THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK FOUNDATION (GASF) IN CARMEL, INDIANA, WILL EXPAND AND ENHANCE ITS PERFECT HARMONY PROGRAM, WHICH WILL REACH 7,500 SENIORS THROUGH ONLINE RESOURCES AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS. ORIGINALLY AN ON-SITE PROGRAM FOUNDED IN 2015, PERFECT HARMONY TRANSFORMED AND GREW DURING THE PANDEMIC TO BE AN ENTIRELY VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE THAT OFFERED CARE PARTNERS AND OLDER ADULTS ROBUST MONTHLY INTERACTIVE AND INFORMATIVE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES THAT HELPED ALLEVIATE LONELINESS AND ISOLATION. GASF WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF THE MONTHLY PERFECT HARMONY RESOURCES BY RECORDING AND EDITING NEW HIGH-QUALITY VIDEOS IN A PROFESSIONAL STUDIO. GASF WILL IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES TO HELP SUSTAIN THE ONGOING VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING THAT CONTRIBUTES TO WELL-BEING, AS WELL AS CONDUCT ADDITIONAL OUTREACH TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CAREGIVERS AND SENIORS SERVED.

THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK FOUNDATION WILL CONDUCT A DIGITAL COLLECTIONS ASSESSMENT WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE PURCHASE OF A NEW DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (DAM) SYSTEM FOR OVER 8,000 DIGITIZED COLLECTION ITEMS. STAFF WILL RECEIVE TRAINING FOR THE NEW DAM SYSTEM AND PLAN FOR THE SCALABLE GROWTH OF THEIR COLLECTIONS, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT WILL BE INFORMED BY STAFF INPUT AND FEEDBACK. IMPROVED COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT WILL BENEFIT STAFF AND AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE PROGRAMMING. EXTERNAL USERS, SUCH AS RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, AND PERFORMERS WILL ALSO BENEFIT FROM INCREASED COLLECTION ACCESS.

THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK FOUNDATION (GASF) WILL INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE MEREDITH WILLSON PAPERS BY PROCESSING, INVENTORYING, AND REHOUSING MORE THAN 100,000 DOCUMENTS AND 42 SCRAPBOOKS BELONGING TO THE COMPOSER, LYRICIST, AND WRITER. A PROCESSING ARCHIVIST WILL BE HIRED TO COMPLETE THIS WORK WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A GRADUATE INTERN, RESULTING IN AN UPDATED ONLINE FINDING AID AND THE CREATION OF FORMAL ARCHIVAL PROCESSING PROCEDURES FOR USE BY STAFF AND INTERNS. IN COLLABORATION WITH PROJECT PARTNERS, GASF WILL ALSO PRODUCE A COMPREHENSIVE DIGITIZATION PLAN FOR THE COLLECTION. AS A RESULT, GASF WILL STRENGTHEN ITS CAPACITY FOR PROCESSING ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS AND IMPROVE THE DISCOVERABILITY OF THE MEREDITH WILLSON PAPERS BY STUDENTS, MUSIC SCHOLARS, WRITERS, AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN HIS WORK.

TO SUPPORT LITERARY PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH.

TO SUPPORT BOOKUP AND THE CONTENDERS PROGRAMS.

TO SUPPORT THE "BOOKUP" AND "CONTENDERS" PROGRAMS.

TO SUPPORT "THE BEST OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS POETRY" CAMPAIGN IN HONOR OF THE FOUNDATION'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE SONGBOOK ACADEMY.

TO DEVELOPING YOUNG STORYTELLERS IN CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION IN THAILAND

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE SONGBOOK ACADEMY.

TO SUPPORT LITERARY PROGRAMMING INCLUDING BOOKUP AND PUBLIC EVENTS SHOWCASING EMERGING FICTION WRITERS.

TO SUPPORT AN AFTER-SCHOOL READING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE CONTENT ABOUT PAST NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERS AND FINALISTS.

TO SUPPORT "BOOKUP," A 12-WEEK, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IN CONSORTIUM WITH THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY THAT ENCOURAGES UNDERSERVED MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

TO SUPPORT THE ONLINE PUBLICATION AND PROMOTION OF DIGITAL "APPRECIATIONS" OF NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FICTION FINALISTS FROM 1950 TO 2012 AND ASSOCIATED

TO SUPPORT BOOKUPNYC A 12-WEEK PROGRAM ENCOURAGING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO READ FOR PLEASURE IN CONSORTIUM WITH THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION THE ROARING 20S: THEN AND NOW.

TO SUPPORT THE DIGITIZATION OF AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS FROM THE MEREDITH WILLSON COLLECTION FOR ACCESS ONLINE AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY.