IMLS Calls for 2007 Coming Up Taller Award Nominations
The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, is proud to announce the availability of the 2007 Coming Up Taller nomination application. By honoring excellence in after-school and out-of-school arts and humanities programs, the Coming Up Taller awards promote a creative, engaged, skilled, and confident generation of young people.
Each year the Coming Up Taller awards recognize and reward outstanding after-school and out-of-school arts and humanities programs for underserved children and youth. Award recipients receive $10,000 each, an individualized plaque, and an invitation to attend the annual Coming Up Taller Leadership Enhancement Conference. PCAH and its partners encourage programs initiated by museums, libraries, performing arts organizations, universities, colleges, arts centers, community service organizations, schools, businesses, and eligible government entities to participate. Nomination guidelines and the application are available at: www.imls.gov/pdf/2007CUTApplication.pdf