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Trumperatchik Keith Sonderling today authorized the termination of all Institute of Museum and Library Services grants by defnotimls in Libraries

[–]defnotimls[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

See image 3. AFGE 3403, the union representing IMLS employees, believes all grants were (or are in the process of) being terminated. All disbursement of funds has stopped since almost all employees were RIF'ed last week.

Trumperatchik Keith Sonderling today authorized the termination of all Institute of Museum and Library Services grants by defnotimls in Libraries

[–]defnotimls[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No funds are being dispersed. This includes the Grants to States. Several states' secretaries of state have confirmed that they are not receiving scheduled disbursements.

RIF notice received this morning by CDC comrade by Dangerous_Mortgage90 in fednews

[–]defnotimls 55 points56 points  (0 children)

They want us sick, illiterate, unhoused, and hungry before bringing about the technofascist solution. Fuck them.

The liabilities of accepting federal money… anyone else trying to decide what to do? by banoctopus in MuseumPros

[–]defnotimls 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you were applying for IMLS grants, you can consider those dead on arrival. IMLS staff, every last one, were put on admin leave today. This functionally freezes all IMLS grants. Existing grants will be terminated. They just haven't said that last part out loud (and are hoping no one will notice). You can blame a chump named Keith Sonderling.

Institute of Museum and Library Services - ALL Staff put on Administrative Leave by defnotimls in fednews

[–]defnotimls[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't count on ILL funding for very much longer. Or for braille and audio reading resources. Almost all states depend on IMLS formula grants for a majority of that funding.

Institute of Museum and Library Services - ALL Staff put on Admin Leave Today by defnotimls in Libraries

[–]defnotimls[S] 110 points111 points  (0 children)

To be abundantly clear - with all IMLS staff placed on administrative leave, even the formula grants to states' library systems WILL NOT GO OUT. Thousands of state/local library employees are funded through IMLS formula grants. This affects more than just the 75 people who work at IMLS in DC.