ALAWON v4n19 (March 8, 1995) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/alawon/alawon-v4n19 ****Begin File******************Begin File*******************Begin File**** *************************************************************************** ISSN 1069-7799 ALAWON ALA Washington Office Newsline An electronic publication of the American Library Association Washington Office Volume 4, Number 19 March 8, 1995 In this issue: (129 lines) HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE REPORTS OUT RESCISSION BILL H.R. 1158 ACTION NEEDED MARCH 15 DESIGNATED AS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION DAY JAMES MADISON AWARD WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED NTIA TIIAP ANNOUNCES 2ND GRANT CYCLE - MARCH 23 DEADLINE FOR LETTER OF INTENT *************************************************************************** HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE REPORTS OUT RESCISSION BILL H.R. 1158 ACTION NEEDED Rescissions to the FY95 Appropriations for the Department of Education have now been reported out of the House Appropriations Committee as H.R. 1158. Though H.R. 1158 will not be printed until Friday, March 11, according to committee staff, it does contain the library and education cuts as reported earlier. It is expected that H.R. 1158 will be taken up on the House floor on March 14 or 15. ALAWON will report again on the date as soon as the final agenda is determined. Library programs cut in the committee action include LSCA II and VI and HEA II-B as reported in earlier ALAWONs. Education programs cut include Chapter 1, Safe and Drug Free Schools, education for the homeless, school to work, tech-prep, Public Broadcasting, Summer Jobs and Goals 2000. (Previous ALAWON reports on the proposed library rescissions were published in ALAWON, Vol. 4, No. 15 - February 24 and No. 18 - March 3.) ACTION NEEDED: Library supporters need to continue sending their messages to Congress to save these library programs. Supporters are urged to contact all members of the House of Representatives to urge them to make floor amendments to H.R. 1158 to remove the library programs from the rescissions. The Capitol switchboard telephone number is 202-224-3121. *************************************************************************** MARCH 15 DESIGNATED AS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION DAY JAMES MADISON AWARD WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED ALA and the Coalition on Government Information (COGI) will kick off the 1995 Freedom of Information Day with the announcement of the James Madison Awards. These awards honor the outstanding champions of freedom of information. This year's four recipients have pioneered efforts to promote electronic access to government information. MARCH 15 8:3OAM - 9:30AM AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, MAIN LOUNGE 529 14th St., NW Washington, D.C. ALA will also launch is its new national campaign in support of the public's right-to-know - "Americans Can't Wait." This new campaign and the annual awards announcements are part of the American Library Association's efforts to ensure that the public's right to information, particularly government information, in the telecommunications age remains free and accessible. The event also expresses the ALA commitment to maintaining equity along the information superhighway. Participating in this event will be: Arthur Curley, President, ALA; Betty Turock, President-elect, ALA; Elizabeth Martinez, Executive Director of ALA; Nancy Kranich, Chair, COGI; and Patricia Glass Shuman, Campaign Chair, AMERICANS CAN'T WAIT: LIBRARY ADVOCACY NOW! For further information contact Judy Epstein at Pro-Media: 212-245-0510. *************************************************************************** NTIA TIIAP ANNOUNCES 2ND GRANT CYCLE MARCH 23 DEADLINE FOR LETTER OF INTENT REMINDER: March 23 is the deadline for the letter of intent to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for applications for the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP) 1995 grants. TIIAP provides competitive matching grants to non-profit and government groups such as schools and libraries for the purpose of developing the national information infrastructure. Library projects received five of the 92 grants awarded in 1994 for a total of $1,851,840. Libraries also participated as partners in projects submitted by other applicants. NTIA is offering workshops across the nation to provide potential applicants the opportunity to meet and to learn about the goals of the TIIAP. A complete list of deadlines as well as information on eligibility, evaluation criteria, the selection process and a program description can be found in the February 10, 1995 issue of the FEDERAL REGISTER. Further information can also be obtained by contacting Laura Breeden, Director of the Telecommunication and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program by phone: 202-482-2048, fax: 202-501-5136, or e- mail: tiiap@ntia.doc.gov. *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** ALAWON (ISSN 1069-7799) is an irregular publication of the American Library Association Washington Office, 110 Maryland Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC 20002-5675. Internet: alawash@alawash.org; Phone: 202-547-4440; Fax: 202-547-7363. Editor: Lynne E. Bradley (leb@alawash.org). ALAWON is available free of charge and is available only in electronic form. 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