Gretchen Walsh Book Donation Award Application

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Thank you for applying to the Gretchen Walsh Book Donation Project
About this award: While large scale donations of container-loads of books can be effective, the ASA is trying to fill a perceived gap by increasing the number of small to medium-sized projects that focus on specific, articulated needs.
Successful ASA Awards are granted to those applicants who articulate clearly a strong collaboration in determining what materials are needed at a given site in Africa to support libraries, institutions or grassroots organizations. Detailing how the logistics of shipments also contribute to success. We welcome your story on how the shipment of materials will match your identified needs. Also please indicate what support and contacts you have identified to insure that shipped materials will reach their proposed destination.
Please answer all of the questions on the following electronic form and submit.

Please note, awards are sent after the ASA annual meeting in November/December. If successful, ASA would require documentation on how this grant supported your project. Any images, electronic photos or video are also welcome.
Contact Information for Potential Recipients of Materials
Name*
Email Address*
Mailing Address*
Contact Telephone*
Contact Information for Donor/Liaison (U.S. Contact)
Name*
Email Address*
Mailing Address*
Telephone*

Project Description and Purpose
1. What is the name of the school, library, institution, or organization that your application proposes to support?*
2. Describe in few sentences goal/s of the project.*
3. How would this grant for shipping/acquisition of materials support the success of your project? How will it benefit the receiving organization/institution?*
4. What is the status of your project? (Have print or electronic materials been identified, gathered and stored? Is the project already underway or just in the idea stage?)*
5. What is the exact destination for the identified materials? (Please specify the country, town, institution/library)*
6. Please provide a brief background on how your partnership was formed to support this project.*
7. Provide a brief description of the process by which both recipient and donor worked together in selecting/identifying materials.*
8. Describe the type of materials recipient will be receiving or what kinds of materials are needed? Please include the themes and subjects or gaps that this grant might fill.*
9. Where are your identified materials coming from? (ASA member donated collection? Book drive? Book donation agency, African bookstore? Etc.…)?*
10. What are your means of obtaining these materials? (Donation, direct purchase, other? Please describe). Also, please plan to provide receipts for book purchases.*
11. If materials are electronic, please indicate the quantity, and if there are computers publicly accessible to those using the library?*
12. If shipping books, please detail your shipping and other logistical plans. How many books do you plan to send? What form of shipping will you be using (Containers, M-Bags…?)*
13. Who will administer the project? (Please include contact information if different from donor)*
14. Who is the liaison in Africa? (The person who will pick up the materials from the shipping or purchase venue and insure they will arrive at the proposed destination?)*
15. Who will be submitting the final report to ASA?*