welcome to the institute of museum and library services webinar museums for
america grant program fiscal year 2023 information session
my name is mark feidel and i am pleased that you could join me today and that
you are interested in preparing an application for the imls museums for
america grant program our goal in this presentation is to
provide specific information about the museums for america grant program and
make some recommendations that you may wish to consider when preparing your
application since this is a pre-recorded webinar and
you won't have the opportunity to ask questions feel free to contact me or any
of the other staff in the office of museum services to seek answers to your
questions or to discuss a project idea the staff contact side is shown later in
this webinar
this is one of a series of pre-recorded webinars designed to help you find the
information you need to create a competitive application for imls museum
funding choosing a funding opportunity for
fiscal year 2023 was pre-recorded and is available as a video and as a pdf of the
sides plus as a transcript on our website at the link identified here in
that webinar we cover the imls vision mission and strategic plan with an
emphasis on how they influence our grant making
we also address institutional eligibility provide a quick overview of
all of our funding opportunities how to find information online with the focus
on our website and we cover the two places you must be registered in order
to apply for an imls grant we strongly recommend that you view this
webinar to get the complete picture of preparing and submitting a competitive
application to the museums for america program
in addition to this museums for america webinar we are providing pre-recorded
webinars for all of our museum grant programs you can find links to these on
the program landing pages on our website
before we jump into the details excuse me we are often asked about number of
applications and funding success rates so here are the figures for the just
completed fiscal year 2022 museums for america grant cycle
as you can see with just under 23 million dollars available we were able
to fund over 37 percent of the applications we received
in this presentation we'll be addressing the following topics
mfa program goals characteristics of successful mfa projects
eligibility requirements for museums important dates and times
the questions of how much and how many project categories
allowable and unallowable costs what you can and cannot include in your project
application components application tips the review process and imos staff
contact information
museums for america or mfa is our largest grant program
receiving the largest number of applications each year and the one
through which we make the largest number of awards
the overall goal of the program is to support activities that strengthen the
abilities of individual museums to serve their publics
this might be through activities that reflect museums as active resources for
lifelong learning as institutions important in improving
the well-being of their communities or as good stewards of the nation's
collections mfa is all about what your museum needs
in order to better serve your public it may well be exactly the same as what
the museum across town or in a neighboring state needs and that's okay
the important thing here is that our support should help you make a local
impact
with this focus on supporting the individual museum what are the
characteristics of successful museums for america applications there are four
and successful projects exemplify all of them well
as you prepare your application then you should keep these characteristics in
mind it has been our experience that an
unfunded application and one that is one that has failed to deliver convincingly
on one or more of these so it is wise to think about how to structure your
application to show how your project will be strong in each
institutional impact the project addresses a key goal
identified in the institution's strategic plan
in-depth knowledge the project design reflects a thorough
understanding of current practice and knowledge about the subject matter
project based design the work plan consists of a set of
logical interrelated activities tied directly to addressing the key need or
challenge demonstrable results the project
generates measurable results that tie directly to the need or challenge it was
designed to address
let's talk about eligibility requirements for museums
to be eligible to apply museums must be either a unit of state or local
government or be a private non-profit organization that has exempt status
under the internal revenue code be located in one of the 50 states of
the united states of america or affiliated territories
use a professional staff and by that we need at least one full-time professional
or the equivalent level of effort from part-time staff
be organized on a permanent basis for essentially educational or aesthetic
purposes own or use tangible objects either
animate or inanimate care for these objects and exhibit these objects to the
general public on a regular basis through facilities that it owns or
operates please note that our statute requires a
museum to be open to the public at least 120 days a year in order to be eligible
for funding for more details on each of these points
please take a look at the eligibility information in the museums for america
notice a funding opportunity
here are important dates relating to mfa applications
applications must be received through grants.gov by 11 59 pm eastern time on
november 15 2022 the date is non-negotiable
the timestamp is auto-generated by the grants.gov system and we have no ability
to override it we will say this over and over again but
start early and submit your application early
that way if you encounter a difficulty of any kind when submitting your
proposal you'll have some time to resolve the problem and resubmit
mfa awards will be announced in august 2023 and mfa projects must be scheduled
to start on the first day of september 2023.
please make sure that everyone involved in preparing your grant application is
aware of these dates
regarding how much money you may request there is only one option in mfa
all requests must be between five thousand and two hundred fifty thousand
dollars including both direct and indirect costs
if you ask for less than 5 000 or more than 250 000
your application will most likely be rejected and not reviewed
requests to museums for america must have at least a one-to-one non-federal
cost share cost share can take a number of forms
among them are cash staff time volunteer time third-party contributions grants
from foundations and support from state or local government
costcar cannot come from other federal sources
in terms of how many applications you may submit there is no limit to the
number of applications you can file in response to the fiscal year 2023 funding
announcement for museums for america however as you consider the option to
submit more than one application we urge you to think more about the capacity of
your organization to manage multiple federal awards at once
we have made reference several times to projects here so let's take a minute to
consider just exactly what that means the project management institute has a
good definition which is a temporary endeavor undertaken
to create a unique product service or result
they go on further to explain that a project is temporary because it has a
defined beginning and end in time and therefore defines scope and resources
and a project is unique in that it is not a routine operation but rather a
specific set of operations designed to accomplish a singular goal
we recommend that you keep this definition in mind as you conceptualize
your imls project think of it as a temporary non-routine
set of activities which collectively have a beginning and an end in time a
defined scope requiring specific resources which are designed to
accomplish a specific singular goal
with the concept of project in mind let's turn to project categories
second to choosing to apply to the museum for america grant program this is
likely to be the most important decision you make about your funding application
as you can see here there are three options
lifelong learning community engagement and collection stewardship and access
you will find these three areas described under the goals of the mfa
program and the notice of funding opportunity
you will select your project category on the museum program information form
so why is your decision about which project category to choose so important
for one thing your application will be reviewed by museum professionals who
have experience and expertise in these general categories
and for another your application will be competing
against others who have chosen the same category
in short the entire review process incorporates an assumption that your
project aligns with the category you've identified
so it's an important choice
so let's take a look at what kinds of activities a project in each of these
categories might include in this and the two slides that follow the objectives
provide a list of the types of projects that fit within the goal
and the goals correspond to the mfa program categories
a project in lifelong learning might include but is not limited to design and
fabrication of an exhibit program development for all types of audiences
creating interpretive plans media training for teachers partnerships with
schools or out-of-school audiences professional development opportunities
for museum staff or program evaluation as you plan your project in this
category we strongly recommend starting with the concept of learner at the
center and build around it spend time really thinking through who
your learners in this project are and what their needs are
it's not likely going to be out of everybody so who is it really
what do they want to learn what do you want them to learn and what's the best
way to achieve that goal we'll get to the whole idea of problems
and needs in a few minutes but a major takeaway here is to be focused on
identifying your audience and thinking about how you're going to serve them
a community engagement project is likely to include activities that contribute
directly to your institutions functioning as an essential partner in
addressing community needs as you scan this list you'll see the
word community in nearly every entry simply saying you plan to be welcoming
to your community where you plan to serve your community is not likely to be
enough reviewers should be able to see clearly
that you have involved members of your community in planning your project and
that you'll continue to involve them in its implementation and evaluation
so if your project involves exhibitions or interpretive programs how do you know
if your project fits best within lifelong learning or community
engagement which category should you pick
we suggest that you consider whether or not your intended exhibitions or
interpretive programs require the input of community partners to co-create the
content or if your museum's curatorial staff
will drive the content internally if it is the former then community
engagement is probably the best category to select and if it is the latter then
lifelong learning would be an appropriate one to select both
approaches are legitimate and both are fundable
ultimately it's your choice what's important is that you choose one
and write your application that way
our third project category is that of collection stewardship and access and
this includes just about anything you need to do for and with collections
except acquire them we are very open to projects that have
multiple components configured in ways that make sense for you
one project might consist of cataloging taking digital photographs and updating
database records while another might combine digitization activities with
rehousing we invite applications for projects that
involve preparing to mitigate the impact of natural and man-made disasters on
collections and collections information this might be planning and training in
emergency preparedness developing networks for response
executing strategies for recovery and or developing resilience and preparation
for the next time we also support conservation projects of
all kinds general detailed and environmental
surveys as well as treatments and environmental improvements and you are
welcome to incorporate aspects of training and or collections management
into these projects if doing so make sense for your
institution it's important to note that in this project category we encourage a
step-by-step progressive approach to collections work including conservation
this means assessing needs creating a prioritized list of
activities and following through by doing the most important things first
before we close our discussion on project categories we want to mention
our guidance for projects that could belong logically in more than one
sometimes it's tough to choose and you might be tempted to think that the best
strategy would be to align with more than one two or maybe even three
we advise against that for several reasons
the project categories have different goals and we expect the projects aligned
with each will address different problems use different approaches and
we'll measure success in achieving the intended results in different ways
so how can you choose the best category for your project here are three things
we suggest you try think carefully about what is in the
center of your project is it the learner will people who engage
with you as a result of your project let's say to create a new exhibition and
related programming acquire new knowledge develop a skill
experience a change in attitude about the subject of your exhibit
or is it the community that's in the center of your thinking
is your project one that will address an important community need and require
engaging a number of community members and are you doing it because you believe
your museum can make a difference or is your project about the collections
will your project result in a better managed better cared for and more
accessible set of objects a second way to go about this might be
to think about who you want to review your application
if you apply under lifelong learning we will put your application in front of
museum educators exhibits professionals interpretive specialists and
professionals with deep experience in understanding how people learn in museum
environments would you rather be we put it in front
of a combination of experts in civic engagement and social justice community
outreach and collective impact if that sounds right then it may push
you toward community engagement and if you apply under collection
stewardship and access you can be confident that your application will be
reviewed by some combination of registrars collections managers
curators conservators or collections information specialists if that seems
appropriate then this is most likely your best choice
our most important advice is to choose one project category
study the instructions for preparing an application as well as a review criteria
for that category and write your proposal accordingly as always if you
have questions call the imls staff to discuss them
we'll turn now to types of allowable and unallowable costs for your project
be careful when preparing your proposal to only include allowable costs in your
federal funding request and any cost share you choose to provide
including unallowable costs can hurt your chances of getting positive reviews
and being recommended for funding we'll go through some common expenses
that are allowable and unallowable but for details you'll want to consult the
federal regulations that govern federal awards
we call these two cfr 200 for short but the full title is title 2 subtitle a
chapter 2 part 200 uniform administrative requirements cost
principles and audit requirements for federal awards
i know that sounds like a mouthful but these regulations contain important
guidance that all federal grant applicants and recipients should be
aware of they are available online in a
searchable format via the us government publishing office website listed on this
screen a particular interest for this topic of
allowable or unallowable costs is subpart e cost principles a small
section of which is shown on the right side of this slide
in the mfa notice a funding opportunity on page 17
we provide a partial list of the most common examples of allowable costs as
listed here these costs may be part of what you ask
imals to pay for with federal funds or what you will pay as for as part of your
cost share again the rules about allowability apply
to both so when completing your project budget be sure to check that all the
costs you include whether grant funds or cost share are allowable
you are required to explain all of your proposed expenses in your application
budget justification
on pages 17-18 of the mfa notice the funding opportunity we also provide a
list of generally unallowable costs again both for ims funds and for cost
share these costs may not be part of what you
have imos to pay for nor can they be part of what you will pay for as part of
your cost share in fact unallowable expenses can't show up anywhere in your
proposal as you prepare your application it's a
good idea to compare your list of proposed expenses against these lists of
allowable and unallowable costs and against the appropriate set of cost
principles if after that you have specific
questions please contact us and we'll be happy to help
next up are application components your application will consist of a
series of individual documents and it's very important to make sure you prepare
and submit everything you should these application components fall into
three categories and museums for america the first is that of required documents
all applications must include the documents listed here omission of even
just one might result in your application's rejection
also important to note are page limits if you exceed the page limit specified
in the notice of funding opportunity we must remove the extras before your
application goes out for review that means your reviewer may well see a
paragraph or a sentence end in mid-air and will consider will wonder about your
organizational skills and your attentiveness to detail
we often see this with resumes so if you are requesting resumes from staff
outside contractors or consultants please make sure they are two pages
maximum so
make sure your content fits into the page limit specified and make sure the
number of pages holds when you convert your document to a pdf
the second category of application components is that of conditionally
required documents some applications must include one two
or even all four of these and it's your job to figure out which are required for
yours if you are applying as a non-profit then
you must include your proof of nonprofit status issued by the internal revenue
service we will not accept the letter of state sales tax exemption as proof of
nonprofit status if you are using a federally negotiated
indirect cost rate in your budget you must include a copy of your final
rate agreement if you will create digital products
during the course of your project then you must complete and submit a digital
product plan if you are requesting support for
conservation treatment then you must include detailed condition reports and
or formal conservation treatment proposals
just like the required documents omission of even one might result in
your application's rejection please note that the term digital
product includes digitized and born digital content resources or assets and
software if you are creating any of these types of materials you must
include the form with your application
the third group of application components is supporting documents and
here is a partial list of examples supporting documents are optional you
may choose some or none we urge you to make good decisions here
and include those that will supplement your proposal this is not the place to
introduce brand new information rather as the name suggests they should lend
support to your project justification work plan and intended results that
you've already spelled out in your application narrative
for example have you identified a partner whose involvement is key to the
project's success if so a letter of support or commitment
would go a long way to reassuring viewers reviewers that they are on board
and the project will succeed pictures can help give reviewers who may
not be familiar with your institution programs collections or community a
better idea of what you're describing within your narrative
and vendor quotes or equipment specifications show you've done some of
the lego work and getting appropriate estimates for project costs
we recommend that you be respectful of your reviewers time and avoid any
temptation to include hundreds of pages of extraneous material that is not
directly relevant to your project being judicious really does work to your
benefit as supporting documents can make or break an application
include what is important and helpful and stop there
let's turn to two specific documents that
that are very important about which applicants seem to have the most
questions first is a strategic plan summary
as you read the mfa notice of funding opportunity you will see frequent
references to strategic plans or strategic goals
imls wants to help you achieve your goals and indeed we've seen that one of
the characteristics of a successful mfa project is addressing a key need or
challenge that faces your museum and whose resolution is identified in your
strategic plan we ask for a summary of your plan no
more than two pages so that reviewers will be able to
understand how your proposed project's activities will further your
institutional goals and objectives to verify its legitimacy we ask that you
indicate when and by whom the plan was approved for some institutions this
might be the board of trustees for others it might be someone or a group
representing the authority for a division or a department
use a narrative format for your strategic plan summary
although infographics and cleverly designed imagery might be just a thing
for communicating your strategic plan to some audiences it typically doesn't work
well for our reviewers these two pages are all they have and
they tell us they will find a well-constructed thoughtful written
summary the best way to confirm connections to your project make it easy
for them to see them
the federal government recently added a new requirement for all federal awards
agencies are now required to measure the performance of awardees
the performance measurement requirement is different from project evaluation
which is typically included in your project proposals
performance measurement tells us how good a job you did as a federal awardee
it helps optimize understand manage and improve our grant programs and the
assistance we provide to applicants and awardees
and it helps us inform internal stakeholders imls leadership key staff
and programs grants management and finance and external stakeholders
legislative and oversight committees media and the public about our grant
making project evaluation by contrast is all
about your project intended results or outcomes
the prompts that help you write your narrative which we will talk about in a
moment will guide you through a discussion of your evaluation methods we
ask what you need your with what needs you are addressing and what associated
results do you want your project to have how you will track progress toward
achieving your intended results and how the knowledge skills behaviors and or
attitudes of your target audiences will change as a result of your project
so let's turn now to our focus on performance measurement and how we will
ask you to plan for it and report on it
in the notice of funding opportunity we provide a sample chart which applicants
may but are not required to use on the left side of the chart are four
commonly used performance measures that imls has adopted for this effort
effectiveness the extent to which activities
contribute to achieving the intended results
efficiency how well resources such as funds
expertise and time are used and costs are minimized while generating maximum
value for the target group how well the activities meet the
requirements and expectations of the target group also known as quality
timeliness the extent to which each task activity is completed within the
proposed time frame across the top are the information
points we're asking you to use in your statements with examples for each
for instance with data we will collect our listed
counts costs weights volumes temperatures percentages and hours as
well as qualitative observations opinions and feelings
for each performance measure we provide a couple of examples addressing issues
that might turn up in library museum projects
our intent was to make it easy for applicants to see the relationship
between this request and the project they are proposing
the blank space is where we suggest applicants write their own performance
measure statements and the chart is constructed such that it can expand to
allow as much space as needed we are looking for one statement for
each required performance measure you may provide more than one statement per
measure if you wish we do limit the performance measurement plan to two
pages
now let's talk about the narrative of your proposal you have seven pages to
cover three very important issues and the notice of funding opportunity
provides lengthy guidance on what the narrative should cover
first is the project justification what need problem or challenge will your
project address and how is it identified describe how you have used demographic
information economic circumstances condition assessments and other relevant
data from reliable sources to define the need problem or challenge and develop
the scope for the project who is the target group for your project
and how have they been involved in the planning
target group refers to those who will be most immediately and positively affected
by your project identify the number of individuals in
the target group or in each target group if you identify more than one
who are the ultimate beneficiaries for this project
beneficiaries refers to those who are likely to be aided in the long term by
your project they may or may not be the same as your target group
identify the number of individuals who will benefit from your project in the
long term if reliable and defensible accounts are possible
otherwise describe the characteristics of the beneficiaries you expect to be
served eventually by your project
in section e of the notice of funding opportunity under review criteria you
will find a list of questions that reviewers are asked to consider when
they review your proposal it is a good idea to refer to these as you craft your
narrative to be certain that you are providing reviewers clear solid
information you will see that they are they
correspond fairly directly with the prompts you are given to write your
narrative
one of the prompts in the project justification section of the narrative
is the identification of the need problem or challenge your project
addresses it is foundational in your application so keep these points in mind
the federal government wants its investment to result in something
getting better as you define your need problem or
challenge articulate what will get better as a result of your project as
precisely as possible will someone learn something develop a
skill change or attitude will members of your community be better
able to work together to solve problems will collections be better cared for
will their lifespan be extended will access your collections and the
information surrounding them be expanded identify why it is important that this
particular change happens own your problem definition carefully in
clear succinct terms and gather and present data that support
your problem definition
if the project justification section was the y
the project work plan section is where you identify the who what when and how
who will do what activities when and using what resources
you should explain how you will track your progress toward achieving your
attended results and what you'll do if you need the correct course
we also ask you to think about risks that are inherent in your particular
project and to tell us how you've taken that into account in your planning
i'll say more about that in a few
minutes again this is a list of questions in section e
of the notice of funding opportunity that reviewers are asked to consider
when they review your proposal so make sure your narrative is answering these
effectively
your work plan will be built on activities so it's important to be clear
about just what an activity is an activity is something that someone
does it has a beginning and an end just like projects
and you know when you finished it because it doesn't need to be done
anymore an activity is not a goal a result or an
outcome rather it is something you do as part of striving to achieve those
aim for a reasonable level of granularity in identifying your
activities
we also ask you to think about risks that are inherent in your particular
project and to tell us how you've taken that into account in your planning
think of it as answering the question what if
there is no checklist of risks but every project has them
the best proposals will show that you are aware of them and have thought
through a plan for dealing with them look at your activities and think about
what could go wrong focus on the ones where your experience
your own or that of your your group tells you yes that could happen and
identify steps you would take in response
imls knows things go differently than expected we just want you to prepare by
identifying implementable options here are some examples of risk that
might be part of a project for which you might seek mfa funding
a project may be dependent upon fundraising to generate the cost share
but it's not complete by the time the application is submitted what will the
institution do if that money is not available by the time the project gets
underway a project may be structured around
university interns who will be selected and trained according to well thought
out processes what will happen if one or more interns
drops out what's the plan for replacing them mid-project
a project involving re-housing collections into new museum museum
quality collection storage furniture might run into delays in preparing the
space or in the delivery of the cabinets what happens to the collection items
then how will the institution ensure that
they remain safe and secure a project depends on your community
partners to achieve success but one partner drops out mid-project
what do you do now
the third section of your narrative should be devoted to articulating your
project's intended results this section is your chance to convince
the reviewers that your project will result result in something getting
better the need or problem you identified in
your project justification will be addressed directly and it will be
diminished or eliminated all together we ask you to tell us what data you will
collect and report in order to measure your project's success
if your project will generate tangible products and most do
here's the opportunity to describe them and make the case that they will be
useful and last but not least we ask that you
tell us how you will sustain the benefit of the project
how will this improvement that you propose to make continue once your grant
is over
again here is a list of review questions that reviewers are asked to consider
when they read and score the project results section of your narrative
these are found in section e of the notice of funding opportunity
all of your results should tie back to your need problem or challenge you may
well experience tangential benefits and or positive outcomes but make sure you
identify them as in addition to and not instead of your original intended
results reviewers are likely to see that as a disconnect
we often hear that defining intended results and success measures is
challenging for applicants so it's worth spending a bit of time on this here
let's think back to the questions we referenced a couple of slides ago when
we talked about defining the need problem or challenge that your project
is addressing if you said someone will learn something
how will you know if your problem relates to related to
segments of your community being better able to work together
how will you know when that has been achieved
if collections will be better cared for how will you be sure and how will you
measure better if you're digitizing to expand
accessibility how will you know when you're done with it
this focus on results and measuring success in meaningful ways is not new
there has been a tremendous amount of work done on ways to measure success
for you as an applicant though we encourage you to consider using a logic
model to explain your intended results and your plan for achieving them
many mfa applicants use logic models and reviewers appreciate their conciseness
and focus there are many excellent resources
available to help you construct a logic model and among these are imls's shaping
outcomes a free online course developed in partnership with indiana university
purdue university of indianapolis it is available at
www.shapingoutcomes.org
and it is customized to meet the needs of museum applicants
there are downloadable worksheets and numerous examples that you are likely to
find relevant to your own work
so to recap your narrative has three sections project justification
project work plan and project results if you have seven pages for it
the sections are all equally important write clearly address what we ask you to
address and keep an eye on those review criteria we're telling you here exactly
what the reviewers will look for so make it easy for them to find it and
understand it
at this point i'd like to share a few tips based on our experiences with the
mfa application submission process each year first off you must submit your
application online through grants.gov imos does not accept applications by
mail or email in order to register with grants.gov you
must have an active sam.gov registration and unique entity identifier number
so make sure your registrations for both of these sites are complete your
accounts are active and that any necessary passwords are current
these registrations expire periodically so do not wait until it's time to hit
the submit button to check on them you should coordinate with any other
staff members such as your authorized organization representative who may hold
the accounts and passwords you'll need to submit
both the sam.gov and grants.gov websites have robust help features and faqs
if you run into technical issues with either of these sites you should reach
out to their help desk and request a tracking case or ticket number in order
to document your issue and attempts at resolving it
failure to have activesam.gov or grants.gov registrations by the
application deadline is not an excuse for submitting a late application
so again start early
important to know our regulations state clearly that we
can make grants only to eligible applicants that submit complete
applications including attachments on or before the deadline
so here are some tips to help you do just that
start early you've already done that by participating in this webinar
become familiar with grants.gov's workspace it has many good features
including upfront validation which allows you to connect to correct errors
prior to submission and the opportunity to collaborate with others in creating
your application
consider starting with the workspace overview and check out the tutorials
do your background research make it easy for the reviewers to see that you are up
to date and know what you're talking about
revisit the mfa notice a funding opportunity frequently and follow the
narrative outline it provides use headings subheadings or numbered
sections in your narrative to make it easy for reviewers to read
avoid generalities acronyms and jargon the people who will review your
application are experts but they may not be totally familiar with your particular
fields shorthand make it easy for them to understand what you mean
check your spelling grammar and math it counts with reviewers
an advantage to starting your application early is that you can ask a
colleague to review everything with fresh eyes before you submit
ask them to act like a reviewer who's seeing this for the first time
be sure your application is complete check it against the table of
application components in the notice of funding opportunity
submit to grants.gov early so you can correct any errors and avoid any trauma
created by technology challenges
this is the general schedule of events to show what happens to your application
once we receive it imless staff will review it for
completeness and eligibility and you will hear from us by email if there are
any problems from february through june
your experienced and knowledgeable peers will provide scores and comments based
on the criteria outlined in the mfa notice a funding opportunity
an imls staff will examine your budget your financials and your track record
with past and current grants we then prepare materials for the imls
deputy director for museums and the imls director by law the imls director is
charged with the authority and responsibility to make final award
decisions and this happens in july in august we will notify you by email of
the award decisions and provide the scores and comments created by the
reviewers on september 1st 2023 funded projects
begin
thank you very much for your interest in imls and the museums for america and we
hope you have found the information in this webinar helpful
here is a listing of the names email addresses and direct phone numbers
program staff and the office of museum services who are answering questions
about music themes for america we encourage you to
contact us with any questions you might have about what you've heard or seen in
this webinar or in the online mfa materials
we'll be very happy to help so with that we wish you good luck and
we look forward to seeing your application in november
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