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At the Code4Lib Conference in Los Angeles, EBSCO announced the FOLIO Innovation Challenge – a grant program to help support libraries to develop innovative technology solutions that address the challenges academic libraries face. A total of $100,000 will be awarded to multiple institutions—grants between $5,000 and $20,000 each. The EBSCO FOLIO Innovation Challenge grants will be awarded to projects that leverage the FOLIO codebase and address current opportunities in library technology. Grant winners also may have the opportunity to take part in a startup incubator program designed to support the creation of tools for academic libraries. EBSCO is among the funders of the FOLIO project and is contributing resources to the development of the FOLIO library services platform (LSP). The Innovation Challenge is looking for apps that will change the way libraries interact with end users, faculty, and other departments. The goal is to extend the services libraries provide and improve the library workflow as well as how they serve their users. Winning proposals will be designed to support academic libraries and will: · Advance the adoption of FOLIO as a platform, support new services, and extend the library into new areas · Solve a problem for libraries, not just a given institution · Provide innovation in a current area of library technology There will be three rounds of awards, the schedule is as follows: · Round 1: Deadline May 31, 2017 · Round 2: Deadline Dec 29, 2017 · Round 3: Deadline March 2, 2018 To learn more, please visit the FOLIO Innovation Challenge website: https://www.ebsco.com/folio-innovation-challenge If you have any questions, or would like to submit a proposal, please contact: [log in to unmask] Cheers Andrew Nagy -- *Andrew Nagy* Director, SaaS Innovation | EBSCO +1 215-501-2988 [log in to unmask]