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National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2024) is sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The National Leadership Grants for Libraries program funds high-impact projects that address critical, field-wide needs in libraries and archives. This includes strengthening library and archival services for the American public and advancing professional practice.
Projects should aim to create broadly useful outcomes such as new models, practical tools, research results, and improved services. One major goal is strengthening the workforce and institutional capacity to meet the public's information and education needs, which can include training approaches, competency development, and organizational improvements.
Another goal is expanding the ability of libraries to lead and contribute to community well-being and civic engagement, supporting initiatives that help communities connect, participate, and thrive. The program also prioritizes projects that broaden access to information and collections and promote effective use of those resources, with a strong emphasis on collaboration.
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On August 26, 2026, the NEA, NEH and IMLS jointly rescinded the disparate-impact provisions of 45 CFR Part 1110. No comment period, no delayed effective date, and an admission buried in the preamble: across FY2020 through FY2024 the agencies ran zero disparate-impact-only investigations. Here is what actually changes for grantees — and what does not.
Read articleIMLS was targeted for elimination by executive order in March 2025, had its entire staff placed on leave, and survived through litigation that settled on April 9, 2026. FY26 award notifications land this month, the FY27 National Leadership Grants deadline is tentatively November 13, 2026, and the President's FY27 budget proposes zero funding. Here is how the agency actually works, which of its channels is most durable, and how cultural institutions should plan against genuine institutional uncertainty.
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