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Native American Library Services: Basic Grants is sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This program assists eligible Native Communities in establishing, sustaining, and improving library services and operations within their communities.
It supports Tribal libraries in serving as knowledge and resource centers to benefit their users and the wellness of their communities, addressing individual information needs and priorities.
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Native American Library Services: Basic Grants | Institute of Museum and Library Services Deadline: February 4, 2025* Application: The FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (PDF, 649KB) is now available.
Grant Amount: $6,000 - $10,000 Cost Share Requirement: None Program Overview: The Native American Basic Grants (NAB) program assists Native American Tribes in establishing, sustaining, and improving library services and operations with their communities. As information needs change, Tribal libraries must be able to serve as knowledge and resource centers to benefit their users and the wellness of their communities.
The NAB program supports Tribes across the country to address their individual information needs and priorities Program Goal: Improve library and archival services for accessing, learning, and preserving information with the community through the following objectives. Support the acquisition of library-related materials. Support programming for identified community priorities.
Support training for library staff. Support project activities that include aspects of two or more of the objectives listed above Click here to connect to IMLS’s Award Database to search by program, year, state, city, or keyword . Eligibility: To be eligible for an award, your Tribe must be Federally recognized and offer library and/or archival services to the community.
Such services may include, but are not limited to providing free access to: books, print and electronic media; job, employment, and career resources; space for reading, studying, and meeting; and events and activities such as programs, classes, and cultural events for all ages. The Bureau of Indian Affairs publishes updated lists of Federally recognized Tribes in the Federal Register.
Applications involving partnerships or collaborations are welcome so long as the Tribe is the lead applicant. Potential partners can include other departments within the Tribe, Tribal colleges and universities, school libraries, or local non-Tribal libraries and non-profits.
If the Tribe collaborates with a partner, the Tribe must meet all eligibility requirements, serve as the lead applicant, and administer the award on behalf of the other(s). If you have questions, please contact imls-librarygrants@imls. gov .
Watch a pre-application webinar to learn more about the FY 2025 Native American Library Services: Basic Grants program. *All grant programs are subject to the availability of funds and IMLS discretion. Native American Library Services: Basic Grants Advance | Support | Empower
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Federally recognized Native Communities that offer library and/or archival services to the community. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $6,000 - $10,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2021. Purpose of Program: The NASNTI Program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to enable them to improve and expand their capacity to serve Native Americans and low-income individuals. Institutions may use the grants to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out activities to improve and expand their capacity to serve Native American and low-income students. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.031X. Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-051022-001. Assistance Listing: 84.031. Funding Instrument: CA,G. Category: ED. Award Amount: Up to $550K per award.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.