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The City of Milwaukee has been awarded a $241,250 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) program. The award, titled "MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY: READY TO READ", will support the development and improvement of literacy...

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York (Rfcuny - Queens College) has received a $313,318 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The three-year research project will examine why Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) teenagers read manga (Japanese comics), document their visual and textual literacy, and compare this data to previous findings on the connection...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded Providence Public Library $321,241 under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027. In partnership with the Rhode Island Historical Society (RIHS), the library will digitize an additional 100,000 pages of historic Rhode Island newspapers for public access through the Library of Congress's National Digital...

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to The New Haven Reads Community Book Bank, Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The grant, which runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, aims to build structured...

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Reading IS Fundamental Inc. a $384,164 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) federal grant program. The grant will support Reading IS Fundamental's Children's Literacy Initiative in California with Ready, Set, Read program, which...

This $133,276 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) provides funding and centralized support for state and territorial libraries and Centers for the Book to participate in the 2022 National Book Festival Pavilion of States. The Pavilion serves as a hub at the major literary event, allowing state and territory representatives to interact with attendees throughout the day-long festival showcasing...

The federal Project Grant award, with ID S215K240102, was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (CFDA #84.215) program. The $624,907 grant was awarded to Reading IS Fundamental Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting children's literacy, to deliver the "READING IS FUNDAMENTAL IN BALTIMORE CITY" project. The grant supports the development and improvement of literacy skills...

Federal Grant Award Summary The District of Columbia Public Library received $1,906,774.24 in formula grant funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) for the performance period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award supports the library's five-year strategic plan (FY 2023–2027) aligned with the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) priorities. The DC Public Library will deploy these funds to...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Atlantic City Free Public Library a $123,000 project grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to create "The Atlantic City Experience Research Library Digital Repository" from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The library will use the funding to digitize and provide online access to its cultural heritage collections documenting the contributions of the African...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,852,851.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education supports Reading IS Fundamental Inc.'s Children's Literacy Initiative in Mississippi. The grant, funded through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (CFDA #84.215) program, aims to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies and schools. The initiative will provide...