Formula Grant LS252495OLS22

The Feleti Barstow Public Library in Pago Pago, American Samoa will use $117,040 in formula grant funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) to support its five-year plan for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. Key initiatives include maintaining, expanding, and promoting technological capacity and literacy programs at the library as well as the ongoing Polynesian Photo Archives joint initiative with the American Samoa Historic...

The New Mexico State Library will use $2.465 million in funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Grants to States program to support its five-year plan for fiscal years 2018 through 2022. The plan's goals reflect the purposes of the Library Services and Technology Act and include expanding learning and access to information resources for all ages in order to support education, lifelong learning, and digital literacy needs. It also aims to establish interlibrary resource sharing...

The Republic of Palau will use a $103,219.70 formula grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Grants to States program to support goals outlined in its five-year plan for fiscal years 2018 through 2022. Through this funding, the Ministry of Finance in Palau will update and expand its library collection, acquire and upgrade technology infrastructure, provide training and development for library staff, and maintain and enhance the online public access catalog. The Grants to...

The Hawaii State Public Library System was awarded a $2.3 million Formula Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) to support digital inclusion and library services through December 2022. Funds will help communities respond to pandemic needs while advancing the goals of the Library System's five-year plan through initiatives like robust technological infrastructure, 24/7 virtual collections, lifelong learning programs, and workforce...

The Alaska State Library will use $1,939,624.24 in Formula Grant funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) to support its Five-Year Plan for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. The Plan's goals, which align with the purposes of the Library Services and Technology Act, include providing lifelong learning opportunities and access to content and materials in various formats to all Alaskans, as well as exploring libraries' evolving roles...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) through the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032), provides $2,100,000 to the American Samoa Government Department of Treasury to implement the American Samoa Digital Equity Plan. The key activities include: Conducting outreach to underserved populations about affordability programs; coordinating initiatives to address broadband affordability gaps;...

The American Samoa Community College received a $423,628 Formula Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education to support adult education and family literacy services through September 30, 2023. The funding is provided under the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.002) to deliver local programs of adult education, literacy services, workplace literacy services, family literacy services, and English and integrated...

The American Samoa Community College received a $209,243 Formula Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education to support adult education and literacy services under the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.002). The grant period runs from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Funding will support local programs providing adult education, literacy services, workplace literacy, family literacy, and integrated English literacy...

The American Samoa Department of Education received a $299,098 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on October 1, 2021 to support comprehensive literacy development programs through September 30, 2023. The grant funding advances the objectives of the Comprehensive Literacy Development federal grant program (CFDA #84.371), which aims to improve literacy skills for students from birth through 12th grade, including English learners...

The Republic of the Marshall Islands will use $136,253.03 in Formula Grant funds awarded on October 1, 2021 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310). The funds will support goals outlined in the Marshall Islands' five-year plan for fiscal years 2018-2022, which align with the purposes of the Library Services and Technology Act. Specifically, the grant will enhance the library collection, advance technology usage, provide access to...