Formula Grant LS260811OLS26

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $1,931,404.55 to the Alaska State Library under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This formula grant supports Alaska's Five-Year Plan (FY 2023-2027) aligned with the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) priorities. The award enables the Alaska State Library to advance three primary goals: supporting lifelong learning opportunities for all Alaskans, providing access to content and materials in various formats, and positioning libraries as anchor institutions that benefit and engage their communities.

Under this grant, the Alaska State Library may distribute funds through competitive subawards or cooperative agreements to public, academic, research, school, or special libraries and consortia throughout the state. Allowable uses of funding include electronic database access, computer instruction, homework centers, summer reading programs, digitization of special collections, e-books and adaptive technology, bookmobile services, and outreach programs targeting diverse populations including children, parents, teenagers, adult learners, seniors, the unemployed, and the business community. The funding is designed to address information access and educational resource needs across Alaska's diverse communities, including rural and underserved regions.