Formula Grant LS260814OLS26

The Colorado State Library received a formula grant award of $4.91M from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award supports implementation of Colorado's Five-Year Plan (FY 2023-2027) aligned with the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). The State Library will deploy these funds to ensure all Colorado residents have access to library services supporting formal education and lifelong learning; enable Colorado libraries to share resources and systems statewide for efficient service delivery; enhance library staff and leadership capabilities; and deliver targeted services to underserved populations. The State Library may distribute funds through competitive subawards or cooperative agreements with public, academic, research, school, or special libraries and consortia to implement these objectives.

Funded initiatives under this award may include access to electronic databases, computer instruction programs, homework centers, summer reading programs, digitization of special collections, e-books and adaptive technology, bookmobile services, and outreach programs targeting children, parents, teenagers, adult learners, senior citizens, and other diverse community members. As a formula grant with a two-year performance period, this award is one of two partially overlapping active LSTA grants that Colorado maintains during the current five-year funding cycle.