Summary of Federal Formula Grant Award

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Florida's Division of Library and Information Services $14.76 million through the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. These funds support the implementation of Florida's Five-Year Plan (FY 2023-2027) aligned with the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), enabling the state to deliver library initiatives and services across multiple priority areas. The award was issued to the Florida Department of State, which administers library services statewide through its Division of Library and Information Services located in Tallahassee.

The funded products and services encompass three primary strategic goals: (1) championing lifelong learning through library workforce training and professional development programs; (2) advancing collections access by supporting digitized collections, shared catalogs, interlibrary loan services, and virtual reference desk capabilities; and (3) strengthening communities by enhancing library capacity to address health, employment, social, and civic needs. The Division of Library and Information Services will distribute these funds to eligible library entities, including public, academic, research, school, and special libraries and consortia, through competitive subawards or cooperative agreements to implement these federally supported initiatives across Florida.