The nebraska library commission will use funds to support the goals of their five-year plan for FY 2023-2027, which reflect the purposes and priorities of the library services and technology act (lsta)

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Nebraska Library Commission $2,654,492.42 under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) on October 1, 2025, to support the Nebraska Library Commission's Five-Year Plan for fiscal years 2023–2027 aligned with Library Services and Technology Act priorities.

The funding supports three core goals: expanding statewide access to lifelong learning, personal growth, and community connections through library programs and services; equipping library staff and supporters with tools and skills to sustain needed programs for target audiences; and promoting library services statewide while collaborating with libraries to market LSTA programs and demonstrate their value to communities. The award carries a two-year period of performance ending September 30, 2027, with performance based in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The Nebraska Library Commission, the state's official library administrative agency, serves as the recipient and will distribute funds to eligible entities—public, academic, research, school, or special libraries or consortia—through competitive subawards or cooperative agreements. The program funds a range of initiatives including access to electronic databases, computer instruction, homework centers, summer reading programs, digitization of special collections, e-books and adaptive technology, bookmobile service, and outreach program development. This is an annual allotment under the approved Five-Year Plan; at any given time the state holds two partially overlapping active grants under this program, each tracked and reported separately.

Specific goals include: 1) all nebraskans will benefit from opportunities for lifelong learning, personal and collective growth, self-awareness, and community connections delivered through library programs and services; 2) library staff and supporters will have the tools and skills to provide and sustain needed programs and services to their target audiences; and 3) the nebraska library commission promotes library services statewide and collaborates with libraries to effectively market lsta programs and demonstrate their value to the community.