The new jersey state library, an affiliate of thomas edison state university, will use funds to support the goals of their five-year plan for FY 2023-2027, which reflect the purposes and priorities of…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Thomas Edison State University $6,905,951.52 on October 1, 2025, under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) to support the New Jersey State Library's Five-Year State Plan for fiscal years 2023–2027. The award extends through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Trenton, New Jersey.

The New Jersey State Library, an affiliate of Thomas Edison State University, will deploy funds to advance three primary goals: facilitating excellent end-to-end experiences across LSTA programs at every customer touchpoint; providing statewide leadership, tools, and process support in key value-add resource areas; and creating opportunities for customization and innovation at the local level through mini-grants, personnel audits, and tools.

Thomas Edison State University distributes funds through subawards and cooperative agreements to eligible public, academic, research, school, and special libraries across New Jersey. Supported activities include access to electronic databases, computer instruction, homework centers, summer reading programs, digitization, e-books, adaptive technology, and bookmobile services. The Grants to States program distributes funds according to a population-based formula and requires states to track and report awards separately; New Jersey may hold two partially overlapping active grants during any period within the five-year cycle.

The new jersey state library, an affiliate of thomas edison state university, 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). In new jersey, specific goals address: 1) facilitating great end-to-end experiences with LSTA programs - at every point in the customer's journey through a product or service, there is an opportunity to provide a consistently excellent experience; 2) providing key value-add resources and process support - areas where statewide leadership, tools, and support would be most useful; and 3) creating opportunities to customize and innovate at the local level - opportunities for mini-grants and personnel audits and tools.