The tennessee state library and archives 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…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Tennessee State Library and Archives $5,645,150 on October 1, 2025, under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310), a formula grant supporting the state's five-year Library Services and Technology Act implementation plan for fiscal years 2023–2027.

The award funds three core goals for Tennessee residents: ensuring access to reading skills, information resources, and library services needed for school, work, and daily life; enabling location and access to library and information resources in traditional, non-print, online, downloadable, and electronic formats; and enhancing library services through staff development in 21st-century competencies. Place of performance is Nashville, Tennessee. The grant period runs through September 30, 2027. The Tennessee State Library and Archives operates under the Secretary of State's Office and administers the award to support statewide library initiatives aligned with state priorities established in its Five-Year Plan. As permitted under the Grants to States program, the state may distribute funds through competitive subawards or cooperative agreements with eligible public, academic, research, school, or special libraries or consortia.

The tennessee state library and archives 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). Specific goals position all tennessee residents to: 1) have the reading skills, information resources, and library services needed to succeed in school, at work, and in their daily lives; 2) be able to locate and access library and information resources that are relevant to their lives through the provision of traditional reading materials, non-print media, online and downloadable resources, and electronic networks; and 3) benefit from enhanced library and information services because library staff members have the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to offer high-quality 21ST century library services.