The texas state library and archives 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…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Texas State Library and Archives Commission $19,418,112.12 under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) on October 1, 2025, to support the Commission's five-year strategic plan aligned with Library Services and Technology Act priorities for fiscal years 2023–2027.

The Commission will deploy funds to achieve four core goals: ensuring Texans have access to shared library resources meeting educational and informational needs; providing digital resources and services to help navigate the digital information landscape; delivering library materials and services supporting literacy and educational attainment including early childhood, family literacy, workforce readiness, and lifelong learning; and ensuring Texans receive services from trained library staff responsive to community needs. The Commission distributes Grants to States funds through competitive subawards and cooperative agreements to eligible Texas libraries and consortia.

Performance runs through September 30, 2027, with administrative oversight at the Commission's office in Austin, Texas 78701. The Grants to States program distributes population-based formula allotments to state library administrative agencies annually on a two-year period-of-performance cycle, allowing states to maintain two partially overlapping active grants at any given time. Eligible uses include electronic databases, computer instruction, homework centers, summer reading programs, digitization of special collections, e-books and adaptive technology, bookmobile service, and outreach program development.

The texas state library and archives 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). Specific goals include: 1) texans will have access to shared library resources to meet their educational and informational needs; 2) through texas libraries, texans will have access to digital resources and services needed to help them navigate the digital information landscape successfully; 3) texans will have access to library materials and services that support literacy and educational attainment, especially early childhood and family literacy, workforce readiness, and lifelong learning; and 4) texans will receive library services from trained library staff that effectively respond to community needs.