The library and information service program of the puerto rico department of education will use funds to support the goals of their five-year plan for FY 2023-2027, which reflect the purposes and…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Department of Education of Puerto Rico $3,313,268.18 on October 1, 2025, under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) to support the Library and Information Service Program's five-year plan for fiscal years 2023–2027.

The recipient will direct funds toward four strategic goals aligned with the Library Services and Technology Act: promoting formal education and lifelong learning across Puerto Rico; improving access to information through projects serving all library types; optimizing library management processes and institutional capacity; and strengthening the library workforce through professional development and continuing education. The award carries a two-year period of performance ending September 30, 2027, with place of performance at 140 Avenida Carlos E. Chardón, San Juan, Puerto Rico. This is a formula grant distributing funds according to population-based allocation and representing one annual allotment within Puerto Rico's approved five-year grant cycle. The Department of Education of Puerto Rico, operating as the state library administrative agency, may distribute funds through competitive subawards or cooperative agreements with public, academic, research, school, or special libraries or consortia to implement approved projects.

The library and information service program of the puerto rico department of education 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 puerto rico, specific goals address: 1) promoting formal education and lifelong learning for the people of puerto rico; 2) improving access to information through projects that impact all types of libraries in puerto rico; 3) optimizing the management processes and institutional capacity of libraries in puerto rico; and 4) strengthening the library workforce through professional development and continuing education activities.