Project Grant AIDHSHG000900024

The federal Project Grant award for $250,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The award to the Alaska Library Network, a non-profit organization located in Juneau, Alaska, will be used to improve the delivery of...

The Delaware Department of State Division of Libraries was awarded a $1,937,796 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) to boost school library collections across the state. This federal grant, with a project period from September 2, 2024 to September 1, 2026, will enable the...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) provides $718,000.00 to Waterville Public Schools, doing business as George Mitchell School, to update, improve, and modernize equipment for the Mid-Maine Technical...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the City of Houston's Houston Public Library (HPL) a $2,000,347 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215). The grant, titled "HPL's Youth Digi-Lit Project," will be used to deliver a range of digital literacy services and programming for youth in the Houston area from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. As part of this grant, HPL will leverage its existing...

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (LVCCLD) was awarded a $100,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (NLG) program. The grant will ensure local students in Clark County, Nevada have 24/7 access to grade-appropriate digital library content through LVCCLD's existing platform, which serves the fifth largest school district in the U.S. Following pandemic disruptions that closed libraries and schools, this project...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $864,487 Project Grant to the Pojoaque Valley School District in Santa Fe, New Mexico under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) program. The grant, awarded on September 5, 2023, aims to improve technology and internet access for students in...

This Project Grant award of $139,212 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will fund Harris County Public Library's Library Locker Program. The program will provide student access to educational texts, including necessary equipment, across four locations in Harris County, Texas. The award period runs from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2025, and is funded through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service...

This $1,027,875 federal Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Libraries program is supporting the following key activities: Developing information literacy education standards and curriculum for K-12 grade bands in partnership with the New Jersey Association of School Librarians, LibraryLinkNJ, and the New Jersey Department of Education. Providing professional development training for library media specialists,...

The Lincoln Unified School District 298 in Lincoln, Kansas received a $110,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on July 25, 2022 to purchase laptops and other technology devices. The funding supports the district's technology needs through January 31, 2023. The award is provided through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215), which aims to develop and improve literacy skills for children from birth...

The Medweganoonind Library received a $148,835 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program to establish its first digital library collection and device-lending program. The library will use the funds to purchase approximately 1,800-2,000 digital titles and 20 e-readers to loan, allowing it to provide digital content access to community members unable to frequently visit the physical...