Project Grant LG259991OLS26
- 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...
- 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 Thomas Edison State University - New Jersey State Library will use $6.5 million in funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) to support goals outlined in its five-year plan for fiscal years 2018 through 2022. The goals aim to provide all New Jersey residents with convenient access to quality information resources in appropriate formats to achieve educational, occupational, and personal goals. They also seek to support local libraries...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Michigan State University $910,132 on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to codesign a web-based, interactive artificial intelligence literacy toolkit for librarians. Michigan State University and partners will develop an asset-based toolkit that helps librarians recognize and leverage their existing strengths when launching AI literacy programs. Using participatory design methods, the project will...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the University of Alabama's School of Library and Information Studies $399,988 on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to design and pilot a Library AI Ethics and Literacy Network on social media. The University of Alabama will study barriers libraries face in reaching the public online, survey librarians and community members, build a prototype content hub, and test a cross-library social media network...
- The University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. The project will develop and deliver curriculum materials and professional training for public library staff to integrate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into children's maker-based learning experiences. The...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Northern Illinois University $1.235 million on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to research whether library-archived university records made accessible through specialized AI agents can improve the accuracy and trustworthiness of student academic advising support. Northern Illinois University, in partnership with Old Dominion University and the University of North Texas, will develop an...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded $994,130 to the Trustees of Indiana University on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to develop an artificial intelligence-integrated curriculum and supporting resources for early algebraic reasoning in young children. Indiana University's Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, in partnership with Binghamton University, will produce a generative AI curriculum designed to increase...
- The University of Virginia Library, in partnership with the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, received a $149,842 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.312 - National Leadership Grants) to develop a community web portal focused on harnessing generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to foster the creation and adaptation of open educational resources (OER). The project aims to aid librarians, educators, AI practitioners,...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the University of Maryland, Baltimore $199,906 on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to create a unified, publicly accessible digital portal consolidating over 2,900 digitized items from the Health Sciences and Human Services Library's historical collections documenting two centuries of medical, pharmaceutical, dental, nursing, and social work education at the nation's first public medical school. The...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Thomas Edison State University $598,500 on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants for Libraries program (CFDA 45.312) to develop a replicable and scalable model for public AI education and civic engagement. The New Jersey State Library, in partnership with the Montana State Library, the Hawai'i State Public Library System, and InnovateUS (a project of the Governance Lab), will implement the project through August 31, 2029. The initiative addresses the gap in practical education and training on artificial intelligence for the public by creating training tools that demystify AI while positioning public libraries as community hubs for civic engagement and digital learning. The project aims to encourage librarians to engage with AI, collaborate with local government officials, and help younger people reconnect with their communities in support of local government priorities. Place of performance is Trenton, New Jersey. Thomas Edison State University, the award recipient, is a state-controlled New Jersey public institution of higher learning that administers library services and higher education programming. The National Leadership Grants program supports projects that address critical needs in the museum and library fields with the potential to generate results—models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and alliances—that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $299.3k | 8/4/26 |