The Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island received a $150,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.311 - Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program) to host a 20-month "Island Times Visits" initiative. This project will document stories shared by elders on Saint Paul Island and preserve the unique culture and history of the community over the past 50 years. The recordings will be stored in the library's cultural archive, edited for...
The Seldovia Village Tribe in Alaska was awarded a $135,374 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program. The grant will fund the "Seldovia Storybook" project, a collaborative effort to preserve the rich history and cultural traditions of the Seldovia Native community. Over the two-year project period, the tribe will host six sessions to record stories and memories from community elders,...
The Salamatof Tribal Council of Alaska received a $150,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) federal grant program (CFDA 45.311). The grant project will contract a professional library consultant to evaluate current library services and provide recommendations for the development and enhancement of the tribal library's workflows, policies, procedures, collections management, needs...
The Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island received a three-year, $1,497,140 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Alaska Native Educational Programs federal grant program (CFDA 84.356). The grant will support the organization's work to deconstruct digital barriers and build capacity within the current educational system serving Saint Paul Island, Alaska from September 2021 through September 2024. Specifically, the...
The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. received a $100,000 Native American Library Services Basics Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.311) to sustain and improve library services and operations within the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands communities. The project will enhance library and archival services for accessing, learning, and preserving information, including supporting essential library activities such as acquiring materials, developing programming for...
The Koniag, Inc. (Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository and Koniag Cultural Library) was awarded a $149,836 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program. The purpose of this 2-year grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, is to expand the Koniag Cultural Library (KCL) space and transform it into a learning center that will improve public access, increase collection capacity, and enhance...
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 Pauma Band of Mission Indians received a $148,448 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA 45.311). The grant will fund efforts to enhance the skills of the Pauma Living Library workforce and leadership through training, continuing education, and professional development opportunities. Project activities include supporting expenses related to courses, workshops, and conferences...
The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313), administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This two-year grant will support a partnership between UAS and the Alaska Library Association to assess the training needs of library paraprofessionals in underserved Alaskan communities and develop an online professional development microcredential program. The project will conduct an...
The Hawaii State Archives will receive $216,982 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) to digitize over 100,000 architectural photographs from the 20th century and make them accessible online in both Hawaiian and English. Specifically, the grant will fund the digitization of high resolution files from more than 40 boxes of photographs, slides, and prints from renowned Hawaiian architects David Franzen...