The Santa Clara Pueblo will use a $130,105 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program to develop community outreach and educational programming. Over a two-year period ending August 2024, the Tribe will create an assessment tool to understand community needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, hold monthly roundtables with stakeholders, identify four outdoor learning spaces, and plan and implement twelve Montessori...
This $1.25 million project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program will fund the San Jose State University Research Foundation's "Reading Nation Waterfall: Increasing Access to Literacy and Libraries for Native American Children and Families" project from September 2022 to March 2025. Working with the National Head Start Association and five Native American tribes, the Foundation will increase access to children's books and library...
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 federal Project Grant award in the amount of $156,000.00 was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA 45.311). The funding supports a 12-month project by Papahana Kuaola, a Native Hawaiian organization in Kaneohe, Hawaii, to enhance digital literacy and family history preservation for 100 participants in the Hawaiian community. The project, titled "MOOMOO", will employ a...
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 Trinidad Rancheria Library of the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community in California was awarded a $121,800 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 funds will be used to renovate and upgrade the library, creating a safe, accessible, and modern facility to support cultural and educational programs, career development, school research, and other learning...
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community will use a $150,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to implement programming focused on revitalizing and preserving Ojibwe storytelling traditions. Activities will include recording elder interviews, collaborating with storytellers to lead a youth story circle program, hosting author talks and family nights, and purchasing culturally relevant books. Recordings and materials will be added to the community library collection and...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $149,028 Project Grant under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program to the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. This two-year grant, running from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will fund the use of a bookmobile to increase community engagement with the George J. Captain Public Library's services. The project will conduct a community needs assessment and then use the bookmobile to regularly visit...
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...
The Fort Independence Indian Community received a $150,000 Project Grant award 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 two-year grant will support literacy skills, educational resources, and culturally influential activities in the tribe's rural Inyo County, California community. Key project activities include: Administering surveys to evaluate the educational needs of the...