The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. received a $100,000 Native American Library Services Basic Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.311) to sustain and improve library services and operations within its community. The project will enhance library and archival services for accessing, learning, and preserving information, supporting essential activities such as acquiring library materials, delivering community-focused programming, and providing training...
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 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 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 Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation will receive $110,890 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program to increase public access to cultural archival information through Stone Child College's Rocky Boy Community Library. The library will consolidate historically significant tribal materials onto a digital platform accessible through two interactive kiosks. This will allow community...
The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe was awarded a $198,928 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Tribal Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.639) program. The goal of this grant is to continue improving the conservation status of the Western Snowy Plover and Streaked Horned Lark on the Tribe's coastal beaches and dunes. Key activities to be implemented include field studies, population surveys, habitat mapping, restoration actions, and public education to...
The Tribal Library of the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians in Arizona was awarded a $137,547 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program. This two-year grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, will fund the "Kaibab Strong Foundations" project to improve educational outcomes and literacy rates among the youth of the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians. The project will engage the...
The Tolowa Dee-Ni Nation in California received a $125,123 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 the continuation and expansion of the Tolowa Dee-Ni' Tr'aa-May-Dvn Xwee-Nish (Tolowa Dee-Ni' Living Plant Library) project. Key elements include developing a native plant and seed library, expanding a nursery for native plant propagation, increasing...