Project Grant RE4316006716

The American Library Association (ALA) was awarded a $869,732 Project Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to implement a program to equip library workers with skills and knowledge related to intellectual freedom, access to information, privacy, censorship, free speech, and legal matters. The project will feature synchronous and asynchronous online and in-person training opportunities, utilizing a peer...

Brown University Library, in partnership with the HBCU Library Alliance, will establish structures of reciprocal support for developing the next generation of library leaders and fostering transformation in academic libraries through a $100,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The two-year project will plan and pilot a set of in-person and virtual developmental activities for emerging library leaders,...

The California Library Association will receive $837,782 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program to collaborate with the National Summer Learning Association and WebJunction on the Building Equity-Based Summers project. This project will provide training and resources to library staff nationwide to develop equity-focused summer services for youth and families from underserved communities. Key activities include...

The Boston Library Consortium, in partnership with the Professional Development Alliance of Library Consortia, received a $149,879 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The grant will fund the design, pilot, and assessment of a three-day Leadership Academy for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) library support staff supervisors without Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)...

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), a nonprofit membership organization, was awarded a $249,531 Project Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) Program (CFDA 45.313). The grant will support the development of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Institute targeted at academic and research librarians and archivists. The institute will build upon a previous IMLS planning grant and curriculum based on the...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $247,300 to Cobimet, Inc. (Consortium of Metropolitan Libraries) on October 1, 2025, under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to develop and deliver online synchronous professional development workshops for librarians on applying neuro-learning principles to information literacy instruction. Through September 30, 2028, Cobimet will collaborate with the Puerto Rico Department of...

The New York State Archives Partnership Trust will receive $238,590 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to train librarians, archivists, and historians and make primary source materials available online for educators and students. The two-year project will develop curriculum for a training program and identify repositories holding resources on marginalized groups. Trainees will upload primary sources to the New...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $217,498 Project Grant to the Califa Group under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to plan and implement a two-day forum exploring the components needed for a diverse library and information science workforce. The forum will bring together professionals from archives, special collections, library programs, historically black colleges and universities, and related organizations to identify skills required for success...

The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA), in partnership with the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), will use a $100,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to host a forum supporting leadership development opportunities for Asian American and Pacific Islander American (AAPI) library workers. The funding, awarded on September 1, 2021 under the IMLS's Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313), will provide 50 library...

The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA), in partnership with the University of Kentucky School of Information Science and the Kentucky Public Library Association, will use this $249,388 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program to create and deliver leadership development training for library personnel and trustees. The project will address critical knowledge gaps and equip library professionals and board...