Project Grant S215G210025

The American Library Association (ALA) received a $993,499 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to design and pilot Adult and Family Literacy Support Centers in libraries nationwide. The project will develop comprehensive, interactive toolkits and train-the-trainer materials to help libraries across the country build community literacy programs. The centers will address the persistent challenge of...

The City of Milwaukee has been awarded a $241,250 Project Grant from 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 (CFDA 84.215) program. The award, titled "MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY: READY TO READ", will support the development and improvement of literacy...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded $1.29 million under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program to implement the project "Advancing Creative Aging through State Library Leadership." The project will partner the Califa Group, Wyoming State Library, and Missouri State Library to improve services for older adults (aged 55+) through librarian professional development and pilot programming nationwide. Califa and project partners will build on the Lifetime Arts model...

This $133,276 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) provides funding and centralized support for state and territorial libraries and Centers for the Book to participate in the 2022 National Book Festival Pavilion of States. The Pavilion serves as a hub at the major literary event, allowing state and territory representatives to interact with attendees throughout the day-long festival showcasing...

The Federal Grant Award of $143,489 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) will fund the "Consortial Collaboration for Academic Library Leadership Success (CCALLS)" project. This 2-year project (August 1, 2024 - July 31, 2026) will engage library consortia to establish a national continuing education program to develop academic library workers' assessment skills. The project aims to enable library...

This Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will support the development of an online professional learning program called Libraries Count. East Tennessee State University will partner with the University of Alabama to create and evaluate the program, which will train library staff to integrate math into programming for young children and families. The partners will co-develop Libraries Count with input from key stakeholders, pilot and iteratively improve the...

The Sealaska Heritage Institute received a $249,891 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The two-year "Raven Reads at the Library Toolkit" project will develop culturally responsive early literacy programming for children and learning resources for librarians. Key project activities include creating a cultural responsiveness assessment for libraries, producing e-learning modules for...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $249,946 Project Grant under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to the Califa Group, in partnership with California Humanities. The project aims to enhance the ability of libraries across the country to welcome and support the lifelong learning needs of immigrant communities. Key products and services to be delivered include: 1) further development of the existing Library Innovation Lab program framework...

The Urban Libraries Council was awarded a $792,924 project grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program to demonstrate the value of library-barbershop partnerships in addressing literacy rates among underserved communities. The Council will partner with Barbershop Books to establish a network of 40 barbershops and four public library systems to provide literacy services for children. Key deliverables include increasing children's access to...

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...