Project Grant SBK80023GR0058

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $250,887 National Leadership Grant (CFDA 45.312) to Storycorps, Inc. to implement the "One Small Step Libraries" program in partnership with several public libraries across the country. The grant, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, will fund the development and dissemination of resources to support civic dialogue and bridge-building programs in libraries nationwide. Key activities include...

This two-year, $148,710 Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program will support the University of Connecticut's Greenhouse Studios, collaborating with its Asian and Asian American Studies Institute, to design a replicable community-engaged storytelling model. The project will develop an open-source Omeka plug-in to collect first-person narratives, which will be tested with the Fudeko...

The Seattle Public Library will partner with three other libraries and the American Library Association on a $249,743 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop libraries' capacity to address teen mental health issues. Funded through IMLS's National Leadership Grants program, the project will expand staff ability to co-design virtual and physical spaces with teenagers to promote positive mental health. A website and repository will disseminate a teen mental health...

The University of Washington Information School will develop and deploy a comprehensive library misinformation program under a $249,691 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program. Through this one-year award beginning September 2021, the University will create an online escape room hosted by librarians to improve libraries' capacities for addressing misinformation. Specifically, the University will deploy a tested escape room prototype...

The Lincoln Library in Springfield, Illinois will expand community outreach and engagement through a $103,995 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants program. Under the award, set to run from November 2021 through October 2022, the library will hire an Outreach Librarian to work with community partners in three underrepresented neighborhoods. The librarian will make library services more accessible in these areas, which experienced...

The University of Maryland, in partnership with the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies and the Association of Rural and Small Libraries, received a $245,500 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. This 2-year project will enhance a field guide of essential tasks and develop training materials to prepare public library staff to support historically marginalized youth and families before, during,...

This $249,510 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.312 - National Leadership Grants) will enable Simmons University School of Library and Information Science (LIS) to implement a nationwide curriculum-sharing system for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) courses. The project will: Conduct an EDI audit of LIS curricula and provide free training on EDI tools; Develop a platform for LIS programs to share EDI-focused courses, allowing students to seamlessly...

The Hartford Public Library was awarded a $979,727 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop and implement an adaptable financial capability model. The model will connect unbanked and underbanked individuals with limited English proficiency who have resided in the U.S. for under 10 years with mainstream financial institutions. Working with partners Connecticut Association for Human Services, Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund's Bank On...

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 American Library Association (ALA) was awarded a $427,092 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164). The grant will fund ALA's "The Great Stories Club: Reading and Discussion for At-Risk Youth" program through August 2024. The program aims to connect librarians with at-risk youth through literature-based outreach and thematic reading and discussion. As the sub-awardee,...