Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (2025)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- LB21-FY25
- Applications due
- Award size
- $25,000 to $1,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Arts
- Humanities
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- imls-librarygrants@imls.gov (202) 653-4744
- Erin Barsan ebarsan@imls.gov
- Dr. Ashley Sands asands@imls.gov
- Jill Connors-Joyner jconnors-joyner@imls.gov
- James Neal jneal@imls.gov
- Sarah Fuller sfuller@imls.gov
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) Program, administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), is a federal grant opportunity that supports projects focused on training and professional development for library and archives professionals, developing faculty and information leaders, and recruiting, educating, and retaining the next generation of library and archives professionals. The program has a two-phase application process, with preliminary proposals due on September 20, 2024, and invited full proposals due on March 10, 2025. The evaluation criteria for these proposals will assess the project's potential to achieve the program's goals of building a diverse, skilled workforce to meet the evolving information needs of communities across the United States.
The FY2025 LB21 program anticipates awarding approximately $8.5 million in grants, with individual awards ranging from $25,000 to $1 million. Based on previous years, IMLS expects to make around 45 awards with an average award amount of $277,907. Eligible applicants include libraries, academic institutions, archives, library agencies, library consortia, and library associations. National Implementation projects requesting over $249,999 will require 1:1 cost sharing from non-federal sources.
Synopsis
The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) supports the training and professional development of library and archives professionals; developing faculty and information leaders; and recruiting, educating, and retaining the next generation of library and archives professionals in order to develop a diverse library and archival workforce and meet the information needs of their communities.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| fy25-ols-lb21-NOFO.pdf | ||
| fy25-ols-lb21-NOFO.pdf |
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