National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2025)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- NLG-LIBRARIES-FY25
- Applications due
- Award size
- $25,000 to $1,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 45.312 National Leadership Grants
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Arts
- Humanities
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Erin Barsan ebarsan@imls.gov
- Dr. Ashley Sands asands@imls.gov
- Sarah Fuller sfuller@imls.gov
- James Neal jneal@imls.gov
- Jill Connors-Joyner jconnors-joyner@imls.gov
- imls-librarygrants@imls.gov (202) 653-4744
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) program, offered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), supports projects that enhance the quality of library services nationwide by addressing critical needs in the library and archives fields. The program aims to build workforce and institutional capacity through models, tools, research findings, services, and partnerships that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated. This funding opportunity has a two-phase application process, with Preliminary Proposals due by September 20, 2024 and invited Full Proposals due by March 10, 2025.
IMLS expects to award approximately $11.5 million across an estimated 45 projects, with individual awards ranging from $25,000 to $1 million depending on the project type, which includes Planning, Forum, Community-Centered Implementation, National Implementation, and Applied Research. Eligible applicants include libraries, archives, academic institutions, and other library-related organizations. Projects must begin on August 1, 2025 and can have performance periods of 1-3 years.
Synopsis
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) enhances the quality of library services for the American public by addressing critical needs in the library and archives fields. The models, tools, research findings, services, and partnerships resulting from these awards can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and maximize public benefit.
Files
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