Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants (2025)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- NAG-ENHANCEMENT-FY25
- Applications due
- Award size
- $50,000 to $150,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Arts
- Humanities
- Eligible applicants
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- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Points of contact
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- Sheena Afoakwa safoakwa@imls.gov (202) 653-4718
- imls-librarygrants@imls.gov (202) 653-4744
- Jennifer Himmelreich jhimmelreich@imls.gov (202) 653-4797
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants (NAE) program, administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), is designed to assist federally recognized Native American tribes in sustaining and improving their library services. The program supports a wide range of eligible activities, including educational programming, oral history collection, digital media enhancements, institutional planning, professional training, cultural preservation, and digitization projects. Applicants must be federally recognized tribes offering library or archival services and have active SAM.gov registrations. The application requires components such as a narrative, budget, performance measurement plan, and staff resumes. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2025, and awards are anticipated to be announced in August 2025 for project periods beginning September 1, 2025.
The NAE program provides grants ranging from $50,000 to $150,000, with a total funding pool of $3.5 million expected to support approximately 25 awards. Projects can run for 1-2 years, ending no later than August 31, 2027, and must include $3,000 per year for staff travel to IMLS meetings. Cost sharing is allowed but not required.
Synopsis
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants program (NAE) is designed to assist eligible Native Communities in sustaining and improving library services with their communities. As information needs change, Tribal libraries must be able to serve as knowledge and resource centers to benefit their users and the wellness of their communities. The NAE program supports Native Communities across the country to address their individual information needs and priorities. NAE projects may involve, but are not limited to, activities such as: • educational programming for all ages; • oral history collection and documentation; • digital media and technology enhancements; • institutional planning and policy development; • professional training, internships, and mentorships; • supporting and engaging with cultural practitioners and scholars; • research and development of language and cultural material and tools; • digitization and digital preservation, and • furnishing of library spaces for staff and public, within existing constructed spaces (please note that IMLS funds are not allowed for construction).
Update #1 ·
The Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants program (NAE) is designed to assist Native American Tribes in sustaining and improving library services with their communities. As information needs change, Tribal libraries must be able to serve as knowledge and resource centers to benefit their users and the wellness of their communities. The NAE program supports Tribes across the country to address their individual information needs and priorities. NAE projects may involve, but are not limited to, activities such as: • educational programming for all ages; • oral history collection and documentation; • digital media and technology enhancements; • institutional planning and policy development; • professional training, internships, and mentorships; • supporting and engaging with cultural practitioners and scholars; • research and development of language and cultural material and tools; • digitization and digital preservation, and • furnishing of library spaces for staff and public, within existing constructed spaces (please note that IMLS funds are not allowed for construction).
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| fy25-ols-nae-NOFO.pdf | ||
| fy25-ols-nae-NOFO.pdf |
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