Cosla Inc.
Lexington, KY Doing business as Chief Officers Of State Library Agencies
- UEI
- S9MYN35SP4R6
- CAGE
- 6HGG9
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 201 E Main St #1405, Lexington, KY 40507, USA
- Website
- cosla.org
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Consumer Services
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Cosla Inc., doing business as Chief Officers Of State Library Agencies, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Lexington, Kentucky, that serves as a federal grant recipient (100% of recent awards are prime grant work) focused on library modernization, cybersecurity resilience, and professional development for state and territorial library agencies. The organization does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively within the federal grant funding landscape.
Cosla's customer base is concentrated in two federal grantor agencies. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has issued six awards; the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) has issued nine awards, accounting for 100% of Cosla's recent federal grant activity. Recent grant work includes a $533,420 project grant from IMLS under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) awarded September 1, 2026, running through August 31, 2028, to develop cybersecurity guidance and tools for public libraries—deliverables include a cybersecurity guide for library stakeholders, a checklist, a ransomware incident recovery guide, and a self-assessment scorecard. An earlier $133,276 IMLS award under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) supported state and territorial library participation in the 2022 National Book Festival Pavilion of States. Cosla has also received repeated amendments from IMLS for National Book Festival participation activities spanning 2023 through 2026, with amendments totaling $602,640 across multiple fiscal years.
Cosla's grant activity is episodic and program-driven rather than continuous. The organization recorded one award per year in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2026, with a combined obligation of $4.9 million across fifteen awards since 2011. Three awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and face recompete timing. Cosla's work draws on partnerships with state librarians, public library directors, library IT managers, cybersecurity specialists, and the American Library Association's E-Rate Task Force to develop training, assessment frameworks, and resilience capacity-building tools for the nation's library system across rural, urban, and tribal contexts.
Quick answers
Is Cosla Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Cosla Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through March 16, 2027.
What is Cosla Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Cosla Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is The chief officers of state library agencies will enhance public libraries' resilience against cybersecurity threats… (LG260197OLS26), from Institute of Museum and Library Services, on September 1, 2026.
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