Partners Library Action Network

Partners Library Action Network, a nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas, is a federal grant recipient delivering STEM education programming and professional development to librarians at small and rural public libraries, primarily through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

The organization operates exclusively as a grant recipient rather than a federal contractor — it holds no federal contract vehicles and competes for grant funding only. The vendor's federal footprint reflects a single customer agency (IMLS) across a narrow but growing portfolio. Partners Library Action Network received a $370,200 National Leadership Grants award (CFDA 45.312) from IMLS on September 1, 2026, to develop a model for structured STEM programming in small and rural Texas public libraries through August 31, 2028. The project includes recruiting partner libraries from its existing network, delivering professional development in culturally responsive STEM facilitation to librarians, equipping participating sites with hands-on STEM kits and curriculum, and supporting delivery of STEM programming to sixth through eighth-grade students. The award will produce two nationally disseminated deliverables: a Rural Library STEM Programming Toolkit and a Partnership Development Toolkit designed for replication across the library field. Partners Library Action Network also holds two prior IMLS sub-grant awards from June 7, 2024, focused on supporting small and rural libraries in completing major projects or training for library directors and staff, and providing year-round practical training programs to enhance knowledge and skills across 800 or more librarians statewide. Combined obligated federal dollars across all three awards total $520 thousand. One award (the September 2026 IMLS National Leadership Grant) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing the vendor's primary recompete exposure. The organization's federal grant activity, concentrated entirely with IMLS, reflects a specialized mission aligned with library field advancement rather than federal contracting operations.