Wyoming Department Of Administration And Information

Wyoming Department Of Administration And Information, State Library Division operates as a recipient of federal grants for statewide library services and resource access, not as a federal contractor. The agency is a U.S. state government entity headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and receives federal funding exclusively through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grants to States formula program (CFDA 45.310).

The State Library Division's federal footprint consists entirely of grant awards from IMLS, with a secondary project grant stream from IMLS supporting specialized training initiatives. Recent formula grants include $1.85 million annually for fiscal years 2025–2027, $1.85 million for fiscal years 2024–2026, and $1.85 million for fiscal years 2023–2025, each supporting Wyoming's Five-Year State Plan aligned with LSTA priorities. The awards fund three primary objectives: ensuring equitable resource sharing and information access for all Wyoming residents' personal, educational, and professional development; maintaining the State Library's leadership role in designing and facilitating cooperative projects that enhance library efficiencies statewide; and building capacity for learning, innovation, and organizational change across the Wyoming library community. Supported initiatives include access to electronic databases, computer instruction programs, homework centers, summer reading programs, digitization of special collections, e-books, adaptive technology, bookmobile services, and targeted outreach to children, teenagers, adult learners, seniors, and underemployed individuals. As the designated State Library Administrative Agency, Wyoming may distribute funds through competitive subawards or cooperative agreements to eligible public, academic, research, school, and special libraries or consortia throughout the state. A separate project grant from IMLS, awarded in September 2021 and completing August 31, 2024, supported partnership with the Florida Division of Library and Information Services and Lifetime Arts to develop professional development and training for public librarians serving older adults (55+), including ten multi-day creative aging training institutes for 250 librarians.

The State Library Division's customer base is concentrated with IMLS (12 awards) and the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (11 awards), accounting for 100% of the recent award portfolio. Award activity has declined to a single annual award in recent years, following an earlier cycle of three awards in 2021. The source reflects $24 thousand in combined potential value against $29.3 million in combined dollars obligated, indicating substantial federal reinvestment in the formula grant program. Two awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, triggering recompete opportunity for the next grant cycle under LSTA.