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IMLS Press Contact
Elizabeth Holtan, eholtan@imls.gov
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IMLS Receives $2 Million in Additional Funding to Help Museums, Libraries Serve Their Communities
Congress Passes Full Annual Budget, Funding the Agency through FY 2019
Washington, DC—Today, President Donald J. Trump signed into law a $853 billion spending bill to fund the federal government through the end of September 2019. The legislation includes $242 million for IMLS, which is roughly $2 million more than the FY18 enacted budget.
IMLS received an additional $1 million for its research, evaluation, and data collection, as well as a $1 million increase in its administration budget. IMLS’s Grants to States Program, funded through the Library Services and Technology Act, as well as its other museum and library programs, received level funding from FY 2018.
|
Program |
FY 2017 Enacted |
FY 2018 Enacted |
FY 2019 Enacted |
|
Grants to States |
$156,103,000 |
$160,803,000 |
$160,803,000 |
|
Native American / Native Hawaiian |
$4,063,000 |
$5,063,000 |
$5,063,000 |
|
National Leadership Grants |
$13,406,000 |
$13,406,000 |
$13,406,000 |
|
Laura Bush 21st Century Library Professionals |
$10,000,000 |
$10,000,000 |
$10,000,000 |
|
Total, OLS |
$183,572,000 |
$189,272,000 |
$189,272,000 |
|
Museums for America |
$21,149,000 |
$22,899,000 |
$22,899,000 |
|
Native American / Native Hawaiian |
$972,000 |
$1,472,000 |
$1,472,000 |
|
National Leadership Grants |
$8,113,000 |
$8,113,000 |
$8,113,000 |
|
African American History & Culture |
$1,481,000 |
$2,231,000 |
$2,231,000 |
|
Total, OMS |
$31,715,000 |
$34,715,000 |
$34,715,000 |
|
Research, Evaluation & Data Collection |
$1,713,000 |
$2,013,000 |
$3,013,000 |
|
Administration |
$14,000,000 |
$14,000,000 |
$15,000,000 |
|
Total, IMLS |
$231,000,000 |
$240,000,000 |
$242,000,000 |
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's libraries and museums. We advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development. Our vision is a nation where museums and libraries work together to transform the lives of individuals and communities. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.