Measures That Matter: IMLS, COSLA to Explore Link Between Public Libraries, Workforce Development, and Community Wellbeing Contacts: Erica Jaros, IMLS, 202-653-4701, ejaros@imls.gov Timothy Cherubini, COSLA, 859-514-9826, tcherubini@cosla.org

IMLS Announces $1.9 Million Investment in STEM, Making Education for Underserved Youth Department of Education Funding to Expand Work with Museums, Kids Across U.S. Washington, DC—IMLS is pleased to announce $1.9 million in new funding from the Department of Education expanding an initiative that introduces underserved youth to STEM and making-based activities. New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) will continue to lead this project through a cooperative agreement with IMLS.

IMLS Invests $5 Million in Library Services for Tribal Communities Federal Grants to Support Language and Culture Preservation, Revitalization Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced grants totaling $5,063,000 through three programs designed to support and improve library services of Native American and Native Hawaiian organizations.

Calling Small Libraries: IMLS Opens Grant Program for Second Year Seeking Proposals for Transforming School Library Practice, Community Memory, and Digital Inclusion Funding Washington, DC—For a second year, the Institute of Museum and Library Services is accepting grant applications for Accelerating Promising Practices for Small Libraries (APP). The deadline to apply is December 2, 2019.

Federal Coalition Convenes Summit to Improve Broadband Access in Indian Country Registration open for the National Tribal Broadband Summit in DC

Grant Opportunities Open for Six IMLS Museum Programs Applications Accepted Now Through November 15 Washington, D.C.—Museums across the United States have six opportunities in the coming months to apply for grants from the nation’s primary source of federal museum funding. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is now accepting applications for six grant programs:

Federal Library Grants Open for National Leadership, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Programs Application Deadline is September 27, 2019 Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting FY 2020 proposals for National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program (LB21). 

$1.2 Million in Grants Awarded for Innovative Work at Small and Rural Libraries Federal Investments to Fund Community Memory, School Library, Digital Inclusion Projects

IMLS Offers Grants Workshops for Museums in Six Regions Across the Nation The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is rolling out a new series of regional grant workshops designed for applicants for the museum grant programs. Providing greater access to IMLS funds and resources is one of the agency’s core strategic goals, and these regional workshops are a proactive step towards realizing this goal. These free workshops are intended for new and returning applicants.

IMLS Announces $16.2 Million in Grants to Libraries Across America Federal Investments to Fund Lifelong Learning, Digital Literacy, Library Training Programs