National Leadership Grants for Libraries
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Assistance Listings
- 45.312 -- National Leadership Grants
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) support projects that address significant challenges and opportunities facing the library and archives fields and that have the potential to advance theory and practice. Successful proposals will generate results such as new tools, research findings, models, services, practices, or alliances that will be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend the benefits of federal investment.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Please see Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility specifics.
Grantor contact information
Description
Tim Carrigan, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4639, tcarrigan@imls.gov (for technical issues);
Sandra Toro, PhD, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4662, storo@imls.gov;
James Neal, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4740, jneal@imls.gov;
Ashley Sands, PhD, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4730, asands@imls.gov;
Sarah Fuller, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4783, sfuller@imls.gov;
Emily Reynolds, Program Officer, 202-653-4665, ereynolds@imls.gov
Tim Carrigan, Senior Program Officer
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/national-leadership-grants-libraries
Archived: February 15, 2018
Award
$5,700,000
Program Funding
12
Expected awards
$1
Award Minimum
$2,000,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
NLG-LIBRARIES-FY18-1
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
--
Category of Funding Activity:
Humanities
Arts
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
2
Posted date:
July 20, 2017
Archive date:
February 15, 2018
