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National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2021)

Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services

Assistance Listings
  • 45.312 -- National Leadership Grants

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that enhance the quality of library and archival services nationwide by advancing theory and practice. Successful proposals will generate results such as new tools, research findings, models, services, practices, or collaborative approaches that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend the benefits of federal investment. * The application process for the National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program consists of two phases. In Phase I, all applicants must submit two-page preliminary proposals....

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Please see Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility requirements. Applicants to this opportunity must have been invited by the agency to submit a full proposal. New applications that were not invited from the first phase of this funding process will not be eligible for consideration.

Grantor contact information

Description

Jill Connors-Joyner, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4791, jconnors-joyner@imls.gov Sarah Fuller, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4783, sfuller@imls.gov James Neal, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4740, jneal@imls.gov imls-librarygrants@imls.gov

Email

imls-librarygrants@imls.gov

imls-librarygrants@imls.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/national-leadership-grants-libraries

Closed: March 26, 2021

Application process

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Award

$9,000,000

Program Funding

40

Expected awards

$50,000

Award Minimum

$1,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

NLG-LIBRARIES-FY21-P2

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Humanities

Arts

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

2

Posted date:

February 3, 2021

Archive date:

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