National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2025)

The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) enhances the quality of library services for the American public by addressing critical needs in the library and archives fields. The models, tools, research findings, services, and partnerships resulting from these awards can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and maximize public benefit.

See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility requirements.

• Erin Barsan, Senior Program Officer, ebarsan@imls.gov • Jill Connors-Joyner, Senior Program Officer, jconnors-joyner@imls.gov • Sarah Fuller, Senior Program Officer, sfuller@imls.gov • James Neal, Senior Program Officer, jneal@imls.gov • Dr. Ashley Sands, Senior Program Officer, asands@imls.gov • General inquiries: imls-librarygrants@imls.gov imls-librarygrants@imls.gov