Program
Overview
The Native Hawaiian Library Services program provides
new opportunities for improved library services for
an important part of the nation’s community of
library users. Funds may be used to enhance existing
library services or implement new library services,
particularly as they relate to the priorities of the Library
Services and Technology Act (LSTA) listed here:
- to expand services for learning and access to information
and educational resources
in a variety of formats, in all types of libraries,
for individuals of all ages;
- to develop library services that provide all users
with access to information
through local, state, regional, national, and international
electronic networks;
- to provide electronic and other linkages between
and among all types of libraries;
- to develop public and private partnerships with
other agencies and community-based organizations;
- to target library services to help increase access
and ability to use information resources for individuals
of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic
backgrounds, individuals with disabilities, and individuals
with limited functional literacy or information skills;
and
- to target library and information services to help
increase access and ability to use information resources
for persons having difficulty using a library and
for underserved urban and rural communities, including
children from birth to age 17 from families with incomes
below the poverty line (as defined by the Office of
Management and Budget).
Eligibility
Native Hawaiian Library Services grants are available
to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve and
represent Native Hawaiians (as the term is defined in
20 U.S.C. § 7517). The term “Native Hawaiian”
means a person who is a citizen of the United States
and a descendant of the aboriginal people who, before
1778, occupied and exercised sovereignty in the areas
that now comprise the state of Hawaii. See program guidelines
for specific eligibility criteria.
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