Six IMLS Museum Grant Opportunities Now Open Applications Accepted Now Through November 16 Washington, DC—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 is now accepting applications for six grant programs:

IMLS CARES Act Awards to be Announced in August, September Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services will announce the award recipients for IMLS CARES Act Grants in two rounds by grant program, beginning this month.

190 IMLS Grants to Museums Generate More Than $36 Million in Matching Funds Projects to Foster Lifelong Learning, Collections Care, Community Engagement Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced grant awards totaling $25,899,000 for museums across the nation to improve services to their communities.

IMLS Invests $5.8 Million in Museum National Leadership Projects Federal Grants Strengthen Museum Services for Communities Across the Nation Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced the selection of 12 projects from a pool of 60 applicants for the highly competitive National Leadership Grants for Museums program.

2020 Class of National Student Poets Announced Five Teens Selected for the Country’s Most Prestigious Youth Poetry Honor

IMLS Releases New Data on American Public Libraries Annual Survey Data from 9,000 Library Systems Now Available

IMLS Announces $18.2 Million Investment in U.S. Library Initiatives Federal Awards to Fund Lifelong Learning, Digital Inclusion, Collections Access, Library Training Programs

People Visited Public Libraries More Than a Billion Times in One Year Survey Shows Libraries Offered More Public Programs, E-books Washington, DC—The Public Libraries Survey report, released today by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, provides a snapshot of public library use, financial health, staffing, and resources in FY 2017.

IMLS Opens Library Grants for National Leadership, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Programs Application Deadline is October 2, 2020 Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting FY 2021 proposals for National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program (LB21). 

Public-Private Partnership Generates Significant Support for IMLS Materials Study with OCLC, Battelle