Vital Statistics:
Native American Library Services Basic Grants:
34 awards at $5,000 each, totaling $170,000
Native American Library Services Education/Assesment
Option Grants:
167 awards, representing 175 tribes$6,000 each at $6,000
each, totaling $1,050,000
Total amount awarded: $1.22 million
Total number of awards: 201 awards representing
209 tribes
Program Statement
IMLS' Native American Library Services grant programs
provide opportunities for improved library services to
an important, but often underserved, part of the nation's
community of library users. The program offers three categories
of grants to established libraries serving the needs of
Indian tribal communities and Alaska Native Villages:
Basic Grants, Basic Grants with Education/Assessment Option
grants (both non-competitive grants), and Enhancement
grants (competitive).
Today IMLS makes grants in the Basic and Basic Grants with Education/Assessment Option categories. Basic grants help support
core library operations. The Basic grants made today will help buy library materials, fund salaries and training, and provide Internet
connectivity and computers.
The Education/Assessment Option is supplemental to the Basic Grant. It is also noncompetitive and must be requested. The
purpose of the Education/Assessment Option is to provide funding for library staff to attend continuing education courses and/or training
workshops on- or offsite; for library staff to attend or give presentations at conferences related to library services; and/or to hire
a consultant for an onsite professional library assessment.
Quote
“As repositories of history, as well as places to
learn and interact, libraries play an important role in
all communities. The Native American Library Services
Grants offer libraries in Native American and Alaskan
communities the opportunity to strengthen essential library
services and develop new programs. The education/assessment
option ensures that library staff is trained to assist
patrons and preserve their past for future generations.”
- Dr. Anne-Imelda M. Radice,
Director of the Institute
About the Institute
of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary
source of federal support for the nation’s 122,000
libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission
is to create strong libraries and museums that connect
people to information and ideas. The Institute works at
the national level and in coordination with state and
local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and
knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support
professional development. To learn more about the Institute,
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