• August 20, 2020
    IMLS Invests $5.2 Million in Library Services for Tribal Communities, Native Hawaiians Federal Grants Support Language and Cultural Preservation Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced grants totaling $5,263,000 through three programs designed to support and improve library services of Native American and Native Hawaiian organizations.
  • August 18, 2020
    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:
  • August 12, 2020
    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.
  • August 6, 2020
    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.
  • August 6, 2020
    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.
  • August 5, 2020
    2020 Class of National Student Poets Announced Five Teens Selected for the Country’s Most Prestigious Youth Poetry Honor
  • July 31, 2020
    IMLS Releases New Data on American Public Libraries Annual Survey Data from 9,000 Library Systems Now Available
  • July 23, 2020
    IMLS Announces $18.2 Million Investment in U.S. Library Initiatives Federal Awards to Fund Lifelong Learning, Digital Inclusion, Collections Access, Library Training Programs
  • July 16, 2020
    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.
  • July 2, 2020
    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).