Accepting Applications for 2024 Native American Library Services Basic Grants

Students at the listening center in the children’s library, Nooksack Tribal Library. Photo courtesy of FY 2023 grantee Nooksack Indian Tribe.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2024

Grant Amount: $6,000 or $10,000

Grant Period: One Year

The grants are available to federally recognized Native American tribes and Native Alaskan villages, corporations, and regional corporations and are designed to assist Native American tribes in improving library services for their communities.

Some examples of what grant funds may be used for include: purchasing library materials and furnishings, renewing subscriptions, funding salaries and staff training, and providing internet connectivity and computers.

More information can be found at this link: https://www.imls.gov/news/accepting-applications-2024-native-american-library-services-basic-grants

Potential applicants can learn more about the FY 2024 application process in an on-demand webinar. Application materials can be found on the grant program page. For more information, please visit the IMLS website.

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LynnDell is a Teacher Librarian at Delta High School, Millard School District. She was asked to be the grant liaison for UELMA because she's received grants from several different sources during her time as a librarian.