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National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2027)

Institute of Museum and Library Services · Opportunity NLG-LIBRARIES-FY27

Who can apply

• Others

See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility requirements.

About this opportunity

National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) projects enhance the quality of library services nationwide. The program supports projects that: promote adult reading, and health and financial literacies; focus on programming and archival practices related to our shared American history; manage and preserve the national information infrastructure; serve the public’s information and education needs; enhance library and information services through effective and efficient use of new and emerging technologies; improve community prosperity; provide emergency services to communities during disasters and emergencies; and build collaborative partnerships between libraries, archives, and museums that benefit the communities they serve.

Portfolio context — this listing covers more than this opportunity

This opportunity is funded under Assistance Listing 45.312 (“National Leadership Grants”), a broad federal program that made about 140 new awards per year over the last five fiscal years (median award $50k). Those figures describe that whole portfolio — not this specific solicitation, so we don't show them as if they were this opportunity's track record.

Applicant counts per solicitation are not published by any federal agency — no one can honestly sell you that number.

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