20 U.S.C. § 9141
The Grants to States program supports library initiatives and services to meet the needs of children, parents, teenagers, adult learners, senior citizens, the unemployed, the business community, and members of the current and future library workforce. Funds are distributed according to a population-based formula and may be used to provide access to electronic databases, computer instruction, homework centers, summer reading programs, digitization of special collections, access to e-books and adaptive technology, broadband connectivity, bookmobile service, development of outreach programs to the underserved, and related efforts. Priorities are established by each State Library Administrative Agency and are detailed in state-specific Five-Year Plans (see https://www.imls.gov/grants/grants-state/five-year-plans).
45.310
Formula
Not Applicable
Reissue/Renewal
Each State Library Administrative Agency may submit a Five-Year Plan at the beginning of a five-year cycle. The current cycle is 2023-2027. Plans were due June 30, 2022
Total Amount:$180,000,000
Amount Available Towards Broadband (if specified):
Yes.
Other (i.e. if match is beneficial to an application but not required): The amount a State receives under this program consists of a minimum allotment set by Congress (20 USC 9131 (b)) plus an additional amount based on the most current published population estimates available the first day of the federal fiscal year from the Bureau of the Census. The federal share is 66 percent and the state matching requirement is 34 percent.
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs) every year. SLAAs are official agencies charged by law with the extension and development of library services, and they are located in:
- Each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia;
- The Territories (Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands); and
- The Freely Associated States (Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands).
Library user community
Grants to States Manual - https://imls.gov/grants/grant-programs/grants-states/grants-states-manual
See our staff directory at https://www.imls.gov/contact/staff-directory, or 202-653-4700
Not Applicable
March 2023