Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program

The summary for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program: The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) invests in the nation’s information infrastructure by funding projects designed to address the education and training needs of the professionals who help build, maintain, and provide public access to the world’s wide-ranging information systems and sources. In 2014, the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program will support projects to develop faculty and library leaders, recruit and educate the next generation of librarians and archivists, conduct research, build institutional capacity in graduate schools of library and information science, and assist in the professional development of librarians and archivists. This grant program is especially interested in developing information professionals who can help manage the burgeoning data generated by the nation’s researchers, serve as stewards of the nation’s cultural legacy, and meet the information needs of the underserved. The program also seeks to help librarians develop the information and digital literacy of their communities, as well as other critical skills their users will need to be successful in the 21st century. This program addresses the field’s need to conduct research on the library and information science profession. It also seeks to advance the work of new faculty in library and information science by supporting an early career development program for untenured, tenure-track faculty. Research conducted under the early careers program should be in the faculty member’s particular research area and is not restricted to research on the profession.

Federal Grant Title:	Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Federal Agency Name:	Institute of Museum and Library Services
Grant Categories:	Arts Humanities
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	L21-FY14
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	45.313
CFDA Descriptions:	Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Current Application Deadline:	Sep 16, 2013
Original Application Deadline:	Sep 16, 2013
Posted Date:	Jul 22, 2013
Creation Date:	Jul 22, 2013
Archive Date:	Oct 16, 2013
Total Program Funding:	$12,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$500,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$50,000
Expected Number of Awards:	40
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: What are the eligibility criteria that must be met to apply for an LB21 grant?

To be eligible for a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant, you must be either a unit of state or local government or a private nonprofit organization that has tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code and be located in one of the 50 states of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau.

In addition, you must be one of the following six types of organizations:
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A library or a parent organization, such as a school district, a municipality, a state agency, or an academic institution, that is responsible for the administration of a library. Eligible libraries include the following:
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public libraries

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public elementary and secondary school libraries

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college and university libraries

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research libraries and archives that are not an integral part of an institution of higher education and that make publicly available library services and materials that are suitable for scholarly research and not otherwise available (Research libraries must be under the supervision of at least one permanent professional staff librarian and must be either generally recognized as possessing unique scholarly research materials and services that are made available to the public, or able to demonstrate that such is the case when submitting an application to IMLS.)

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private or special libraries that have been deemed eligible to participate in this program by the state in which the library is located

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An academic or administrative unit, such as a graduate school of library and information science that is part of an institution of higher education through which it would make application (See below for additional conditions of eligibility that might apply to such applicants.)

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A digital library, if it makes library materials publicly available and provides library services, including selection, organization, description, reference, and preservation, under the supervision of at least one permanent professional staff librarian

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A library agency that is an official agency of a state or other unit of government and is charged by the law governing it with the extension and development of public library services within its jurisdiction

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A library consortium that is a local, statewide, regional, interstate, or international cooperative association of library entities that provides for the systematic and effective coordination of the resources of eligible libraries, as defined above, and information centers that work to improve the services delivered to the clientele of these libraries

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A library association that exists on a permanent basis; serves libraries or library professionals on a national, regional, state, or local level; and engages in activities designed to advance the well-being of libraries and the library profession

We recognize the potential for valuable contributions to the overall goals of the LB21program by entities that do not meet the eligibility requirements above. Although such entities may not serve as the official applicants, they are encouraged to participate in projects as partners. Federally operated libraries and museums may not apply for LB21 grants, but they may serve as nonessential partners to applicants. Contact us before submitting a proposal involving a federal agency or federal collection. Other nonfederal entities may serve as partners and may receive IMLS grant funds as a result of the project. Consult with us about any eligibility questions before submitting an application.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=9
Grant Announcement Contact: Mary Alice Ball Senior Library Program Officer 202-653-4730 [email protected] Sandra Toro Senior Library Program Officer 202-653-4662 [email protected]
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Institute of Museum and Library Services 202-653-4629
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