Native American Library Services Basic Grant

The summary for the Native American Library Services Basic Grant Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, 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 in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Native American Library Services Basic Grant
	CFDA Number:	45.311
	CFDA Description:	Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services
	Federal Agency Name:	Institute of Museum and Library Services
	Category of Funding Activity:	Arts Humanities
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NAG-BASIC-FY08
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Dec 06, 2007
	Creation Date:	Dec 06, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 03, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Apr 02, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$6,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$5,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages and corporations are eligible to apply for funding under the Native American Library Services grant program. Entities such as libraries, schools, tribal colleges, or departments of education are not eligible applicants, although they may be involved in the administration of this program and their staff may serve as project directors, in partnership with an eligible applicant. For purposes of funding under this program, "Indian tribe" means any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, regional corporation, or village corporation (as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.]) that is recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. Eligible entities, except for the recognized regional corporations and village corporations, are listed on the Bureau of Indian Affairs Web site (www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html). (Alaskan entities should refer to applicable provisions in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referenced above.) Two or more Alaska Native villages, regional corporations, or village corporations may not receive Basic Grants to serve the same population. If a tribe has several bands, colonies, rancherias, communities, or other organizational entities listed in parentheses following the tribes name on the Department of Interiors list of federally recognized tribes, only one of those entities may receive a grant in the same grant category (Basic Grant with Education/Assessment Option or Enhancement Grant) in a fiscal year. For example, if a tribe has four bands, only one band may apply for a Basic Grant with Education/Assessment Option in a fiscal year. However, one band may apply for a Basic Grant with Education/Assessment Option, while another band from that same tribe may apply for an Enhancement Grant. It is the responsibility of the tribal chief executive to determine which entity will apply for each grant.
Grant Description: Basic Grants are available to support existing library operations and to maintain core library services. Basic Grants are for one year and cannot be extended. A new application is required every fiscal year. Applicants will be required to document ongoing levels of library service in the "Institutional Profile" section of the application (see Program Information Sheet, item 7). At a minimum, an applicant should be able to document an existing library that meets three basic criteria: (1) regularly scheduled hours, (2) staff, and (3) materials available for library users. Funds may be used to . expand services for learning and access to information and educational resources in a variety of formats, in all types of libraries, for individuals of all ages, . develop library services that provide all users with access to information through local, state, regional, national, and international electronic networks, . provide electronic and other linkages between and among all types of libraries, . develop public and private partnerships with other agencies and community-based organizations, . target library services to help increase access and ability to use information resources for individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills, and . target library and information services to help increase access and ability to use information resources for persons having difficulty using a library and for underserved urban and rural communities, including children from birth to age 17 from families with incomes below the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget). The Education/Assessment Option provides funding for library staff to attend library-related continuing education courses and training workshops on- or offsite; for library staff to attend or give presentations at conferences related to library services; and to hire a consultant for an onsite professional library assessment. Basic Grants are noncompetitive grants to eligible tribes and Alaska Native villages or corporations, to be distributed in equal amounts among all eligible applicant tribes.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Address of NAG guidelines document on IMLS Website
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/pdf/NAG_2008.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Alison Freese
Senior Program Officer
Phone 202-653-4665 afreese@imls.gov Contact person's e-mail address
Similar Government Grants: • Native Hawaiian Library Services; • Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants; • Native American Basic Grants and Basic Grants with Education/Assessment Option; • Native American Enhancement Grants