Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants Program
The summary for the Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants Program grant is detailed below.
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Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants Program: Native Hawaiian Library Services grants may enhance existing library services or implement new library services, particularly as they relate to the following goals (20 U.S.C. §9141):
Expanding 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 in order to support such individuals’ needs for education, lifelong learning, workforce development, and digital literacy skills
Establishing or enhancing electronic and other linkages and improved coordination among and between libraries and entities, as described in 20 U.S.C. §9134(b)(6), for the purpose of improving the quality of and access to library and information services
(A) Providing training and professional development, including continuing education, to enhance the skills of the current library workforce and leadership, and advance the delivery of library and information services, and
(B) Enhancing efforts to recruit future professionals to the field of library and information services
Developing public and private partnerships with other agencies and community-based organizations
Targeting library services to individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to individuals with disabilities, and to individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills
Targeting library and information services to persons having difficulty using a library and to underserved urban and rural communities, including children (from birth through age 17) from families with incomes below the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with section 9902(2) of title 42) applicable to a family of the size involved
Developing library services that provide all users access to information through local, State, regional, national, and international collaborations and networks
Carrying out other activities consistent with the purposes of 20 U.S.C. §9121.
Expanding 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 in order to support such individuals’ needs for education, lifelong learning, workforce development, and digital literacy skills
Establishing or enhancing electronic and other linkages and improved coordination among and between libraries and entities, as described in 20 U.S.C. §9134(b)(6), for the purpose of improving the quality of and access to library and information services
(A) Providing training and professional development, including continuing education, to enhance the skills of the current library workforce and leadership, and advance the delivery of library and information services, and
(B) Enhancing efforts to recruit future professionals to the field of library and information services
Developing public and private partnerships with other agencies and community-based organizations
Targeting library services to individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to individuals with disabilities, and to individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills
Targeting library and information services to persons having difficulty using a library and to underserved urban and rural communities, including children (from birth through age 17) from families with incomes below the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with section 9902(2) of title 42) applicable to a family of the size involved
Developing library services that provide all users access to information through local, State, regional, national, and international collaborations and networks
Carrying out other activities consistent with the purposes of 20 U.S.C. §9121.
Federal Grant Title: | Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants Program |
Federal Agency Name: | Institute of Museum and Library Services |
Grant Categories: | Arts Humanities |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | NAG-HAWAIIAN-FY16 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 45.311 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services |
Current Application Deadline: | Apr 1, 2016 |
Original Application Deadline: | Apr 1, 2016 |
Posted Date: | Jan 28, 2016 |
Creation Date: | Jan 28, 2016 |
Archive Date: | May 1, 2016 |
Total Program Funding: | $550,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $150,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $10,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Native Hawaiian Library Services grants are available to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians (as the term is defined in 20 U.S.C. § 7517). The term "Native Hawaiian" refers to an individual who is a citizen of the United States and a descendant of the aboriginal people who, before 1778, occupied and exercised sovereignty in the area that now comprises the State of Hawaii.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/native-hawaiian-library-services
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Mary Alice Ball
Senior Library Program Officer
202-653-4730
Madison Bolls
Program Specialist
202-653-4786
[email protected]
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