Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (2027)

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Institute of Museum and Library Services is accepting applications for this grant until Nov 13, 2026 (2 days left).

Individual awards range from $75,000 to $1,000,000, the agency expects to make 35 awards and estimated total program funding is $8,500,000.

Eligibility is described in the listing text (the "Others" category).

Cost sharing or matching is required.

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• Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility requirements.

Excerpt from the official synopsis on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) projects build a library and archival workforce that can meet the information needs of communities of all types and sizes and increase the institutional capacity of libraries, archives, and library and information science graduate programs across the country.

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