[1st-mile-nm] Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants Now Available

[Richard Lowenberg]

Native Hawaiian, Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants Now 
Available

https://www.imls.gov/news/native-hawaiian-native-american-library-services-enhancement-grants-now-available

Application Deadline is May 1, 2020

Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now 
accepting applications for Native Hawaiian Library Services and Native 
American Library Services Enhancement grants. The deadline for 
submitting applications for either grant is May 1, 2020.

Native Hawaiian Library Services grants are available to nonprofit 
organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians. These 
grants, awarded in amounts of up to $150,000 for two years, are designed 
to enhance existing library services or implement new ones.

Native American Library Services Enhancement grants advance the programs 
and services of eligible Indian tribes, including Alaska native 
villages, regional corporations, and village corporations. They are 
competitive grants of up to $150,000 for two years and are available to 
any tribe, village, corporation, or regional corporation that has 
applied for a Basic grant.

Enhancement grants must begin September 1, 2020. A grantee in the first 
year of an active Enhancement grant may not apply for another 
Enhancement grant that would have a significant overlapping period of 
performance. If an applicant is in the second year of an active 
Enhancement grant, the new award may have a brief overlapping period of 
performance of up to three months. For more information, please contact 
IMLS staff.

Successful grant projects will align with one of three categories: 
Preservation and Revitalization; Educational Programming; or Digital 
Services. Projects may:

support individual and family needs for education, lifelong learning, 
workforce development, and digital literacy skills;
improve the quality of and access to library and information services; 
or
enhance the skills of the current library workforce and leadership.
Grant guidelines and descriptions of previously funded projects are 
available on the IMLS website.

To learn more, interested applicants are invited to participate in one 
of the following webinars:
Native American Library Services: Enhancement Grants
Monday, March 9, 2020 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET

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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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