National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2027)
- Award ceiling
- $25,000 – $1,000,000
- Closes
- Nov 13, 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-23
Awards $25,000 – $1,000,000 per recipient for others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Nov 13, 2026.
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Libraries & Arts
In one sentence
National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2027) awards $25,000 – $1,000,000 per recipient, open to others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Nov 13, 2026.
Record fields
- Program pool (total)
- $11,500,000Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $1,000,000
- Award floor
- $25,000
- Typical award
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Nov 13, 2026
- Deadline type
- Fixed date
- Opens
- Sep 1, 2026
- Status
- Closing soon
- Eligible entities
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Geography
- Not stated
- Matching funds
- Yes
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Use of funds
- promote adult reading · promote health and financial literacies · programming and archival practices related to shared American history · manage and preserve the national information infrastructure · serve the public's information and education needs · enhance library and information services through effective and efficient use of new and emerging technologies · improve community prosperity · provide emergency services to communities during disasters and emergencies · build collaborative partnerships between libraries, archives, and museums
- Currency
- USD
How much money is available?
Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.
Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
$11,500,000Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$1,000,000Who can apply?
level
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Source field: entity typesindustry
Source field: industries
use
build collaborative partnerships between libraries, archives, and museums, enhance library and information services through effective and efficient use of new and emerging technologies, improve community prosperity, manage and preserve the national information infrastructure, programming and archival practices related to shared American history, promote adult reading, promote health and financial literacies, provide emergency services to communities during disasters and emergencies, serve the public's information and education needs
Source field: use of fundssize limit
Not confirmed
Source field: applicant size limitclause text
See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility requirements.
We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.When does it close?
Nov 13, 202620 daysDeadline type Fixed date
What can the money be used for?
9 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
promote adult readingpromote health and financial literaciesprogramming and archival practices related to shared American historymanage and preserve the national information infrastructureserve the public's information and education needsenhance library and information services through effective and efficient use of new and emerging technologiesimprove community prosperityprovide emergency services to communities during disasters and emergenciesbuild collaborative partnerships between libraries, archives, and museums
These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.
How hard is the application?
1 fieldEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Matching funds
- Yes
Who has received this funding?
854 awardsAwards on file for this programme, counted rather than modelled.
854 prior awards on file for this programme, largest first. Every row comes from the funder's own award listing; nothing here is estimated.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL ARCHIVES LIBRARIES & MUSEUMS | Not stated | $4,316,712 | 2021 |
| AMERICA250.ORG, INC. | Not stated | $3,868,200 | 2025 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE | Not stated | $3,121,324 | 2024 |
| FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN CONSERVATION | Not stated | $2,728,016 | 2021 |
| OCLC, INC | Not stated | $2,696,532 | 2020 |
| ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY CENTERS, INC | Not stated | $2,500,689 | 2021 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS | Not stated | $1,762,277 | 2019 |
| THE EXPLORATORIUM | Not stated | $1,499,943 | 2026 |
| MUSEUM OF SCIENCE | Not stated | $1,499,810 | 2026 |
| ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS, INC. | Not stated | $1,156,316 | 2023 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $980,784 | 2020 |
| THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF COLORADO | Not stated | $918,082 | 2021 |
| NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN | Not stated | $912,085 | 2020 |
| ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS INC | Not stated | $896,093 | 2022 |
| DETROIT PUBLIC MEDIA | Not stated | $881,685 | 2023 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $857,616 | 2019 |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CORPORATION OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY | Not stated | $806,361 | 2021 |
| THE BROAD | Not stated | $802,850 | 2018 |
| WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $799,793 | 2022 |
| THE BROAD | Not stated | $776,466 | 2020 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI | Not stated | $770,601 | 2020 |
| AFTER VIOLENCE PROJECT | Not stated | $750,000 | 2021 |
| EFFORTS OF GRACE, INC | Not stated | $750,000 | 2023 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | Not stated | $750,000 | 2022 |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $749,991 | 2026 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | Not stated | $749,965 | 2024 |
| THE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN, INC. | Not stated | $749,955 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $749,727 | 2023 |
| MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $749,086 | 2022 |
| THOMAS EDISON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $748,588 | 2023 |
| EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $748,286 | 2022 |
| MUSEUM ASSOCIATES | Not stated | $744,095 | 2024 |
| SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN DIGITAL ARCHIVE NFP | Not stated | $742,726 | 2023 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS | Not stated | $740,320 | 2022 |
| NAPERVILLE HERITAGE SOCIETY | Not stated | $732,582 | 2018 |
| FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $726,848 | 2020 |
| STATE OF NEBRASKA | Not stated | $715,732 | 2017 |
| ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $711,598 | 2022 |
| MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN | Not stated | $704,148 | 2023 |
| SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY | Not stated | $700,000 | 2023 |
| THE ALEXANDRIA ARCHIVE INSTITUTE | Not stated | $699,475 | 2023 |
| GOVERNMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | Not stated | $698,450 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $695,631 | 2022 |
| ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY CENTERS, INC | Not stated | $694,536 | 2024 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI | Not stated | $693,669 | 2024 |
| FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN CONSERVATION | Not stated | $691,965 | 2024 |
| INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF SITES OF CONSCIENCE | Not stated | $691,692 | 2022 |
| OCLC, INC | Not stated | $681,425 | 2019 |
| LOUISIANA BOARD OF REGENTS | Not stated | $675,219 | 2021 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $668,048 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA | Not stated | $667,077 | 2020 |
| THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION | Not stated | $661,376 | 2023 |
| MARINERS MUSEUM | Not stated | $654,308 | 2024 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI | Not stated | $652,260 | 2026 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI | Not stated | $649,061 | 2023 |
| THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $647,000 | 2021 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $646,001 | 2024 |
| RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE | Not stated | $637,470 | 2023 |
| ENVIRONMENT & CULTURE PARTNERS | Not stated | $632,741 | 2024 |
| CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $630,816 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE | Not stated | $626,696 | 2021 |
| SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Not stated | $624,153 | 2022 |
| GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $622,966 | 2023 |
| SOCIETY OF BLACK ARCHAEOLOGISTS | Not stated | $618,377 | 2025 |
| VOICES IN CONTEMPORARY ART INC | Not stated | $615,750 | 2024 |
| THE MORTON ARBORETUM | Not stated | $614,090 | 2022 |
| ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $605,140 | 2026 |
| NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $601,926 | 2021 |
| ACADEMY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $600,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $599,816 | 2023 |
| CENTER FOR PLANT CONSERVATION INC | Not stated | $598,833 | 2023 |
| NATIONAL INFORMATION STANDARDS ORGANIZATION (Z39) | Not stated | $598,036 | 2022 |
| ORANG UTAN CONSERVATION GENETICS PROJECT INC | Not stated | $590,952 | 2021 |
| INTREPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION | Not stated | $588,882 | 2020 |
| LYRASIS | Not stated | $587,375 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | Not stated | $582,165 | 2023 |
| SIMMONS UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $568,672 | 2018 |
| OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Not stated | $564,991 | 2024 |
| THE LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $554,091 | 2020 |
| ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $552,679 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS | Not stated | $552,038 | 2024 |
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $549,560 | 2023 |
| FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $547,779 | 2024 |
| MUSEUM HUE, INC | Not stated | $545,896 | 2023 |
| HANDS ON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $544,372 | 2024 |
| CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, THE | Not stated | $541,532 | 2021 |
| WISCONSIN LIBRARY SERVICES INC | Not stated | $540,878 | 2019 |
| COMMONWEALTH ZOOLOGICAL CORPORATION | Not stated | $540,490 | 2024 |
| ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS, INC. | Not stated | $535,980 | 2022 |
| PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $532,380 | 2021 |
| MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $527,948 | 2018 |
| THANKSGIVING POINT INSTITUTE INC | Not stated | $525,649 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $523,370 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $517,077 | 2018 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $505,052 | 2019 |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH | Not stated | $499,959 | 2022 |
| TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $499,941 | 2022 |
| INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION | Not stated | $499,624 | 2020 |
| SEWARD ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MARINE SCIENCE | Not stated | $499,345 | 2026 |
| MUSEUMWISE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF NY | Not stated | $498,407 | 2021 |
Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.
What comparable notices state
26 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.
Among open records stored under Libraries & Arts, 26 of 32 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:
- 25th percentile$112,500
- Median$350,000
- 75th percentile$500,000
A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.
Who has won this programme before?
854 awardsAwards under the same assistance listing, not under this notice.
854 federal awards on file under assistance listing 45.312, the programme this notice is published under. These are not awards made under this notice — a listing covers every year the programme runs, and awards under an open notice do not exist yet.
- $4,316,712ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL ARCHIVES LIBRARIES & MUSEUMSOK · FY2021
- $3,868,200AMERICA250.ORG, INC.DC · FY2025
- $3,121,324TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THEPA · FY2024
- $2,728,016FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN CONSERVATIONDC · FY2021
- $2,696,532OCLC, INCOH · FY2020
Common questions
7 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
- How much can one applicant receive?
- $25,000 – $1,000,000 per recipient.
- How much funding is available in total?
- $11,500,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- When is the application deadline?
- Nov 13, 2026.
- Who is eligible to apply?
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification).
- What can the funding be used for?
- promote adult reading, promote health and financial literacies, programming and archival practices related to shared American history, manage and preserve the national information infrastructure, serve the public's information and education needs, enhance library and information services through effective and efficient use of new and emerging technologies, improve community prosperity, provide emergency services to communities during disasters and emergencies, build collaborative partnerships between libraries, archives, and museums, as classified by the source.
- Is matching funding required?
- Yes. This programme requires matching funds.
- Has this programme funded anyone before?
- 854 prior awards are on file for this programme, made by Institute of Museum and Library Services. Recipients, amounts and fiscal years are listed on this page.
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Also open from Institute of Museum and Library Services
- National Leadership Grants for Museums (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $750,000
- Native American Library Services Basic Grant (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $6,000 – $10,000
- Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $75,000 – $1,000,000
- Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $150,000
- Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $150,000
- Museums Empowered (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $350,000
Also open under assistance listing 45.312
A listing names the programme; a notice names one round of it. These are other rounds open now, not other years of this one.
- National Leadership Grants for Museums (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $750,000
Provenance
Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-10-23
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-03
Assistance listing45.312
The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.