National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2027)
- Award ceiling
- $25,000 – $1,000,000
- Closes
- Nov 13, 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-24
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITY OF DESTIN | Not stated | $72,632 | 2021 |
| BB KING MUSEUM & DELTA | Not stated | $71,970 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | Not stated | $71,820 | 2021 |
| THE M. S. HERSHEY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $70,527 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS | Not stated | $69,734 | 2022 |
| ANCHORAGE, MUNICIPALITY OF (INC) | Not stated | $69,587 | 2021 |
| RED BANK PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $64,718 | 2021 |
| FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH OF | Not stated | $63,518 | 2021 |
| ASHLEY COUNTY LIBRARY | Not stated | $62,542 | 2026 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY | Not stated | $56,021 | 2022 |
| OZARKS TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE | Not stated | $54,244 | 2021 |
| DYER LIBRARY ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $52,426 | 2021 |
| ADIRONDACK HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| ANCHORAGE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| ANN ARBOR HANDS-ON MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| ARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| ARTSQUEST | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| ATLANTIC CITY FREE PUB LIBRARY | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| BRIC ARTS MEDIA BKLYN INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| CENTRAL RAPPAHANNOCK REGIONAL LIBRARY | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| CHESAPEAKE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| CHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF EAU CLAIRE INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| CINCINNATI MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| CITY & COUNTY OF BROOMFIELD COLORADO | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| CITY OF HOUSTON | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| CLARA WHITE MISSION, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| COMMONWEALTH ZOOLOGICAL CORPORATION | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| CONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| COUNCIL OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSEUMS, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2024 |
| DAUPHIN COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| DAYTON METRO LIBRARY | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| DISCOVERY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| DON HARRINGTON DISCOVERY CENTER FOUNDATION, INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| DUPAGE CHILDRES MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| EAST TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART OF SYRACUSE AND ONONDAGA COUNTY | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| GEORGIA OKEEFFE MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| GREAT EXPLORATIONS INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| GREENTRIKE | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| HEARTLAND LIBRARY COOPERATIVE | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| HISTORIC SARANAC LAKE | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| IMAGINE CHILDRENS MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| IMMACULATE HEART COMMUNITY | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| INTREPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF ULSTER COUNTY INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| KIDSQUEST CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| KMAC MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| LA PLAZA DE CULTURA Y ARTES | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| LAS VEGAS-CLARK COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| LIBRARY SYSTEM OF LANCASTER COUNTY | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| MARINERS MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| MASS MUSEUM OF CONTEMP ART | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| METROPOLITAN LIBRARY SERVICE AGENCY | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| MEXIC-ARTE MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| MINNESOTA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| NEBRASKA ART ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| OLBRICH BOTANICAL GARDENS | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| OMAHA CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| OSAGE COUNTY INTERLOCAL CO-OP | Not stated | $50,000 | 2020 |
| PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| PORTLAND ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE ALABAMA | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| QUEENS BOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| ROBERT W. WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| SEATTLE ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| SHAREWELL | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF WEEKSVILLE AND BEDFORD-STUYVESANT HISTORY, THE | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| THE AMERICAN WRITERS MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| THE B&O RAILROAD MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| THE JANE STERN DORADO COMMUNITY LIBRARY INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| THE LESLIE-LOHMAN MUSEUM OF GAY AND LESBIAN ART | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| THE MEL FISHER MARITIME HERITAGE SOCIETY, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| THE WITTE MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| TRAVERSE DES SIOUX LIBRARY SYSTEM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| TRUSTEES OF WALTERS ART GALLERY INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. (ACT 11) | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| WALKER ART CENTER | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| WESTCOTT HOUSE FOUNDATION | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
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
Retrieved2026-10-24
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.