National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2027)
- Award ceiling
- $25,000 – $1,000,000
- Closes
- Nov 13, 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-25
Awards $25,000 – $1,000,000 per recipient for others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Nov 13, 2026.
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.
- 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.
Who can apply?
Not confirmed
Source field: applicant size limitSee 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?
What can the money be used for?
9 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $10,000 | 2024 |
| ARKANSAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION | Not stated | $10,000 | 2026 |
| ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| BETHEL COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| BROCKWAY BOROUGH | Not stated | $10,000 | 2026 |
| CHILKOOT INDIAN ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $10,000 | 2026 |
| CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION | Not stated | $10,000 | 2026 |
| CITY OF BISBEE | Not stated | $10,000 | 2024 |
| CITY OF KENNESAW | Not stated | $10,000 | 2026 |
| COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| DISCOVERY MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $10,000 | 2024 |
| FLOYD COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| GOVERNMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | Not stated | $10,000 | 2024 |
| HARRIS COUNTY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2024 |
| HILL JR COLLEGE DISTRICT | Not stated | $10,000 | 2026 |
| JOHNSON, COUNTY OF | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| KENT DISTRICT LIBRARY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2024 |
| LONG BRANCH, CITY OF | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| MAINE DISCOVERY MUSEUM | Not stated | $10,000 | 2026 |
| MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE, INC. | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| NICHOLAS P. SIMS LIBRARY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2026 |
| OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| PAWLING FREE LIBRARY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, INC. | Not stated | $10,000 | 2024 |
| RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| ST LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $10,000 | 2026 |
| THE AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $10,000 | 2024 |
| TOLEDO-LUCAS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| TOWN OF COLRAIN | Not stated | $10,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| WASHAKIE COUNTY WYOMING | Not stated | $10,000 | 2026 |
| WILMINGTON INSTITUTE FREE LIBRARY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| BUNCOMBE, COUNTY OF | Not stated | $9,992 | 2022 |
| CASEY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $9,974 | 2022 |
| CITY OF DEARBORN | Not stated | $9,238 | 2022 |
| ANIAK, CITY OF | Not stated | $7,844 | 2020 |
| CLAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS | Not stated | $6,581 | 2022 |
| MARSHALL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $6,439 | 2022 |
| AQUINAS COLLEGE | Not stated | $6,018 | 2022 |
| MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL LIBRARY | Not stated | $453 | 2020 |
| CONTEMPORARY ART GROUP | Not stated | $0 | 2021 |
| LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM | Not stated | $0 | 2024 |
| NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $0 | 2018 |
| RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $0 | 2023 |
| THE ALBANY MUSEUM OF ART, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $0 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $0 | 2021 |
| UTAH DIVISION OF ARTS AND MUSEUMS | Not stated | $0 | 2023 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $0 | 2023 |
| KENT STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | -$60 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | -$503 | 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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- 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
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
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.