ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS · GRANT
National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2027)
- Deadline
- Nov 13, 2026 (20 days left)
- Who can apply
- Others
- Award range
- $25,000 to $1.0 million
- Expected awards
- 45
- Total program funding
- $12 million
- Your own money required
- Yes, cost sharing or matching is required
- Opportunity number
- NLG-LIBRARIES-FY27
- Posted
- Sep 1, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 45.312
More on who can apply
See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility requirements.
What it funds
National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) projects enhance the quality of library services nationwide. The program supports projects that: promote adult reading, and health and financial literacies; focus on programming and archival practices related to our 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; and build collaborative partnerships between libraries, archives, and museums that benefit the communities they serve.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Nov 13, 2026. Late applications are usually not accepted.
New to this? Applying for a federal grant, step by step · Register to apply · How to read the notice · Write the narrative · Build the budget · Agency contact: imls-librarygrants@imls.gov
From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.
