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National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2022)

Institute of Museum and Library Services

At a glance

National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2022) is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The application deadline was March 25, 2022. Individual awards are listed as $50K – $1M, with about 40 awards expected and $9M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.312 (National Leadership Grants).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. Jan 26, 2022Posted
  2. Mar 25, 2022Application deadline
Posted
Jan 26, 2022
Close date
Mar 25, 2022
Award floor
$50,000
Award ceiling
$1,000,000
Est. total funding
$9,000,000
Expected awards
40
Cost sharing
Required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

See Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility requirements. Applicants to this opportunity must have been invited by the agency to submit a full proposal. New applications that were not invited from the first phase of this funding process will not be eligible for consideration.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice in these professions to strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, new tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment.

The application process for the NLG-L program consists of two phases. For Phase I, all applicants must submit preliminary proposals by the deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, selected applicants will be invited to submit full proposals. Only Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 25, 2022.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 45.312

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$24.9M
FY25$25.6M
FY26$24.6M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.312. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Institute of Museum and Library Services
imls-librarygrants@imls.gov
202-653-4636

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2022)”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2022)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $50k – $1m, total estimated program funding is $9,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 40 awards.

How do I apply for “National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2022)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity NLG-LIBRARIES-FY22-P2), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.