Closed · LB21-FY24 · CFDA 45.313 · Discretionary

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (2024)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Institute of Museum and Library Services, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$50K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 20, 2024
Close date
31
Expected awards

The verdict

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (2024) is a closed discretionary listing from Institute of Museum and Library Services that offered $50,000 -- $1,000,000 across 31 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 138 other opportunities from Institute of Museum and Library Services.

$50K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
31
expected awards
45.313
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program is closed (last close March 20, 2024). The parent program page for CFDA 45.313 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Institute of Museum and Library Services still indexes 138 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 20, 2024

Posted Jul 13 Closes Mar 20

Est. Total Funding

$8,500,000

Expected Awards

31

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) supports the training and professional development of library and archives professionals; developing faculty and information leaders; and recruiting, educating, and retaining the next generation of library and archives professionals in order to develop a diverse library and archival workforce and meet the information needs of their communities. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Recruit, train, develop, and retain a diverse workforce of library and archives professionals. • Develop faculty, library, and archives leaders by increasing the institutional capacity of libraries, archives, and graduate programs related to library and information science. • Enhance the training and professional development of the library and archival workforce to meet the needs of their communities. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the LB21 program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · LB21-FY24

Grants.gov marks Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Arts · Humanities (AR;HU). This eligibility-code string dominates the Institute of Museum and Library Services book (124 peers, 89% of 139).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 45.313

Museums for America Grants

Institute of Museum and Library Services

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Agency Contact

Erin Barsan, Senior Program Officer, ebarsan@imls.gov Jill Connors-Joyner, Senior Program Officer, jconnors-joyner@imls.gov Sarah Fuller, Senior Program Officer, sfuller@imls.gov James Neal, Senior Program Officer, jneal@imls.gov Dr. Ashley Sands, Senior Program Officer, asands@imls.gov imls-librarygrants@imls.gov

What to do next

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 45.313 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Museums for America Grants indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Institute of Museum and Library Services lists 138 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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