Closed · NLG-LIBRARIES-FY26 · CFDA 45.312 · Discretionary

National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2026)

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

$25K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 13, 2026
Close date
45
Expected awards

The verdict

National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2026) is a closed discretionary listing from Institute of Museum and Library Services that offered $25,000 -- $1,000,000 across 45 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.

$25K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
45
expected awards
45.312
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on March 13, 2026. Watch CFDA 45.312 (Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $25,000 -- $1,000,000.

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 13, 2026

Posted Jan 13 Closes Mar 13

Est. Total Funding

$11,500,000

Expected Awards

45

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that develop, enhance, or adapt replicable practices, programs, models, or tools to strengthen library and archival services for the American public. The program supports projects that serve the learning needs of the public through libraries and archives; improve community prosperity through libraries and archives; provide broad access to and preservation of information and collections through libraries and archives; or provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NLG-LIBRARIES-FY26

Grants.gov marks National Leadership Grants for Libraries 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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 45.312

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program

Institute of Museum and Library Services

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Agency Contact

imls-librarygrants@imls.gov imls-librarygrants@imls.gov

What to do next

National Leadership Grants for Libraries is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 45.312 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program 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.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants