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No. NLG-LIBRARIES-FY27 · Institute of Museum and Library Services

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National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2027)

Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$25,000 – $1,000,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Nov 13, 2026
Posted
Sep 1, 2026
Last verified
Today

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Arts
  • Humanities
Official description from grants.gov

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.

Who can apply

  • Others
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 45.312 · National Leadership Grants

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (45.312), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 81 $232,583 $136,056 – $476,424
FY 2025 25 $100,000 $10,000 – $605,140
FY 2024 85 $249,500 $148,710 – $415,366
FY 2023 69 $249,800 $146,575 – $598,833
FY 2022 436 $47,778 $29,227 – $50,000
FY 2021 86 $233,354 $100,854 – $321,335

For comparison, this notice advertises $25,000 – $1,000,000.

Who wins it State government (782) of 782 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states NY (80) · CA (47) · IL (40) · PA (35) · WA (30)
Largest recent awards
  1. NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION $10,142,920 · FY 2026
  2. ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL ARCHIVES LIBRARIES & MUSEUMS $4,316,712 · FY 2021
  3. AMERICA250.ORG, INC. $3,868,200 · FY 2025
  4. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE $3,121,324 · FY 2024
  5. FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN CONSERVATION $2,728,016 · FY 2021

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Sep 2, 2026