Native American Library Services Enhancement Grant | NAG ENHANCEMENT FY19

Opportunity Information: Apply for NAG ENHANCEMENT FY19

The Native American Library Services Enhancement Grant is a competitive, discretionary grant program administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to strengthen and expand services provided by eligible Native American libraries. The purpose of the opportunity is to support projects and activities that advance library programs and services in ways that respond to community needs and priorities, consistent with the authorities described in federal law at 20 U.S.C. 9141. In practical terms, the program is designed to help Native American libraries improve what they offer to the public, build capacity, and carry out targeted enhancements that make library services more effective and more accessible.

This funding opportunity falls under the arts and humanities funding activity category (often grouped within cultural affairs) and is offered as a grant. The catalog listing associated with the program is CFDA 45.311, which is the federal identifier used to track and classify this type of assistance. Because it is a competitive grant, applications are reviewed against selection criteria and funded based on merit and alignment with program goals, rather than being awarded automatically to all eligible entities.

The posted award ceiling for this round is $150,000 per award, and IMLS anticipated making about 20 awards. This suggests a program that can support substantial, project-based work, potentially including multi-faceted improvements such as new or expanded services, program development, collections-related activities, technology enhancements, staff training, community engagement initiatives, or other capacity-building efforts that directly strengthen library operations and benefits to users, as allowed under the statutory purposes referenced in 20 U.S.C. 9141.

Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional clarification typically provided in the full notice under an eligibility section. In general, for IMLS Native American library programs, eligibility commonly centers on libraries that serve Native American communities and meet the specific definitions and requirements laid out in the program guidance and authorizing statute. Applicants would need to rely on the full eligibility language in the notice to confirm whether their library, tribe, or associated entity qualifies for this specific competition.

For the FY19 cycle reflected in the source data, the opportunity was created on February 28, 2019, with an original application deadline of May 1, 2019. Even though those dates are historical, the summary describes the structure and intent of the program: a time-limited, competitive grant opportunity aimed at meaningful enhancements to Native American library services, administered by IMLS, with awards up to $150,000 and an expected cohort of about 20 funded projects.

• The Institute of Museum and Library Services in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Native American Library Services Enhancement Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.311.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 28, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 01, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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