Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Supports building the library and archival workforce and the capacity of libraries, archives and LIS graduate programs. Includes Early Career Research and Applied Research grant categories of $75,000-$750,000.
- Indicative award
- $25k–$1M (total award)By project type: Planning/Forum $75,000-$200,000; Community-Centered Implementation $25,000-$100,000; National Implementation $75,000-$1,000,000; Early Career Research and Applied Research $75,000-$750,000.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · NovPublished deadline: 2026-11-13 — 91 days awayDeadline listed as November 13, 2026. Grant periods run 1-3 years depending on category.
- Who can apply
- Early-career faculty, Any faculty rank, Practitioner, Doctoral candidate
- Eligibility
- Libraries, archives, library/archival service organizations and graduate LIS programs; IMLS refers applicants to the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the specific eligibility list. 1:1 cost share required only for National Implementation requests of $299,999 or more.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- workforce development · archival profession · early career research · professional education
- Apply at
- https://www.imls.gov/find-funding/funding-opportunities/grant-programs/laura-bush-21st-century-librarian-program
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
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