FY 2009 Deadline:

May 1, 2009

Grant Amount:

Up to $150,000

Grant Period:

Up to two years

Program Contact:

Alison Freese, Senior Program Officer
Phone: 202/653-4665
E-mail: afreese@imls.gov

Program Overview
Enhancement Grants support projects to enhance existing library services or implement new library services, particularly as they relate to the goals of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) listed here:

• to expand services for learning and access to information and educational resources
  in a variety of formats, in all types of libraries, for individuals of all ages;
• to develop library services that provide all users with access to information
  through local, state, regional, national, and international electronic networks;
• to provide electronic and other linkages between and among all types of libraries;
• to develop public and private partnerships with other agencies and community-based organizations;
• to target library services to help increase access and ability to use information resources for individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; and
• to target library and information services to help increase access and ability to use information resources for persons having difficulty using a library and for underserved urban and rural communities, including children from birth to age 17 from families with incomes below the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget).

Eligibility
See eligibility requirements for the Basic Grant. Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages are eligible to apply for the Enhancement Grant only if they have applied for a Native American Library Services Basic Grant in the same fiscal year. See program guidelines for specific eligibility criteria.