Grant Applicants - Program Guidelines

Grant Program Guidelines

Application forms and guidelines for the current fiscal year are made available approximately 90 days before the grant deadline. Until that time, applications and guidelines from the previous year are available for your reference, but you must use the current fiscal year application when you apply.

Please note that on December 5, 2012, IMLS posted revised versions of the IMLS Budget Form and Program Information Sheet. These revised forms address issues applicants were having. If you have downloaded and/or saved these forms prior to December 5, you will need to download the revised versions. The minimum software requirement for these forms is Adobe Reader 7.0.5, and JavaScript must be enabled to utilize the Budget Form.

FY 2013

Native Hawaiian Library Services -- Deadline: April 1, 2013 (NOTE NEW EARLIER DEADLINE)
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Native American Library Services: Basic Grants -- Deadline: March 1, 2013
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Native American Library Services: Enhancement Grants -- Deadline: March 1, 2013 (NOTE NEW EARLIER DEADLINE)
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National Leadership Grants for Libraries -- Deadline: February 1, 2013
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Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries and Museums -- Deadline: February 1, 2013
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Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
-- Deadline: January 15, 2013
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Museums for America -- Deadline: January 15, 2013
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National Leadership Grants for Museums -- Deadline: January 15, 2013
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Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Grants -- Deadline: January 15, 2013
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Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program -- Deadline: September 24, 2012
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Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums --  Deadline: June 15, 2012
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