Accelerating Promising Practices for Small Libraries
Description
This program supports projects that help small and/or rural libraries and archives better serve their communities.
Applications may focus on the following topics:
- transforming school library practice
- community memory
- digital inclusion
Eligibility
Applicants must be either a unit of state or local government or be a private nonprofit AND be one of the following: a library, or parent organization such as a school district; a digital library.
Role In Creative Placemaking
This grant may be used for projects that focus on community engagement and enlist community members in preserving shared cultural heritage, such as collection of oral histories of the community.
Match
None
Role in Creative Placemaking
This section represents our attempt to capture how this specific funding opportunity might fit into a placemaking initiative.
Eligibility
Who can apply? Eligibility is often limited, but in partnership with other entities you may identify an access point, such as subgrant opportunities. This information can help you determine which potential partners in your community might be able to access the funds.
Previous Projects/Grantees
These examples show how these funds have been used for creative or placemaking endeavors in the past, the types of organizations that have successfully accessed the funds and/or the types of activities for which the funds can be used.
Max Award
Maximum funding amounts can vary from year to year. We have provided the most recent information available. Where available, we also include a median or a range in cases in which the maximum is not typical of an average award.
Match Requirement
Most federal programs require some form of cost sharing. This is expressed differently for different agencies and programs. Sometimes a direct 1:1 match is specified. Other times, the application will state the maximum percentage of a project cost that the funding award can cover. We include this information, where available, in order to give you a sense of what to expect when applying for a particular funding program.
Compliance
Most federal funding programs will require financial and progress reports at least annually, along with a final report. We consider this to be a "moderate" compliance burden. Where a higher degree of data collection and reporting is indicated, we convey that information with a "substantial" rating.