Opportunity Information: Apply for NLG LIBRARIES FY18 1
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) program is a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to fund high-impact projects that tackle major challenges and emerging opportunities in the library and archives fields. The main purpose is not just to support a single institution's local work, but to invest in initiatives that can push the profession forward by advancing both theory and day-to-day practice. Projects are expected to produce broadly useful outcomes such as new tools and technologies, research and evidence that informs decision-making, repeatable models and frameworks, improved services and practices, or strategic partnerships and alliances that can be adopted and adapted by many organizations across the country. A key theme of the program is that federal dollars should lead to results that can scale, be replicated, or be widely reused, so the benefits extend well beyond the original grantee.
This opportunity is structured as a two-phase application process. In the first phase, every applicant must submit a short preliminary proposal limited to two pages. The preliminary stage functions as a screening step where IMLS identifies the most promising ideas and the proposals that best align with the agency's priorities. Only applicants selected from this first phase are invited to submit a full proposal in the second phase, meaning the program is competitive not only at the final review stage but also at the invitation stage. For this funding cycle, Grants.gov accepted preliminary proposals until 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on September 1, 2017, and then accepted invited full proposals until 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on January 16, 2018.
In terms of funding scale, the program allows for substantial awards, with an award ceiling of $2,000,000 per grant and an expectation of approximately 12 awards in this cycle. The opportunity is categorized under Arts and Humanities within federal activity classifications (with CFDA listing 45.312). The funding instrument is a grant, and the opportunity is listed as discretionary, reflecting that awards are made through a competitive review process rather than by formula. Eligibility is summarized in the listing as "Others" with additional clarifications referenced in an eligibility text field, which signals that eligible applicants may extend beyond a single standard category and that applicants would need to consult the detailed eligibility language in the full notice.
Overall, NLG-L is designed for projects with national relevance and field-wide usefulness, especially those that can demonstrably influence how libraries and archives operate, collaborate, and serve the public. The strongest projects under this program are typically those that generate tangible deliverables or transferable knowledge, show a clear plan for dissemination and adoption, and make a credible case that the work will be used, adapted, scaled, or replicated by other institutions after the grant period ends.Apply for NLG LIBRARIES FY18 1
- 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 "National Leadership Grants for Libraries" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.312.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 20, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 16, 2018 The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program is a two phase process. In the first phase, all applicants must submit a two page preliminary proposal. Grants.gov will accept preliminary proposal applications through 1159 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on September 1, 2017. Those applicants whose preliminary proposals are the most promising and best aligned with the IMLSs priorities will be invited to submit full proposals in the second phase of the process. Grants.gov will accept invited, full proposal applications through 1159 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on January 16, 2018.. (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 $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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