National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2026)
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: January 13, 2026
Close date: March 13, 2026
Opportunity ID: 361140
Opportunity number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY26
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Agency code: IMLS
Award floor: $25,000
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Cost sharing required: Yes
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Arts
- Humanities
Eligible Applicants
- Others
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:imls
- category_of_funding_activity:arts
- category_of_funding_activity:humanities
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:true
- eligible_applicants:others
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that develop, enhance, or adapt replicable practices, programs, models, or tools to strengthen library and archival services for the American public. The program supports projects that serve the learning needs of the public through libraries and archives; improve community prosperity through libraries and archives; provide broad access to and preservation of information and collections through libraries and archives; or provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster.