Applications for the FY2025 Public Library Construction Grant Program (formerly known as the Live & Learn Construction Grant Program) are now open to public libraries. This grant program assists public libraries with construction costs in their facilities.
Is your library a player in economic development? If not yet, could it be? Do you have an idea on how your library could contribute to local job creation, entrepreneurship, and nonprofits — but you could use a little funding to get started? Then please consider submitting to the third annual pitch competition of the Entrepreneurship & Libraries Conference (ELC). The focus of the pitching is how a library can support local economic development, job hunters, workforce development, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and/or small businesses.
CSX Community Service Grants assist organizations that make a strong, quantifiable impact on their greater communities. The online application for Community Service Grants is open from Jan. 1 through Dec. 15 each year.
Application and Eligibility Requirements: https://www.csx.com/index.cfm/community-investment/charitable-investments/community-service-grants/
The Southern Arts Fund (SAF) encourages arts programming and education by distributing grants to artists and community organizations throughout Southern Illinois. Individual artists, nonprofits, governmental organizations, and educational institutions are invited to submit project proposals that demonstrate a strong public service or community outreach component. Applicants eligible for SAF grants include, but are not limited to:
Vibrant, diverse, and inclusive communities are essential in attracting businesses and tourism and establishing a desirable place for skilled workers and their families to call home.
In AARP’s flagship Community Challenge grant program, grants have ranged from several hundred dollars for smaller, short-term activities to tens of thousands of dollars for larger projects. AARP is accepting applications for projects that benefit residents — especially those age 50 and older.
EBSCO provides grants that will fund solar installations at libraries around the world.
Through the Community Champions program, customers can apply for small grants (up to $500) for causes that are important to their communities. Extra consideration will be given to those requests where the project, organization, or initiative focuses on education, environment, or youth.
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation invites applications for its Family Literacy Grants program. Through the program, grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to support organizations that support the whole family in literacy in one of the following areas: adult education instruction, children’s education, or Parent and Child Together Time (PACT).
The ALA Great Stories Club is a thematic reading and discussion program that engages teens who are facing difficult challenges through literature-based library outreach programs. The “Imagining Tomorrow: Building Inclusive Futures” series will feature science fiction books that explore questions of equity, identity, and alternate futures. Implementation of the series is supported by a grant from a private donor.