Community Impact Grants help California’s libraries respond effectively to local needs and align services with local community aspirations and support experimentation and research and development in California’s libraries.
Donor Name: California State Library
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/12/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Types of Projects
Applicants may apply for funding for two types of projects:
- Local Community Impact Projects: Projects that focus on one library jurisdiction and can include projects focusing on one branch in one library jurisdiction.
- Collaborative Community Impact Projects: Projects that are implemented by three or more library jurisdictions.
Funding Information
- Local Community Impact Projects
- Minimum funding request: $10,000
- Maximum funding request: $100,000
- Collaborative Community Impact Projects
- Minimum funding request: $50,000
- Maximum funding request: $250,000.
Grant Period
The funding period is July 2025 – June 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Local projects are open to California libraries. Libraries with up to 14 outlets may apply for one local grant; libraries with between 15 and 30 outlets may apply for two local grants; libraries with 31 or more outlets may apply for three local grants. Libraries applying for a local grant may also apply for a collaborative grant.
- Collaborative projects are open to California libraries, library consortia, and library-focused non-profit organizations. A library, library consortium, or library-focused non-profit may apply for, and participate in, up to two collaborative grant opportunities. Libraries that apply for a collaborative grant may also apply for a local grant.
For more information, visit California State Library.
