2023-2024 Local and Collaborative Grants help California’s libraries respond effectively to local needs and align services with local community aspirations; support experimentation and research and development in California’s libraries; and provide training and support in grant writing and grant management for the California library community.
Donor Name: California State Library
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/28/2023
Size of the Grant:
- Local Competitive Grants: $10,000 – $100,000
- Collaborative Competitive Grants: $50,000 – 250,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Please note: Funding availability is contingent upon federal IMLS funding level confirmation for 2023-2024 and the passage of the 2023-2024 California State budget. Awards cannot be issued until both of these have occurred. Two types of grant opportunity are available:
- Local Grants: Support projects that focus on one library jurisdiction and can include projects focusing on one branch in one library jurisdiction.
- Collaborative Grants: Support projects that are implemented by three or more library jurisdictions.
Purpose
The California State Library’s LSTA grant opportunities:
- Support improvement, innovation, and experimentation in library services;
- Build capacity among the California library community in grant-writing and grant management; and
- Help California’s local libraries develop services that effectively respond to community needs and align with community aspirations.
Goal
California’s LSTA Goal One:
- Strengthen the ability of California libraries to design equitable programs and services in collaboration with their local communities.
- Increase library workers’ knowledge of equity principles and practices.
- Develop and implement library practices to foster equity-based community involvement.
- Reduce barriers to service for underserved and marginalized populations
Primary Audience(s) for Project:
- Adults
- Families
- Immigrants/Refugees
- Intergenerational Groups (Excluding Families)
- Library Staff, Volunteers, and/or Trustees
- Low Income
- Non/Limited English Speaking
- People with Disabilities
- People with Limited Functional Literacy
- Pre-School Children
- Rural Populations
- School Age Children
- Senior Citizens
- Statewide Public
- Suburban Populations
- Unemployed
- Urban Populations
- Young Adults and Teens
Funding Information
- Local Competitive Grants: Awards range from a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $100,000.
- Collaborative Competitive Grants: Awards range from a minimum of $50,000 to a maximum of $250,000. Requests are expected to align with the project’s scope and anticipated impact.
Eligibility Criteria
Local Competitive Grants
The Local Competitive grant opportunity is 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 competitive grant may also apply for a collaborative competitive grant.
Collaborative Competitive Grants
- The Collaborative Competitive grant opportunity is 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 competitive grant opportunities.
- Libraries that apply for a collaborative competitive grant may also apply for a local competitive grant.
Application Criteria
- Collaborative competitive grant applications must include at least three California libraries. Submissions must be signed by representatives from all participating libraries. Collaborative competitive applications may not be submitted speculatively on behalf of other agencies.
- Collaborative competitive applications may be submitted by one lead agency or by multiple participating agencies (e.g. three partnering library jurisdictions). Agencies that apply separately for funds to support a joint project must: Connect with the State Library’s LSTA Coordinator before submitting so that their submissions can be linked; Apply for no more than a combined total of $250,000.
For more information, visit California State Library.
