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ALA COVID Library Relief Fund Grants for 2022

  • 1.  ALA COVID Library Relief Fund Grants for 2022

    Posted Mar 18, 2022 10:24 AM

    Chapter Leaders,

    Please see the below message on behalf of the ALA Chapter office:

     

    ALA COVID Library Relief Fund Grants for 2022

    The American Library Association (ALA) will make available $1.55M in emergency relief grants to more than 75 libraries this year that have experienced substantial economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. The
     ALA COVID Library Relief Fund invites:

    Public, School, Academic, Tribal, and Correctional libraries across the United States and US Territories can apply for grants of $20,000.

    APPLICATIONS are accepted online through April 21, 2022 (11:59PM Central Time)

    These funds are intended to bolster library operations and services including broadening technology access, developing collections, providing digital instruction, staffing, and expanding outreach, as well as maintaining and amplifying existing service strategies or adding new ones to extend impact through the end of 2022.

    Funds will support libraries' ability to provide their users with the information services and digital access they need to retain or secure socio-economic mobility during a time of shift and upheaval. Libraries serving low income and rural communities, or communities that are predominately Black, Latino, Asian, Indigenous, and People of Color, are especially encouraged to apply.

    ALA COVID Library Relief Fund – Application Information Webinar

    Thursday, March 24, 2022, at 2:00 PM Central Time

    Register 

    If you are interested in applying for a grant for your library, we invite you to this free one-hour information session on the ALA COVID Library Relief Fund application. We will highlight the fund, the application process, and respond to questions you might have. 

    If unable to attend, this webinar will be recorded and sent out to all registrants.

    To see list of grants awarded in 2021, click here