Library Grants and Funding

Your library may be eligible for grant funding to assist with the cost of a new TLC automation system. Finding and applying for appropriate grants can be a daunting process, but the payoff is well worth the effort.

Here are some helpful links to get you started.

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AASL List of School Library Grants


ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant


ALSC/Candlewick Press “Light the Way” Grant


American Honda Foundation – STEM


AIAA Foundation Classroom Grant Program


AIAA FIRST® LEGO® League Grant Program


Applied Materials Foundation Grant: Generation Girl


Best Buy Grants


Brinker International Grants


Brown Rudnick Center Foundation Community Grant


Captain Planet Foundation Grants


CenturyLink Grants


Computers for Learning


Crayola Champion Creatively Alive Children Grant


Daniel Fund Grant


Dean Witter Foundation


Diversity Research Grant


Dollar General Adult Literacy Grant


Beyond Words Disaster Relief


Dollar General Family Literacy Grants


Summer Reading Grants


Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants


Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation


Doris Ann Norries – We Love Libraries!


Dr Scholl Foundation


EBSCO ALA Annual Conference International Sponsorship


EBSCO ALA Annual Conference Sponsorship


EBSCO Midwinter Meeting Sponsorship


Eisner Graphic Novel Grant for Libraries – Growth Grant


Eisner Graphic Novel Grant for Libraries – Innovation Grant


Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grants


First Energy STEM Classroom Grants


From Failure to Promise Grant


Gladys Brooks Foundation


Grow Rural Education


H.W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant


Halliburton Foundation


I Love My Librarian Award


Native American Library Services: Basic Grants


Native American Library Services: Enhancement Grants


Native Hawaiian Library Services Grant

(ILA) Leaders Inspiring Readers Award


(ILA) Literacy Leader Award


Jan Stauber – Sherlock Holmes Literacy Grant – The Beacan Society


Joseph Bruno Foundation Grants


Kinder Morgan Foundation


Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (2020)


Laura Bush School Library Grant


Libraries Transform Communities: ALA Engagement Grant


Loleta D. Fyan Grant


Mazda Foundation Grant


McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Teacher Development Grant


Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grant


National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Grant


National Education Association and National Endowment for the Arts:


National Education Association (NEA) Foundation STEM Grants


National Education Association (NEA) Foundation Student Success Grant


National Endowment for the Arts


National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) (2020)


P Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education


Pat Carterette Professional Development Grant


PNC Grow Up Great Early Childhood Grant


Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching


R J Reynolds American Foundation


Reiman Foundation


Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation Grant


Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award


Shell Science Lab Challenge Competition


Siemens Possibility Grant – 2020 Sweepstake


Snapdragon Book Foundation School Library Grant


State Farm Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Initiative


The Penguin Random House Library Awards for Innovation


The Ruth Toor Grant for Strong Public School Libraries


Toshiba America Foundation Grants for Grades 6-12


Toshiba America Foundation Grants for Grades K – 5


Voya Unsung Heroes Grant


W K Kellogg Foundation


Walmart Community Grant


Wish you Well Foundation


(YALSA): Service to Young Adults Achievement Award


(YALSA): Young Adult Services Symposium Stipend


YALSA’s MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens


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