OpportunityTitle: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Please see Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility specifics.
Description: The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) supports developing a diverse workforce of librarians to better meet the changing learning and information needs of the American public by: enhancing the training and professional development of librarians, developing faculty and library leaders, and recruiting and educating the next generation of librarians.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Sarah Fuller, Senior Program Officer
GrantorContactText: Tim Carrigan, Senior Program Officer,  202-653-4639, tcarrigan@imls.gov;  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Sandra Toro, PhD, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4662, storo@imls.gov;  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;James Neal, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4740,  jneal@imls.gov;  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Ashley Sands, PhD, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4730, asands@imls.gov;  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Sarah Fuller, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4783, sfuller@imls.gov (for technical issues);  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Emily Reynolds, Program Officer, 202-653-4665, ereynolds@imls.gov
CloseDateExplanation: The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program is a two phase process. In the first phase, all applicants must submit a two page preliminary proposal. Grants.gov will accept preliminary proposal applications through 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on September 1, 2017. Those applicants whose preliminary proposals are the most promising and best aligned with the IMLS&apos;s priorities will be invited to submit full proposals in the second phase of the process. Grants.gov will accept invited, full proposal applications through 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on January 16, 2018.    UPDATE: IMLS is extending the preliminary proposal deadlines for two library grant programs from September 1 to September 22 to provide an additional three weeks for institutions in areas affected by now Tropical Storm Harvey. For those in federally designated disaster areas as of September 1, IMLS will now accept applications for the National Leadership Grants for Libraries program and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program as late as 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, September 22.