OpportunityTitle: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Please see Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information.
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 library and archives professionals, developing faculty and library leaders, and recruiting and educating the next generation of library and archives professionals.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: tcarrigan@imls.gov
GrantorContactText: Tim Carrigan, Senior Program Officer &lt;br/&gt;202-653-4639 &lt;br/&gt;tcarrigan@imls.gov &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Sarah Fuller, Senior Program Officer &lt;br/&gt;202-653-4783 &lt;br/&gt;sfuller@imls.gov &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;James Neal, Senior Program Officer &lt;br/&gt;202-653-4740 &lt;br/&gt;jneal@imls.gov  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Emily Reynolds, Senior Program Officer &lt;br/&gt;202-635-4665 &lt;br/&gt;ereynolds@imls.gov  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Ashley Sands, PhD, Senior Program Officer &lt;br/&gt;202-653-4730 &lt;br/&gt;asands@imls.gov  &lt;br/&gt;
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 17, 2018. 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 March 20, 2019. UPDATE: IMLS is extending the preliminary proposal deadlines for two library grant programs from September 17 to October 8 to provide an additional three weeks for institutions in areas affected by Hurricane Florence. For those in federally designated disaster areas as of September 10-17, 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 Tuesday, October 9.