Grants & Acquisitions

Ann-Christe Galloway

Ed. note: Send your grants and acquisitions to Ann-Christe Galloway, production editor, C&RL News, at email: agalloway@ala.org.

The University of North Carolina (UNC)-Chapel Hill has received a $320,777 grant to the University Libraries to help prepare the state’s future librarians and archivists to teach with primary source materials. The award comes from the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. It will fund the Primary Sources Teaching Fellowship Program, based at the Wilson Special Collections Library. The grant will provide stipends to three cohorts of fellows—eight each in the summers of 2022, 2023, and 2024. They will come from the state’s five master’s degree programs in information and library science at Appalachian State University, North Carolina Central University, East Carolina University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and UNC-Greensboro. Students from groups underrepresented in the library and archival profession will be especially encouraged to apply. Fellows will take part in a structured online learning experience led by UNC-Chapel Hill librarians and archivists and a roster of guest speakers. Fellows will then spend three days in UNC-Chapel Hill for an onsite workshop where they can create and receive feedback on lesson plans built around materials from Wilson Library.

The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has received a 24-month, $1.2 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support general operations. The grant provides funds for core administrative and management staff that support the broad range of CLIR’s programmatic activity. Over this period, CLIR will expand its work to build communities of practice; fund practical strategies and systemic thinking for new challenges; and promote the development of ethical policies that encourage the representation of all people in the accessible human record.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services(IMLS) has announced grants totaling $5,561,835 through three programs designed to support and improve library services of Native American, Native Alaskan, and Native Hawaiian organizations. Native American Library Services Basic Grants support existing library operations and maintain core library services. These noncompetitive grants are awarded in equal amounts among eligible applicants. Grants totaling $1,806,790 were awarded to 172 Indian Tribes, Alaska Native villages, and other regional and village corporations. Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants assist Native American Tribes in improving core library services for their communities. Enhancement Grants are only awarded to applicants that have applied for a Native American Library Services Basic Grant in the same fiscal year. IMLS received 28 applications requesting $3,670,126 and was able to award $3,305,045 to 24 tribes in 13 states. This year’s awarded grants will advance the preservation and revitalization of language and culture, as well as educational programming and digital services. Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants are available to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians so they can enhance existing or implement new library services. IMLS received six applications requesting $867,764 and awarded $450,000 to three organizations serving Native Hawaiians.