Grant Opportunities for High School Libraries

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program

The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) supports professional development, graduate education, and continuing education to help libraries and archives develop a diverse workforce of librarians to better meet the changing learning and information needs of the American public. 

Grant Amount (for up to 3 years):

·       Planning Grants: up to $50,000

·       National Forum Grants: up to $100,000

·       Research Grants: up to $500,000

·       Project Grants: $50,000–$1,000,000

Eligibility: Elementary and secondary school libraries that make publicly available library services (as well as 6 other types of organizations)

Deadline: February 1, 2017

Find out more: https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/laura-bush-21st-century-librarian-program

This grant would all allow me to create a professional development program for educators that focuses on two things. First, it would focus on teaching educators how to have ethical behavior while utilizing 21st century learning resources and materials. Secondly, it would provide techniques that educators can use to teach high school students how to have ethical behavior when using online and digital resources.

Activating Community Opportunities Using Museums/Libraries as Assets – A National Leadership Grants Special Initiative

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is interested in supporting projects that address significant challenges and opportunities facing the library, archive, and museum (LAM) fields and that have the potential to advance theory and practice.

Grant Amount: $150,000 for up to 2 years

Eligibility: Library Entity, Museum Entity, Community Entity, or Institution of Higher Education and other entities that advance the museum and library fields may apply.

Deadline: April 3, 2017

Find Out More: https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/activating-community-opportunities-using-museums-libraries-assets-national

This grant would all allow me to create a professional development program for educators that focuses on two things. First, it would focus on teaching educators how to have ethical behavior while utilizing 21st century learning resources and materials. Secondly, it would provide techniques that educators can use to teach high school students how to have ethical behavior when using online and digital resources.

Inspired Special Event Grant by AASL

This grant opportunity supports a special event so that an existing public middle or high school library can create new or enhance its extracurricular activities in order to increase student academic achievement at their school. The goal is to provide direct assistance funding to middle or high school libraries for special short-term projects or events that would create new or enhance educational activities in order to engage students with and in the library and to promote reading, books, literacy and authors. 

Grant Amount: $2,000

Eligibility: Publicly funded middle or high school, grades 5-12, that have an existing campus library with a certified school librarian on campus

Deadline: February 1, 2017

Find Out More: http://www.ala.org/aasl/awards/inspire/event

This grant would allow me to create a special event for students that focuses on having ethical behavior while using digital materials and resources. My first thought is to host a film festival. Students would be taught how to create a video using music and photographs legally and ethically and then they would be given the opportunity to submit their video for chances to win a scholarship or large prize. The entire school would be invited to the film festival.