ALA's Public Programs Office offers grants and awards to support programming in libraries of all types. Current opportunities are listed below.
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- Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries: ALA has announced plans to award nearly $2 million to small and rural libraries in 2020 and 2021 to help them address issues of concern in their communities. Through Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries, up to 650 U.S. libraries in small and rural communities will receive $3,000 to tackle issues ranging from media literacy to COVID-19 safety to unemployment. The initiative is part of ALA’s longtime commitment to preparing library workers for the expanding role of libraries. Library workers may apply online for grant funding from September 21 to December 2, 2020, at ala.org/LTC.