Opportunity Information: Apply for NAG HAWAIIAN FY24
The Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants (2024) program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) intended to help Native Hawaiian libraries strengthen and modernize the core services they provide to their communities. The program is built around the reality that community information needs are changing quickly, especially as technology, digital content, and online services evolve. Because of that pace of change, the grant is framed to help libraries both reinforce what they already do well and move faster in adopting new tools, platforms, and service approaches that better match how people learn, work, and access information today.
In practical terms, the funding is meant to support improvements that make library services more effective and more responsive to local priorities. One major emphasis is on improving digital services, not just in a general way, but specifically to support education and lifelong learning, workforce development, economic and business development, and access to health information. The program also highlights building critical thinking and digital literacy skills, which can include helping patrons navigate online information, evaluate sources, and use digital resources confidently for school, employment, and everyday decision-making. This focus aligns with broader IMLS priorities around championing lifelong learning and strengthening community engagement, recognizing that libraries often serve as trusted, accessible hubs for guidance and skill-building.
Another key objective is expanding and improving educational programming connected to topics and content areas that matter to patrons and community-based users. That can include structured classes, workshops, speaker series, or other learning activities designed around community interest, whether those interests are tied to practical needs (like job readiness, small business support, or technology training) or broader learning goals (like literacy enrichment, student support, or public education on important issues). The intent is to help libraries offer programming that is not only available, but relevant, well-supported, and capable of reaching more people or serving them more effectively.
The third central goal is especially important for this opportunity: enhancing the preservation and revitalization of Native Hawaiian culture and language. This can involve strengthening collections stewardship, improving access to cultural materials, supporting language-focused resources and programming, and developing services that help sustain cultural knowledge across generations. The grant description links these cultural priorities to IMLS goals related to stewardship and access, meaning the program encourages work that both protects cultural materials and makes them meaningfully usable for community members, learners, and future caretakers of that knowledge.
Administratively, this opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number "NAG HAWAIIAN FY24" and is categorized as a discretionary grant in the Arts and Humanities funding activity area, associated with CFDA number 45.311. The agency offering the funding is IMLS. Eligible applicants are listed broadly as "Others," but the description makes clear that the intended applicants are Native Hawaiian libraries; applicants are expected to rely on the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the exact eligibility rules and documentation requirements. The original closing date for applications was April 1, 2024, and the maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $150,000. IMLS anticipated making about three awards under this program cycle, indicating a competitive process with a limited number of grants available.
Overall, the grant is designed to help Native Hawaiian libraries build capacity in three connected areas: modern digital services that support real-life community goals, strong educational programming tailored to local interests, and sustained work that preserves and revitalizes Native Hawaiian culture and language. The opportunity’s structure suggests proposals that clearly connect planned activities to community needs, demonstrate practical improvements in services or access, and align with IMLS priorities around learning, engagement, and responsible stewardship of collections and cultural resources.Apply for NAG HAWAIIAN FY24
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services in the arts, humanities sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants (2024)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.311.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-01-09.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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