Budgets & funding: See also links
Library Grants Blog
For librarians interested in grant opportunities!
The Small but Powerful Guide to Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library
The newly-updated Small but Powerful Guide to Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library provides tips and tools you can use from the ALA Committee on Rural, Native and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds, the Association for Rural & Small Libraries and the ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services.
Candid
The definitive site for information on grant writing, funding sources, grant makers, and researching philanthropy -- plus related news and resources (formerly the Foundation Center).
FundingFactory
FundingFactory has helped thousands of educational and non-profit organizations nationwide reach their fundraising goals in an effective and innovative way -- recycling.
TechSoup
Public libraries who have 501c3 status may be eligible for discounted and donated software and more from vendors like Symantec, Microsoft, Macromedia, and Intuit for a small handling fee through TechSoup's product distribution program.
Library Use Value Calculator
A calculator worksheet provided by the Maine State Library which can be used to determine your library's worth to your community.
The below Library funding resources collected by Stephanie Gerding
Government grant sources
- Grants.gov The access point for over 1,000 grant programs totaling $400 billion in awards offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies.
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- US Department of Education
- National Library of Medicine
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Your State Humanities Council
- Your State Arts Council
- Your State Library
Private grant sources
Foundations
Candid https://candid.org/ The largest and most comprehensive resource for researching foundations. Includes many tools for finding out about foundations, trends in grant making, and top foundations in your geographic region (formerly the Foundation Center).
Community Foundations have resource materials, local directories, and more information about funding opportunities in your area.
Council of Foundation’s Community Foundation Locator
Professional associations give grants and awards to projects and personnel
Local sources
The Grantsmanship Center maintains information about your state's foundations, community foundations, corporate giving programs and the top 40 foundations that give in your state.
Clubs and organizations
Michigan State University’s LibGuide on Grants and Related Resources, with service clubs and civic organizations that provide funding for ideas. Your yellow pages, friends, and staff may also help identify local clubs and organizations that provide funding.
Newsletters, bulletins, and digests
- Library Grants Blog Librarians Gerding and MacKellar maintain this free website of library grant opportunities.
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services news
- The National Endowment for the Humanities Newsroom
- RFP Bulletin from Candid
- Association of Fundraising Professionals
- The Grantsmanship Center
- Chronicle of Philanthropy
