ALA Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant

 Deadline: February 1, 2024

The American Library Association (ALA) Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant recognizes, promotes, and supports innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. School, public, academic, tribal, and special libraries are invited to apply by designing and outlining activities for a library-led community engagement project. Community engagement is the process of working collaboratively with community members – library patrons, residents, faculty, students, or local organizations – to address issues for the betterment of the community. Two grants of $2,000 will be awarded.

For the 2023–2024 cycle, libraries are invited to submit applications for a community engagement project that focuses on community empowerment. Libraries should work collaboratively with community members and at least one partner organization to develop a project that addresses a local issue and builds upon community assets.

Project activities to be covered by the grant may include a project that brings people together to discuss the local economy and works to increase resources to support entrepreneurism; a program that collaborates with a local partner to increase civic participation to help strengthen the community; projects that work with formerly incarcerated individuals to create better avenues for reentry; or a project empowering individuals to celebrate and exercise intellectual freedom.

View the full award guidelines and apply online at www.ala.org/LTCEG.