ALA is offering grants to re-establish, sustain, amplify, or create new needed services, to underserved target audience(s).

  *   See FAQs at http://www.ala.org/aboutala/ala-covid-library-relief-fund-frequently-asked-questions
  *   Application guidelines http://www.ala.org/aboutala/ala-covid-library-relief-fund%C2%A0-guidelines


ALA announces $1.25M emergency fund for libraries impacted by COVID-19

CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) announced today it will make available $1.25M in emergency relief grants to libraries that have experienced substantial economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ALA COVID Library Relief Fund invites public, school, academic, and tribal libraries across the United States and US Territories to apply for grants of $30,000 to $50,000. These funds are intended to bolster library operations and services including broadening technology access, developing collections, providing digital instruction, staffing, and expanding outreach, as well as maintaining and amplifying existing service strategies or adding new ones to extend impact through the end of 2021. Grant applications are accepted online through May 20, 2021 via the ALA website<http://www.ala.org/aboutala/ala-covid-library-relief-fund>.

Deborah A. Clark, MLIS
Library Management Specialist
Maine State Library
(207)233-2193
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