Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
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The IMLS is set out to administer grant amounts that range from $50,000 to $500,000 to several selected applicants that are eligible to participate in this program.

To know more about the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, you can visit the Grant.gov website or go to Topgovernmentgrants.com.

In order to be deemed eligible to apply for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, you must:

a) belong to either a unit of State or local government or a private nonprofit organization that has tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code;

b) be located in one of the 50 States of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau;

c) qualify as one of the following organizations: a library or a parent organization, an academic or administrative unit, a digital library, a library agency that is an official agency of a state or other unit of government, a library consortium that is a local, statewide, regional, interstate, or international cooperative association of library entities, and lastly, a library association that exists on a permanent basis.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the main agency funding the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, is the nation's primary source of federal support to libraries and museums. In addition, it is also the country's leader in providing services that is aimed at enhancing learning, sustaining cultural heritage and increasing civic participation.

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