Not all programs require a grant or significant funding, and once a program has been tried and proven to be successful, you can shift some library funds into supporting it. Many times libraries will need grant funding (or seed funding) for a pilot project, though. It will likely be necessary to find permanent funding for any long-term projects – it should be ‘baked in’ to the budget. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are many potential sources of funding for library programs. Below is a list of granting agencies that you might begin with. Remember that a fundamental rule of grant-writing is ti ensure that your program aligns with the grantee’s goals and the grant description, and that grant officers are your friends! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
ALA (<\/a>https:\/\/www.ala.org\/grants\/view-all-grants<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Library grants Blog (https:\/\/librarygrants.blogspot.com\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your state library agency (For example, Kansas https:\/\/library.ks.gov\/librarians\/grants-discounts<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n IMLS (https:\/\/www.imls.gov\/find-funding\/funding-opportunities\/grant-programs<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n EBSCO Connect (https:\/\/connect.ebsco.com\/s\/article\/Grants-Funding-Sources-for-Libraries?language=en_US<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solutions that Deliver (https:\/\/tlcdelivers.com\/library-grants\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rural Information Hub (RHIhub). September 15, 2025. Rural Response to the Opioid Crisis \u2013 Funding & Opportunities.<\/em> https:\/\/www.ruralhealthinfo.org\/topics\/opioids\/funding<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA). September 8, 2025. Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG). <\/em>Grants. https:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/grants\/block-grants\/subg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA). September 8, 2025. State Opioid Response Grants. <\/em>Grants. https:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/grants\/grant-announcements\/ti-22-005<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Alphabet soup [Audio podcast episode]. In All About Grants<\/em> podcast. https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/news-events\/podcasts?episode=1052<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dowlin, K. E. (2008). Getting the money: How to succeed in fundraising for public and nonprofit libraries<\/em>. Libraries Unlimited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Office of Extramural Research. (Host). (January 7, 2011). Deciphering funding opportunity<\/p>\n\n\n\n Opioid Response Network. (Sponsor). (2025). Innovation in action: building stronger communities [Audio podcast series]. In AMERSA Podcasts<\/em>. https:\/\/amersa.org\/amersa-podcast\/?doing_wp_cron= 1757946448.8854870796203613281250 Provider\u2019s Clinical Support System. (Sponsor). (2025). Stigma and substance use: rewriting the narrative [Audio podcast series]. In AMERSA Podcasts<\/em>. https:\/\/amersa.org\/amersa-podcast\/?doing_wp_cron=1757946448.8854870796203613281250<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Not all programs require a grant or significant funding, and once a program has been tried and proven to be successful, you can shift some library funds into supporting it. Many times libraries will need grant funding (or seed funding) for a pilot project, though. It will likely be necessary to find permanent funding for … Continue reading “Sources of Funding”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-954","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=954"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1096,"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/954\/revisions\/1096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}