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Funder Type
Private Foundation
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IT Classification
C - Funds little to no technology
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Authority
Laura Bush Foundation
Summary
The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries provides funds to our Nation's neediest schools so that they can extend, update, and diversify the book and print collections in their libraries with the goal of encouraging students to develop a love of reading and learning.
History of Funding
Since its founding in 2002, the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries has provided more than $21 million to school libraries for the purchase of books and printed materials. Grants have been awarded to more than 3,600 schools in all 50 states, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, and military bases. Previous grant recipients can be viewed on the Foundation's website: https://www.bushcenter.org/newsroom/laura-bush-foundation-awards-1-5-million-in-library-grants-to-schools-across-the-country
Additional Information
Applications are scored based on the following:
- Alignment with the foundation's mission
- Description of need
- Library budget
- Evidence of focus on students, administration and principal support, and collaboration
Funds from the Laura Bush Foundation may be used only to purchase print or Braille volumes, audio-books, e-books, or magazine/serial/e-magazine subscriptions. A book” is a hardbound print or a Braille volume, an audio-book or an e-book to be added to either the circulating or reference section of the school library collection. Magazine/serial copies or subscriptions and e-magazine subscriptions may be purchased with grant funds. Not eligible to be purchased with library grant funds: videos or DVDs, any student/teacher guide to the book (in print or other media), a test/quiz/workbook, exercise book or commentary on the book, any software related to the book, or electronic book readers.
Eligibility Details
To be eligible for a library grant from the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries, the applying school must meet ALL of the following criteria:
- Established School: The school must be in operation for a minimum of one (1) year prior to submitting an application.
- Economic Need: During time of application, at least 85% of the school's student population must qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch (FRL). This verifiable information should be available from the school or district's administration. It is also available at the following website.
- Existing Library: The school library must be a uniquely designated space in which books and other materials are systematically classified, arranged by subject, type, etc. and stored in a location and manner that allows access to all students and adults in the school. Not eligible: classrooms or classroom sets of books, collections of books stored in closets, or collections of books on rolling carts of any kind.
- Staff Librarian: The day-to-day oversight and operation of the school library must be carried out by a paid librarian, designated by the school administration to be responsible for the collection, care, and use of the materials housed in the library.
- First Time Recipient: The school must be a first-time recipient of a library grant from the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries. All previous award winners are ineligible to apply.
Deadline Details
Applications were to be electronically submitted on November 27, 2023. Grant applications for the 2023-2024 school year will open in late 2024.
Award Details
Award amounts vary by project size and scope.
The number of grants awarded is a function of the amount of money available from the endowment and the size of the grants. There were 857 applications submitted by the December 2015 deadline, and 130 grants were awarded in May 2016.
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