The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries Grant

 
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    Funder Type

    Private Foundation

    IT Classification

    C - Funds little to no technology

    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.

    Contacts

    Tracy Young

    Tracy Young
    2943 SMU Boulevard
    Dallas, TX 75205
    214-200-4300
     

  • 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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