Grants for the Arts, Education, Health and Human Services, Environment and Historic Preservation

Grants for book collections and records keeping often focus on supporting projects that improve library services, enhance collections, or implement new technology for managing records. Here are a few potential sources for such grants:

1. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
   • Grant Program: National Leadership Grants for Libraries
   • Purpose: Supports projects that develop and implement innovative solutions to library and archival challenges.
   • Website: IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries
2. American Library Association (ALA)
   • Grant Program: ALA Grants
   • Purpose: Provides various grants to support library services, including enhancing book collections and improving library operations.
   • Website: ALA Grants
3. Library of Congress
   • Grant Program: National Digital Newspaper Program
   • Purpose: Supports projects related to preserving and making available historical newspapers.
   • Website: National Digital Newspaper Program
4. The Mellon Foundation
   • Grant Program: Libraries and Archives
   • Purpose: Supports initiatives that enhance the preservation and accessibility of library collections.
   • Website: The Mellon Foundation
5. The Gates Foundation
   • Grant Program: Library Grants
   • Purpose: Supports projects that improve library services and access to information.
   • Website: Gates Foundation Library Grants
6. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
   • Grant Program: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
   • Purpose: Provides support for projects that preserve and provide access to humanities collections.
   • Website: NEH Humanities Collections and Reference Resources