Opportunity Information: Apply for NAG HAWAIIAN FY25
The Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants (2025) program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) designed to help Native Hawaiian-serving organizations sustain, strengthen, and modernize library services for their communities. The core idea is that as community information needs evolve, these organizations should be able to operate as trusted knowledge and resource centers that support learning, cultural continuity, and overall community wellness. The program is flexible by design, recognizing that Native Hawaiian organizations in different places (across the Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere in the United States) have different priorities, capacities, and local needs.
Funding supports a wide range of project types connected to library and information services. Examples include educational programming for all ages, oral history collection and documentation, and work that strengthens access to Native Hawaiian knowledge. Grants can also be used for digital media and technology improvements, digitization and digital preservation efforts, and research and development related to language and cultural materials and tools. In addition to direct service and collections work, the program also supports internal capacity-building activities such as institutional planning, policy development, and professional development opportunities including training, internships, and mentorships. Projects may also include meaningful engagement with cultural practitioners and scholars to ensure that programs, collections, and stewardship approaches align with community values and cultural protocols.
The grant can fund improvements to library environments within existing constructed spaces, including furnishing spaces used by staff and the public, but it does not allow construction costs. That limitation is important for applicants planning facility-related work: the intent is to improve and equip existing spaces rather than build or renovate structures through construction.
This opportunity is listed under CFDA 45.311 (arts and humanities-related activity) and is offered as a grant funding instrument. The funding opportunity number is NAG HAWAIIAN FY25. The application deadline is April 1, 2025. Individual awards can be as large as $150,000, and IMLS expects to make about five awards. Eligibility is described broadly as "others," and applicants are directed to consult the official Notice of Funding Opportunity for the specific eligibility criteria and requirements that determine what qualifies as a Native Hawaiian-serving organization and what documentation may be needed.Apply for NAG HAWAIIAN FY25
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services in the arts, humanities sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants (2025)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.311.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-01-13.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-04-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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| Native American Library Services Basic Grant (2026) Apply for NAG BASIC FY26 Funding Number: NAG BASIC FY26 Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services Category: Arts, Humanities Funding Amount: $10,000 |
| National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2026) Apply for NLG LIBRARIES FY26 Funding Number: NLG LIBRARIES FY26 Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services Category: Arts, Humanities Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2026) Apply for 21MP FY26 Funding Number: 21MP FY26 Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services Category: Arts, Humanities Funding Amount: $500,000 |
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| Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (2026) Apply for LB21 FY26 Funding Number: LB21 FY26 Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services Category: Arts, Humanities Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| Museums Empowered (2026) Apply for ME FY26 Funding Number: ME FY26 Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services Category: Arts, Humanities Funding Amount: $300,000 |
| Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2026) Apply for NANH FY26 Funding Number: NANH FY26 Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services Category: Arts, Humanities Funding Amount: $250,000 |
| Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2026) Apply for IGSM FY26 Funding Number: IGSM FY26 Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services Category: Arts, Humanities Funding Amount: $75,000 |
| Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2026) Apply for AAHC FY26 Funding Number: AAHC FY26 Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services Category: Arts, Humanities Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| National Leadership Grants for Museums (2026) Apply for NLG M FY26 Funding Number: NLG M FY26 Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services Category: Arts, Humanities Funding Amount: $750,000 |
| Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (2026) Apply for ALHC FY26 Funding Number: ALHC FY26 Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services Category: Arts, Humanities Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants (2026) Apply for NAG ENHANCEMENT FY26 Funding Number: NAG ENHANCEMENT FY26 Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services Category: Arts, Humanities Funding Amount: $150,000 |
| Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants (2026) Apply for NAG HAWAIIAN FY26 Funding Number: NAG HAWAIIAN FY26 Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services Category: Arts, Humanities Funding Amount: $150,000 |
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