The GRANT Program is available for eligible recipients to support the local match requirement when applying for a federal government grant. Applications open June 1, 2024 and will continue on a rolling monthly basis thereafter until funds expire.
Supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations to build vibrant communities that offer stable jobs, homes, and communities connected through culture, recreation, and play.
Funding through the Implementation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of construction and non-construction projects to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.
NACo’s Counties for Housing Solutions will provide free virtual technical assistance to help counties assess and update their zoning codes to increase affordable housing development and overall housing supply. These fast-paced technical assistance sprints are designed to be high-intensity and implementation-focused, with a county being on track to formally adopt an amendment to their zoning code at the conclusion of the sprint.
Grant funds are restricted to project-related expenses. Eligible expenses may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Purchase of collection materials
Tech equipment (e.g. virtual meeting licenses, iPads, Wi-Fi hotspots, etc.)
Project supplies (e.g. markers, index cards, post-its, etc)
Library staff time
Payment to project partners for reimbursement or direct funding of services and support provided (e.g. childcare providers, translators, instructors, co-facilitator, etc.)
Promotion and publicity
This opportunity is open to school, public, academic, tribal, and special libraries in the U.S. and U.S. territories.
Applying libraries must demonstrate commitment to community engagement work and must submit at least one letter of support from a community organization partnering with them in this endeavor.
The library/applicant must hold either an ALA institutional membership OR ALA personal membership.
Applications Open: December 1, 2025
Deadline for Submission: February 2, 2026, by 11:59 pm (CST)
Award Notification Date: March 11, 2026