Competitive Grants - up to $75,000

• Applicants may request up to $75,000. A 10% match is required.

Mini Grants - up to $10,000

• Applicants may request up to $10,000 per library jurisdiction (not branch) over two (2) funding cycles, funds permitting. A 10% match is required.

Planning/Assessment Grants - up to $50,000

• Applicants may request up to $50,000 per library jurisdiction (not branch) over two (2) funding cycles, funds permitting. A 10% match is required.
• Copies of consultant bid opportunities/Scope of Work must be provided.

CE Grants and Stipends (aka Travel to Training)

• Applicants may apply for a grant (awarded to library) or stipend (awarded to individual) of up to $1,500 per person per CE event.

Subgrants must advance one of the four goals identified in Nevada's LSTA 5 Year Plan, 2023-2027. 

• Goal 1: Planning and Assessment
• Goal 2: Capacity, Training, and Sustainability
• Goal 3: Partnerships and Sharing
• Goal 4: Services and Resources

LSTA grant opportunities are available to all eligible Nevada libraries.

To be eligible to receive LSTA funds, all applicant libraries, library consortia, and library organizations must certify to the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records (NSLAPR) that they meet the following applicable eligibility criteria:

Public, School, Academic, and Special/Research Libraries

• Is supported by public revenues (51% or more) or is a non-profit institution or agency.
• Makes the collection accessible to its primary clientele organized according to a professionally accepted classification system.
• Participates in resource sharing through the Information Nevada program.
• Serves its primary clientele free of charge.
• Has a fixed location with regular, published hours of operation.
• Has one or more designated and trained library staff.
• Has an annual budget with funds reserved for library materials and services.
• Has a current, written long range or strategic plan addressing library services that is available for review. 
• Submits all reports required by NSLAPR in a complete, accurate and timely manner.

The applicant or participating library must also meet the following requirements:

• Public Libraries: Must meet the Minimum Standards for Public Libraries.
• School Libraries: The school district employs at least one certified library/media specialist.
• Academic Libraries: Be accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Tribal Libraries

• Be recognized and supported by a tribal government in Nevada
• Be able to document an existing library that meets, at a minimum, three basic criteria: (1) regularly scheduled hours, (2) staff, and (3) materials available for library users.

Library Consortia

• Be a Nevada local, regional, or statewide cooperative of library entities which provides for the systematic and effective coordination of resources of school, public, academic, and/or special libraries and information centers, for improved services for the clientele of such library entities [20 U.S.C. 9122(2)].
• Has a formal organized structure that includes governance, membership, long range planning and regular funding components.
• Has among its members one or more libraries that meet library eligibility requirements as stated above.

Non-profit Library Related Organizations

• Be a non-profit entity registered with the Nevada Secretary of State.
• Has tax exempt status under the Internal Revenue Section 501(C)3.
• Has a formal organized structure that includes governance, membership, long range planning and regular funding components.

These criteria were approved by the Nevada State Council on Libraries and Literacy in May 2008 and realigned for clarity in January 2023.

• Please contact the LSTA Coordinator if you have questions about CE deadlines or would like to request an extension. Reasonable accommodations will be considered. 

Copies of forms that must be uploaded with applications in the Community Grants Portal (forms are also available within the application itself).