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 funding cycle. A 10% match is required.

Planning/Assessment Grants - up to $50,000

• Applicants may request up to $50,000 per library jurisdiction. A 10% match is required.
• Copies of consultant bid opportunities/Scope of Work must be provided.

CE Grants (aka Travel to Training)

• Applicants may apply for a grant awarded to library, or a grant awarded to individual, of up to $2,000 per person per CE event.
• 2025 ARSL Conference Scholarships awarded to libraries and individuals up to $1500 per person. 

Pilot Program - Early Literacy Kits - total funding $75,000

• Applicants pre-selected by NSLAPR to participate in a program to distribute early literacy books and early literacy and library information materials to new families through community partners.

LSTA 2024 Digital Collection Development Statewide Grants

• Apply for the LSTA 2024 Digital Collection Development formula grant to expand eBooks, e-audio, music, and video.
• Eligible Nevada public, academic, tribal, and special libraries may request up to their allocation per table below
• For procurements made July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025
• Purchases must follow approved digital purchasing models and comply with federal Executive Orders
• Applications are to be submitted through Community Grants Portal
• Please review the Application Template and Instructions prior to accessing the portal.
• Applications are due August 29, 2025

Learning and Literacy Kits Youth Services Initiative

Apply for the LSTA-funded Learning & Literacy Kits project to expand early literacy, STEAM exploration, sensory development, and creative learning opportunities for Nevada’s children and teens. Eligible Nevada public libraries may opt in to receive their population-based allocation, with the option to request additional kits for documented local needs.

• Opt-in deadline: December 12, 2025

• Early Literacy, Phonics, Sensory & Special Needs, STEAM, and Art & Creativity kits

• LSTA Eligible libraries receive 12 base kits + 1 per 10,000 residents (to request more - nslaprlsta@admin.nv.gov)

• For procurements through January 30, 2026

• Kits include books, hands-on learning tools, and activity guides

• Review the Application Instructions

• Opt-in application form (not Community Portal)

• Final report due March 31, 2026

• Allocation Table:

  Libraries	Population of The Legal Service Area	Base #	Per additional 10,000	Total
  Amargosa Valley Library District	1,783	12	0	12
  Beatty Library District	1,059	12	0	12
  Boulder City Library District	15,012	12	1	13
  Carson City Library	58,314	12	5	17
  Churchill County Library	26,564	12	2	14
  Douglas County  Public Library	52,674	12	5	17
  Elko / Eureka County / Mybrary Library System	58,243	12	5	17
  Esmeralda County Library	1,068	12	0	12
  Henderson Public District Library	334,640	12	33	45
  Humboldt County Library	17,921	12	1	13
  Las Vegas Clark County District Library	1,709,804	12	170	182
  Lyon County Library System	60,454	12	6	18
  Mineral County Library	4,870	12	0	12
  North Las Vegas Library District	278,671	12	27	39
  Pahrump Community Library	42,828	12	4	16
  Pershing County Library	7,344	12	0	12
  Smoky Valley Library District	1,790	12	0	12
  Tonopah Library District	2,493	12	0	12
  Washoe County Library	501,634	12	50	62
  White Pine County Library	10,001	12	1	13

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.

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