Illinois State Library

LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY ACT (LSTA)

LSTA Library Disaster Aid Grants

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Library Disaster Aid Grants, awarded through the Illinois State Library using federal Library Services and Technology Act funds, provide immediate, short-term funding for public, school, academic or special libraries which encounter exceptional and overwhelming emergencies due to disasters such as fire or flooding. Grants are awarded based on evidence of a credible need, and do not exceed $4,900. For more information on Disaster Aid grants, contact the Illinois State Library Development Group at 217-524-8836.

Disaster Grants are awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the federal Library Services and Technology Act.