The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) supports the training and professional development for library and archives professionals; developing faculty and information leaders; and recruiting, educating, and retaining the next generation of library and archives professionals in order to develop

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a diverse workforce of library and archives professionals and meet the information needs of their communities.

The goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that:
• Recruit, train, develop, and retain a diverse workforce of library and archives professionals.

• Develop faculty, library, and archives leaders by increasing the institutional capacity of libraries, archives, and graduate programs related to library and information science.

• Enhance the training and professional development of the library and archival workforce to meet the needs of their communities.

The application process for the LB21 program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I.

For Phase I, all applicants must submit preliminary proposals by the September 23rd deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity.

For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals.

Invited Full Proposals will be due March 17, 202 3. Make sure you are filling out the application for the correct phase; Grants.gov will not let you submit the application if you accidentally upload it to the wrong phase.