The American Library Association invites applications from small and rural libraries for the fourth round of funding of the Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant, which is anticipated to be the final round of funding. The initiative will offer $3.5 million in grants to small and rural libraries to increase the accessibility of facilities, services, and programs to better serve people with disabilities.

In March 2025, ALA announced 300 libraries selected for round three funding, bringing the total number of libraries to 662, representing 48 U.S. states and the Northern Mariana Islands. View the full list of grantees awarded.

Library workers may now apply online for funding from September 11, 2025, to December 11, 2025. Up to 300 libraries will be awarded in this application period. 

Libraries that have been awarded in previous rounds of funding are eligible to apply. Note that prioritization will be given to applicants not previously awarded.

Interested applicants can register for a pre-application webinar on October 1, 2025 at 1:00 pm CST.

• Libraries selected will receive $10,000 or $20,000 to support costs related to their community engagement project; virtual training to assist project directors in developing their community engagement, facilitation, and disability service skills; a suite of online resources developed to support local programs; and technical and project support from the ALA Public Programs Office throughout the grant term.
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To see what previous LTC: Access grantees have done with grant funding, see the case study page on the ALA website.

• Libraries chosen to participate in LTC: Accessible Small and Rural Communities will first conduct community input-gathering sessions to assure that their work aligns with local disability community needs. Libraries will be required to identify the primary audience they are hoping to reach (e.g., older adults with mobility disabilities, children with autism, Deaf community members) and facilitate a community conversation with the impacted patron group to guide improvement of the library's services. Grantees will then use the grant funds to create services or improve their facilities based on the needs identified by their audience.
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The opportunity is open to libraries serving small and rural communities in the U.S. and U.S. territories. To be eligible, a library must be located in an area that's more than, or equal to, five miles from an urbanized area and with a population of 25,000 or less, in keeping with Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) definitions of small and rural libraries.