Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services

The Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services programs (NANH-L) are designed to assist Native American tribes and Native Hawaiians in improving core library services for their communities. NANH-L Basic Grants assists eligible Native Communities in establishing, sustaining, and improving library services and operations with their communities. NANH-L Basic Grants has one program goal and four objectives. Program Goal: Improve library and archival services for accessing, learning, and preserving information with the community. Objective 1: Support the acquisition of library-related materials. Objective 2: Support programming for identified community priorities. Objective 3: Support training for library staff. Objective 4: Support project activities that include aspects of two or more of the objectives listed above. NANH-L Enhancement Grants assists eligible Native Communities in sustaining and improving library services with their communities. NANH-L Enhancement Grants has one program goal with four associated objectives. Program Goal: Develop, enhance, or disseminate practices, programs, models, tools, or library staff training to strengthen library and archival services for Native American Tribes. Objective 1: Serve the learning needs and interests of the community. Objective 2: Improve community well-being. Objective 3: Provide access to and preservation of information and collections. Objective 4: Provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. The Native Hawaiian Library Services Grant (NH) is designed to assist Native Hawaiian serving organizations in sustaining and improving library services with their communities. NH has one goal with four associated objectives. Program Goal: Develop, enhance, or disseminate practices, programs, models, tools, or staff training to strengthen library and archival services with Native Hawaiian organizations. Objective 1: Serve the learning needs and interests of the community. Objective 2: Improve Native Hawaiian well-being. Objective 3: Provide access to and preservation of information and collections. Objective 4: Provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster.