Libraries see record increases for IMLS, E-Rate in ARPA bill

 

Libraries are eligible for billions of dollars in recovery funding as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 passed by Congress on March 10. The Institute of Museum and Library Services received $200 million, the largest single increase in the agency’s 25-year history. The package also provides billions of dollars in academic, public, and school library–eligible programs, including the Emergency Education Connectivity Fund through the federal E-Rate program....

ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Office, March 10

 

 

http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/03/libraries-gain-record-increases-imls-e-rate-federal-relief-plan

 

 

 

 

Shannon White
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