Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program: Applied Research Grants

Program Overview:
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) projects build a library and archival workforce that can meet the information needs of communities and increase the institutional capacity of libraries, archives, and library and information science graduate programs across the country.
The program supports projects that:
provide training and professional development to library and archives professionals;  develop faculty and information leaders; and recruit, educate, and retain the next generation of library and archives professionals.
Projects can support the recruitment, education, training, and retention of pre-professionals, students, faculty, and the current library and archives workforce.
1-3 yearsProject CharacteristicsApplied Research projects support the investigation of key questions relevant to library or archival professional practice, building on prior empirical, theoretical, or exploratory work in libraries and archives or other relevant disciplines.You must include clearly articulated research questions.Projects should also feature appropriate methods, including relevant theoretical or conceptual approaches, data collection, and analysis.Dissemination activities should occur throughout the period of performance and include activities beyond publishing journal articles and presenting at academic conferences to ensure far-reaching impact beyond just the academic research community. You should demonstrate how you will achieve and measure far-reaching impact.Proposals focused on evaluation or designed with a deterministic agenda are not appropriate for the Applied Research project type.