IMLS Receives $228 Million For FY 2015 Budget, $1 Million More Than FY 2014
From the Institute of Museum and Library Services:
Yesterday, President Barack Obama signed into law a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the federal government through the end of September 2015. The legislation includes $227,860,000 for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which is $1,000,000 above FY 2014 funding. The additional funds will assist with the agency’s planned relocation for the coming year.
The total amount appropriated for libraries, which is through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), is $180,909,000. The total for the Office of Museum Services is $30,131,000.
Funding by IMLS Program
IMLS Budget Table FY 2015 by LJ’s infoDOCKET
See Also: Libraries and Museums: President Releases FY 2015 Budget Request, Includes $226,448,000 For IMLS
March 4, 2014.
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.