This presentation was provided by Alan Inouye of the American Library Association during the NISO webinar, Finding the Funding, Part One, held on October 10, 2018.

1. Library Funding:
A National Perspective –
Alan S. Inouye, ALA Washington
Office

2. Introduction
 Federal v. non-federal
 Funding as dollars vs. funding as resources
 Library-centric vs. mission-centric
 Library-specific vs. library-eligible &
opportunities
 National advocacy vs. individual advocacy

3. Federal Funding
- Current year (FY19
began October 1, 2018)
- Prospects

4.  Good news, all things considered
 IMLS
 General
 National Leadership Grants
 Laura Bush 21st Century
 NLM
 Library of Congress
 GPO
 Details: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/wp-
content/uploads/2018/09/library-funding-final.pdf
 Other: DOD, VA…
FY19: Already
Established

5.  Rest of the Government: Continuing Resolution
 NEA, NEH
 NARA
 Dept of Agriculture
 Some research funding
FY19: To Be
Determined

6.  2018 Midterm elections and possible implications
 ALA plans and initiatives (at this moment)
 STEM (STEAM): Smart cities, internet of things, maker
spaces
 Rural broadband (including tribal)
 Veterans
 More TBD
Prospects &
Opportunities

7. Non-federal
Funding

8.  There are a handful of usual suspects in libraryland…
 Reprise mission-centric vs. library-centric – many more
opportunities possible
 Looking beyond
 Philanthropy
 Foundations
 Business
 Business – not philanthropy
 Not-for-profit organizations in allied areas
Beyond the Usual
Suspects

9. Advocacy

10.  National Library Legislative Day
 National fly-in
 ALA Policy Corps
 Ongoing D.C. lobbying and advocacy
 Funding as dollars vs. funding as public policy
 ALA Washington Office
 Direct lobbying
 Coalitions
Institutional

11.  Role and responsibility as a leader in the information professions
 Good for the field & society
 Good for you
 Benefitting your organization
Individual & Local Level

12. Questions?
 Mission-centric not library-centric
Alan S. Inouye
Director of Public Policy, American Library Association
ainouye@alawash.org; @AlanSInouye
202-628-8410; www.districtdispatch.org