Grants & Funding

RIPAY: Check state GIA payments to municipalities

ROI Calculator (RI public libraries)

The State of Rhode Island provides financial support ("grant-in-aid") to libraries in accordance with RIGL 29-6.

Public Library Construction Reimbursement
- Current Payments (2012)
- Construction Program Information
Public Library Grant-in-Aid
- Grants: Governor's Proposed (2013) | Current (2012) | 2011 | 2010
- Five Year Grant History: 2005-2009 | 2001-2005
- Maintainance of Effort [pdf] for public library grant-in-aid
- RIPAY (RI Payment Information website): check current payments of state library aid to municipalities
- State Aid to Libraries Information (statutory links and program information)
Institutional Library Grant-in-Aid
Statewide Reference Resource Center (SRRC)

E-rate Funding: Telecommunications Funding for Libraries and Schools
LORI (Library of Rhode Island) Grants
LORI Grants are provided as sub grants of the annual federal grant awarded to the Office of Library and Information Servicers (Rhode Island's State Library Agency) through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Protecting the Past - RI
An IMLS Connecting to Collections grant-funded project.

Office of Library and Information Services, One Capitol Hill, Providence RI 02908-5803, (401)574-9300; Fax: (401)574-9320

Partial funding for this website and programs of the Office of Library and Information Services
is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.