Sec. 5. Need-based grants to libraries
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From the amounts allocated to a State under section 4(a), the State library administrative agency shall award grants to libraries, on a competitive basis, to carry out the activities described in paragraphs
(1)through
(9)of section 4(c). To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a library shall be— a public library; a tribal library; or a State library or a State archive, with respect to outlets and facilities that provide library service directly to the general public. A library described in subsection
(b)that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the State library administrative agency at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State library administrative agency may require, including— the information necessary for the State to make a determination of the library’s eligibility for the grant and priority under subsection (d); and a description of the projects that the library plans to carry out with the grant, in accordance with paragraphs
(1)through
(9)of section 4(c), including— the rationale the library used to select such project; and a description of how the library took into consideration the impacts of such projects on underserved or marginalized communities, including families with incomes below the poverty line (as defined under section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) )). In awarding grants under this section, the State— shall give first priority to eligible libraries that demonstrate the greatest need for such a grant in order to plan for, and make long-term improvements to, library facilities that predominantly provide service to underserved or marginalized communities, including families with incomes below the poverty line (as defined under section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) )); and may additionally give priority to eligible libraries that will use the grant to— make health, safety, resiliency, or emergency preparedness improvements to existing library facilities that pose a severe health or safety threat to library patrons or staff, which may include a threat posed by the proximity of the facilities to toxic sites or the vulnerability of the facilities to natural disasters; install or upgrade hardware that will improve access to high-speed broadband for library patrons of the library facilities; improve access to existing library facilities for library patrons or staff with disabilities; or improve the energy efficiency of or reduce the carbon emissions or negative environmental impacts resulting from the existing library facilities. A library shall use a grant received under this section only to supplement the level of Federal, State, and local public funds that would, in the absence of such grant, be made available for the activities supported by the grant, and not to supplant such funds.
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