Sec. 202. Library pilot grants
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From amounts made available under subsection
(g)for a fiscal year, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (in this section referred to as the Institute ) shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable municipal, county, and State library administrative agencies to award subgrants to public libraries, school libraries, and public law school libraries for carrying out pilot programs to address the needs of homeless and housing-unstable persons. Each pilot program assisted with amounts from a subgrant under this section shall allow a library system or systems to create or expand projects or services that primarily address the needs of homeless and housing-unstable persons. Preference shall be given to funding proposals that integrate with existing Federal or State programs that serve homeless persons, housing-unstable individuals, and cost-burdened households. The Institute shall disburse funding made available to carry out this section. The Institute may consult with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Interagency Council on Homelessness, or any other appropriate agency to ensure that funds are disbursed and utilized appropriately. To be eligible for a grant under this section, a municipal, county, or State library administrative agency shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Institute may require. Each application shall include— a description of how the municipal, county, or State library administrative agency will award subgrants described in subsection (e), including any priorities or considerations that will be applied in making such awards, with an emphasis toward supporting programs addressing the needs of homeless persons; a description of how the municipal, county, or State library administrative agency will disseminate, in a timely manner, information regarding the subgrants described in subsection
(e)and the application process for such subgrants; a description of the criteria that the municipal, county, or State library administrative agency will require for the programs; and an assurance from the municipal, county, or State library administrative agency that each eligible library that receives a subgrant will provide programs that primarily serve persons who are homeless or housing-unstable. Each municipal, county, or State library administrative agency receiving a grant under this section may use such grant amounts to provide subgrants, on a competitive basis, to a public library, school library, or public law school libraries to enable such libraries to provide programs that address the need of homeless persons. To be eligible for a subgrant under this subsection, a public library, school library, or public law school library shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the municipal, county, or State library administrative agency may require. Each application shall include— a description of the homelessness-related programs that the eligible local library administrative agency will provide at each library to be assisted; and a description of how community or governmental partners will be involved in the homelessness-related programs of the library. A municipal, county, or State library administrative agency receiving a grant under this section shall award subgrants based on— the proposed number of libraries and the estimated number of homeless persons that will be served under the homelessness-related programs; and any other criteria established by the municipal, county, or State library administrative agency in the application submitted under subsection (d). Each State library administrative agency receiving a grant under this section for a fiscal year shall submit a report for such fiscal year to the Institute regarding the progress made in achieving the purposes of the grant. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for the first fiscal year commencing after the date of the enactment of this Act and for each of the next nine succeeding fiscal years thereafter.