State Aid (Grants-In-Aid to Libraries Act)
Forecasted
State Aid (Grants-In-Aid to Libraries Act) supports Kansas public libraries with annual aid for public library purposes, giving libraries discretion to fund their work apart from construction, repair, or debt reduction.
Funder: State Library of Kansas
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Annual Kansas Public Library Survey deadline)
Funding Amounts: Annual formula-based aid determined by population and state appropriations
Summary: State Aid supports Kansas public libraries for public library purposes, excluding construction, repair, and debt reduction.
Key Information: Libraries must complete the annual survey and meet maintenance-of-effort requirements, subject to statutory exceptions.
Description
State Aid is annual support administered by the State Library of Kansas under the Grants-In-Aid to Libraries Act. It provides formula-based funding to eligible Kansas public libraries rather than funding a prescribed research topic or project category. Libraries have broad discretion to use the support for public library purposes, within the program’s spending restrictions.
The program operates through the state’s annual budget and appropriation process. The State Librarian includes an estimate of libraries’ aid needs in the agency budget, and the resulting appropriation supports distributions in the following fiscal year. Participation depends on completing the Annual Kansas Public Library Survey and maintaining local tax support for ongoing library operations. The State Library determines eligibility.
