Bucks for Books Grant FY26

Please visit https://libraries.idaho.gov/school-libraries/bucks-for-books/ for more details about this grant opportunity. *If your school was a 2025-2026 School Library Access Mini-Grant recipient, please wait until next school year to apply for the Bucks for Books Award.*

This grant is administered by the Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICfL) and was made possible with funding from the Idaho Lottery Commission. Please acknowledge the ICfL and the Idaho Lottery Commission in signage, brochures, websites, press releases, and public events funded by or describing this grant program.

All sections of the application must be marked as complete to enable the ‘Submit’ button. A confirmation email will be sent to the primary contact listed in your Project Information section. Grant funding requests must be submitted in increments of $1000, with a minimum request of $1,000.

Applying schools must meet the following eligibility requirements: • The school is a publicly funded school serving any combination of K-6 students in the State of Idaho; • The school has a physical space that functions as a school library; • The day-to-day oversight and operation of the school library is carried out by a paid, contracted staff person; • The school has not received a Bucks for Books award in the past; • The school is not implementing a School Library Access Mini-Grant from ICfL in the 2025-2026 school year (a school cannot implement both grants in one year); and • The school administration agrees to all the program requirements (listed in the requirements section).