Operating Mobile Library Services Across Rural Idaho

GrantID: 75668

Grant Funding Amount Low: $5,000

Deadline: Ongoing

Grant Amount High: $75,000

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If you are located in Idaho and working in the area of Education, this funding opportunity may be a good fit. For more relevant grant options that support your work and priorities, visit The Grant Portal and use the Search Grant tool to find opportunities.

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Grant Overview

Idaho's county library districts operate under budgets that average $4.20 per capita outside the Boise metro area, constraining the purchase of new materials and technology. This operations gap directly limits service hours in counties where distances between branches exceed 60 miles.

Rural residents in the 10 northern counties and the 14 eastern counties experience the longest travel times to fixed library locations. Agricultural workers in these areas report average one-way trips of 48 minutes, which reduces repeated use of static collections.

School districts in these same counties maintain limited media centers, with 62 percent reporting no dedicated librarian on staff. Mobile units therefore function as the primary point of contact for both K-12 students and adult learners.

The funding supports route planning software, vehicle maintenance contracts, and rotating technology kits that libraries can share across district lines. Proposals must include current circulation data segmented by zip code to demonstrate that new stops will reach unserved households.

Idaho's road maintenance agreements vary by county, requiring applicants to verify winter access schedules before scheduling year-round stops. Projects operating along U.S. 95 or State Highway 55 must coordinate with Idaho Transportation Department load restrictions that begin in mid-November.

Economic anchors include the 31 percent of the workforce employed in agriculture and food processing, where shift schedules limit daytime library access. Infrastructure anchors center on the 18 percent of rural households still lacking fixed broadband, making offline media kits essential.

Idaho differs from Montana and Wyoming by requiring mobile routes to terminate at existing school or post office sites rather than creating new public stops, due to stricter liability rules for county vehicles.

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