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Federal grants to Califa Group

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Califa Group in San Francisco, California received $1.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 7 awards. Its largest program was Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, with $1.9 million. In fiscal 2025 more was taken back from its awards than added, a net -$1.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Califa Group by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20211$241,370
FY 20222$856,998
FY 20231$74,875
FY 20243$749,410
FY 20250-$1

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Califa Group

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program 45.3136$1.9 million
National Leadership Grants 45.3121$68,375

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Institute of Museum and Library Services7$1.9 million

Largest awards

The 7 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
The Wyoming state library received this grant which was transferred to califa. Califa will partner with Wyoming state library, Missouri state library, and lifetime arts to implement advancing creative aging through state library leadership, a three-year, capacity building continuing education projec
ASST_NON_RE-250091-OLS-21A_474 on USAspending
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian ProgramSeptember 19, 2022$646,000
The califa group will address a data gap in rural communities, in which library workers, policymakers, and community organizers often struggle to find datasets that accurately represent the realities and aspirations of rural communities. This project involves co-creating a training program with rura
ASST_NON_RE-256613-OLS-24_474 on USAspending
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian ProgramJuly 10, 2024$249,994
Califa group, in partnership with California humanities, will enhance the ability of libraries across the country to welcome and support the lifelong learning needs of immigrant communities. The project will enhance and scale nationally the library innovation lab, which has been successfully piloted
ASST_NON_RE-256614-OLS-24_474 on USAspending
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian ProgramJuly 9, 2024$249,946
Califa group, in partnership with regallium consulting, LLC, and nation of makers, will develop and launch a new national collective of library members to share resources and learnings about how library makerspaces have and will continue to shift their services and programming post-pandemic. The pro
ASST_NON_RE-250100-OLS-21_474 on USAspending
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian ProgramJuly 15, 2021$249,939
Califa group, in partnership with the university of Wisconsin-madison, will support the strategic expansion of library makers, a national community of library makerspace practitioners focused on providing support, resources, programming, and training for organizations with emerging and established m
ASST_NON_RE-256651-OLS-24_474 on USAspending
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian ProgramJuly 3, 2024$249,470
The purpose of this project is to plan and implement a two-day forum at which professionals from archives, special collections, library and information science (LIS) programs, hbcus, and related organizations will explore the content, components, and considerations necessary for the success of a pro
ASST_NON_RE-252554-OLS-22_474 on USAspending
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian ProgramSeptember 19, 2022$217,498
Califa group, in partnership with gigabit libraries network, will produce and make publicly available a webinar series, with special emphasis on the information and education needs of state library agencies. A primary objective of the series is an exploration of existing and emerging information and
ASST_NON_LG-254988-OLS-23_474 on USAspending
National Leadership GrantsSeptember 13, 2023$74,875

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Califa Group get?

$1.9 million in 7 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Califa Group the most?

The Institute of Museum and Library Services, with $1.9 million in 7 awards.

What is Califa Group's largest federal grant?

$646,000 under Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, with its first action in the period on September 19, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Califa Group?

Its largest are Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program and National Leadership Grants.

Other grant recipients in San Francisco

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