Federal sub-agency · Institute of Museum and Library Services

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Institute of Museum and Library Services obligated $10.8M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 60 contract actions (−9.3% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MATHEMATICA INC. ($2.6M). It also awarded $230.7M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$10.8M
Actions
60
New awards: 25
Sole-source
9.8%
Small business
53%
Open in the contracts explorerRelationship graphFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 2.7MFY2017
  2. 2.2MFY2018
  3. 4.1MFY2019
  4. 5.5MFY2020
  5. 6MFY2021
  6. 9.2MFY2022
  7. 12.7MFY2023
  8. 9.5MFY2024
  9. 11.9MFY2025
  10. 10.8MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MATHEMATICA INC.$2.6M24%
  2. ZOLON PCS II, LLC$2.2M20%
  3. CAPITAL MEETING PLANNING, INC.$1.3M12%
  4. ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C.$1.2M11%
  5. AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES$1.1M11%
  6. JOS GROUP LLC$718.9K6.7%
  7. LUMINA CORPS INC.$555K5.2%
  8. ARCETYP LLC$344.6K3.2%
  9. THE IMPACT GROUP LLC$184K1.7%
  10. MIND YOUR BUSINESS INC$177.9K1.7%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$3.5M32%
  2. Research & development$3.3M31%
  3. IT & telecom$2.5M23%
  4. Facilities & utilities$1.3M12%
  5. Construction & real property$184K1.7%
  6. Transportation & logistics$98.2K0.9%
  7. Other equipment & supplies$10.2K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$6.9M64%
  2. Virginia$2.7M25%
  3. Indiana$851.5K7.9%
  4. Kentucky$260.6K2.4%
  5. Illinois$22.3K0.2%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition9.5%
    US 39% · $1M
  • Sole-source awards9.8%
    US 30% · $1.1M
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · -$37.1K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush57%
    US 6.1% · $6.1M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.4%
    US 4.2% · $43.2K

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Offices with the most sole-source money

  1. INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM LIBRARY SVCS$1.1M9.8%

Largest awards

  1. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT, OPERATIONS, WEBSITE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT$6.8M
    ZOLON PCS II, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Aug 18, 2023 – Sep 28, 2026· 53987123F0014
  2. AMERICA 250 LIBRARY CONVENING SERIES TO TARGET LIBRARIANS FROM ACROSS THE U.S., PARTICULARLY IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS, TO GATHER IN ADVANCE OF THE USA 250TH ANNIVERSARY. 20 U.S.C. 9165 FOR LIBRARIAN TRAINING AND PROF. DEVELOPMENT.$4M
    CAPITAL MEETING PLANNING, INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Facilities & utilities· Sep 29, 2025 – Sep 21, 2026· 53987125FC017
  3. OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO ANALYZE TRENDS FROM GRANT FILES AND RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS USING DATA VISUALIZATION AND OTHER ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES TO INFORM ASPECTS OF THE OFFICE OF LIBRA$3.1M
    JOS GROUP LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Research & development· Aug 28, 2023 – Sep 1, 2026· 53987123P0005
  4. SURVEY CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.$3M
    RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE· District of Columbia, DC· Education & social services· Sep 22, 2017 – Jul 29, 2026· IMLS2017030
  5. PROVIDE SURVEY AND STATISTICAL SUPPORT RELATED TO COVID-19; ONGOING DATA COLLECTIONS; PLANNING AND ASCERTAINING THE FEASIBILITY OF THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY SURVEY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; PLANNING NEW SURVEYS RELATED TO MUSEUMS; ETC.$2.3M
    AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 14, 2021 – Mar 9, 2026· 53987121F0005
  6. ONE YEAR OF INFORMATION LITERACY TASKFORCE AND WEBSITE CONTENT, UPDATES, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, AND TASKFORCE/PROJECT COORDINATION$1.7M
    LUMINA CORPS INC.· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Sep 26, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026· 53987123F0020
  7. MINOR ALTERATIONS TO REHABILITATE SPACE AT THE FRANCIS PERKINS BUILDING. SUPPORTS THE AGENCY'S RELOCATION TO NEW SPACE FOLLOWING EXPIRATION OF ITS LEASE AT LENFANT PLAZA.$1.6M
    THE IMPACT GROUP LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Construction & real property· Sep 29, 2025 – May 8, 2026· 53987125P0010
  8. BASE YEAR FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM SURVEY AND THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION STATISTICAL SUPPORT SERVICES UNDER THE METHODOLOGY SURVEY BPA$1.2M
    ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C.· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 20, 2023 – Jan 29, 2026· 53987123F0017

Federal grants & assistance awarded

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Institute of Museum and Library Services obligated $230.7M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 672 actions (444 new awards), −5.4% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 45.310 · Grants to States ($182.1M).

Assistance · FY2026
$230.7M
New awards
444
Actions
672
Since FY2024
$554.5M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 79.9MFY2024
  2. 243.9MFY2025
  3. 230.7MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$230.7M100%

Top programs

  1. 45.310 · Grants to States$182.1M79%
  2. 45.312 · National Leadership Grants$18.5M8.0%
  3. 45.301 · Museums for America$6.4M2.8%
  4. 45.309 · Museum Grants for African American History and Culture$6M2.6%
  5. 45.311 · Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services$5.6M2.4%
  6. 45.033 · Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture$5.5M2.4%
  7. 45.308 · Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program$3.8M1.6%
  8. 45.032 · 21ST Century Museum Professional Program$3M1.3%

Top recipients (organizations)

  1. CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY$15.7M6.8%
    SACRAMENTO, CA
  2. LIBRARY & ARCHIVES COMMISSION$12.8M5.6%
    AUSTIN, TX
  3. NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION$10.1M4.4%
    WASHINGTON, DC
  4. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE$9.7M4.2%
    TALLAHASSEE, FL
  5. NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT$8.5M3.7%
    ALBANY, NY
  6. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$5.9M2.5%
    HARRISBURG, PA
  7. SECRETARY OF STATE, ILLINOIS$5.7M2.5%
    SPRINGFIELD, IL
  8. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES$5.7M2.5%
    RALEIGH, NC

Where it went

  1. California$17.8M7.7%
  2. Texas$16.6M7.2%
  3. New York$11.4M5.0%
  4. District of Columbia$11.4M4.9%
  5. Florida$10.5M4.6%
  6. Illinois$7.9M3.4%
  7. North Carolina$7.2M3.1%
  8. Pennsylvania$6.7M2.9%
  9. Ohio$6.5M2.8%
  10. Georgia$6.4M2.8%

By state of the place of performance.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Subawards under this agency's awards

First-tier subawards that recipients of this agency's contracts and financial assistance reported, by the fiscal year of the subaward.

FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $26M (148 subawards)

129 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. FREEDOM 250 LLC$10.1M39%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  2. REACHING ACROSS ILLINOIS LIBRA$2M7.5%
    BURR RIDGE, IL · 1 subaward
  3. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA$1.5M5.6%
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN · 1 subaward
  4. TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON$1M3.8%
    BOSTON, MA · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$844.4K3.2%
    CHAPEL HILL, NC · 1 subaward
  6. ILLINOIS HEARTLAND LIBRARY SYSTEM$818.9K3.1%
    EDWARDSVILLE, IL · 2 subawards
  7. KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN LIBRARY & INFORMATION NETWORK$567.7K2.2%
    INDEPENDENCE, MO · 1 subaward
  8. MASSACHUSETTS LIBRARY SYSTEM, INC$515K2.0%
    MARLBOROUGH, MA · 1 subaward
  9. PENNSYLVANIA INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM CONSORTIUM$425.5K1.6%
    SCRANTON, PA · 1 subaward
  10. HOSTING SOLUTIONS AND LIBRARY CONSULTING$300K1.2%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 1 subaward

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Who lobbies this agency

Organizations whose quarterly lobbying reports list this agency as contacted, ranked by the reports' spending. A report's amount covers all its issues and every agency it lists; reports do not split it.

Lobbying in 2026
$628K
Clients
8
Reports
17

The whole amount of every report that lists this agency.

Organizations lobbying it, 2026

  1. American Library Association$137.1K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Education, Civil rights and civil liberties
  2. American Association of Museums$115.9K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Education, Science and technology
  3. AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION$100K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Animals, Natural resources
  4. National Humanities Alliance$95K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Education
  5. Museum of Science and Industry$90K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Education, Science and technology
  6. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum$60K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Arts and entertainment
  7. City of Downey, CA$30K
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Indian and Native American affairs, Clean air and water
  8. MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, BOSTON$0
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Education, Science and technology

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated —.

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.