Grants Administration Library Construction and Major Expansion Matching Grant The primary objective of the Library Construction and Major Expansion Matching Grant Program is to provide communities with the financial assistance needed to help construct a public library or make a major expansion and associated renovations to an existing public library. The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Community and Regional Affairs’ Grants Section manages the program under the provisions of the Alaska Statutes 14.56.355-14.56.356 and 3 AAC 198.010-900. Subject to appropriation, the program provides not more than 50 percent of the total proposed grant project costs to an eligible applicant. Eligible applicants are municipalities, Native Village Councils, or an incorporated non-profit entity in the unorganized borough. The Department is not soliciting applications at this time. For more information contact: Division of Community and Regional Affairs Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Fairbanks Office 455 3rd Avenue Suite 140 Fairbanks, Alaska 99701-4737 Phone: (907) 451-2721 Fax: (907) 451-2742 Email: caa@alaska.gov Revised 04/05/2022