Advocacy, Grants and Scholarships, and Research

Advocacy Organizations

  • Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) – CAIR’s mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
  • Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) – MPAC is a national public affairs nonprofit organization working to promote and strengthen American pluralism by increasing understanding and improving policies that impact American Muslims
  • Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) – ISNA’s mission is to foster the development of the Muslim community, interfaith relations, civic engagement, and better understanding of Islam with a vision of being an exemplary and unifying Islamic organization in North America that contributes to the betterment of the Muslim community and society at large.

Grants and Scholarships

For libraries and organizations

  • The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Bookapalooza Program
    The Bookapalooza Program was created to find new homes for the materials received for ALSC media evaluation selection committees each year. ALSC will select one library to receive a Bookapalooza collection of materials to help transform their current collection and provide the opportunity for these materials to be used in their communities in creative and innovative ways, and enhance their library service to children and families.
  • The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Donation Grant
    The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Donation Grant was created to help build collections and bring books into the lives of children in preschool programs, faith-based reading projects, homeless shelters, charter schools, underfunded libraries, and other community organizations.
  • Talk Story Grant
    Talk Story is a literacy program that celebrates American Indian, Asian, and Pacific Islander families’ stories through books, storytelling, and art. The American Indian Library Association and Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association partner on this Talk Story grant program to allocate funding to libraries and community organizations to implement intergenerational literacy programming.

For Potential Librarians

  • ALA Scholarship Program – American Library Association Scholarships include general Scholarships, scholarships by specialty or practice area, scholarships for library support staff and scholarships for people from underrepresented groups

Research on Muslims