Governor’s Proposed State Aid to Libraries Fiscal Year 2026

The Governor’s proposed FY26 state budget (State Budget Executive Summary, see page D-6) includes funding for State Aid to Libraries at 24.53% of local appropriations and expenditures and eligible endowment funds expended in FY2024 as described in RIGL 29-6-2(a).

Municipality Previous Year State Aid Second Preceding Fiscal Year Appropriation and Expenditure Tax-based Endowment Total
$374,472
$1,440,988
$353,136
$3,247
$356,383
$218,673
$914,574
$224,131
$0
$224,131
$237,425
$905,159
$221,823
$0
$221,823
$37,296
$118,825
$29,120
$7,562
$36,682
$68,182
$276,516
$67,765
$1,033
$68,798
$269,635
$1,082,316
$265,238
$0
$265,238
$801,676
$3,186,998
$781,023
$48,243
$829,266
$362,208
$1,505,214
$368,876
$3,140
$372,016
$153,342
$553,760
$135,707
$12,800
$148,508
$457,226
$2,059,035
$504,598
$0
$504,598
$65,245
$276,769
$67,827
$0
$67,827
$42,989
$179,845
$44,074
$0
$44,074
$99,016
$395,127
$96,832
$980
$97,812
$44,300
$142,000
$34,799
$9,997
$44,796
$121,534
$474,633
$116,316
$3,183
$119,499
$130,296
$539,954
$132,324
$2,665
$134,989
$273,980
$1,090,753
$267,306
$0
$267,306
$44,558
$193,352
$47,384
$0
$47,384
$180,903
$723,613
$177,333
$0
$177,333
$246,158
$855,055
$209,544
$0
$209,544
$500,366
$2,052,332
$502,956
$3,048
$506,003
$118,589
$451,469
$110,639
$0
$110,639
$325,575
$1,391,286
$340,956
$17,687
$358,643
$243,155
$979,810
$240,118
$1,826
$241,944
$98,289
$393,245
$96,371
$0
$96,371
$513,563
$2,065,001
$506,060
$9,846
$515,906
$139,256
$560,304
$137,311
$4,203
$141,515
$1,528,268
$3,995,000
$979,037
$493,061
$1,472,097
$32,604
$102,000
$24,997
$4,523
$29,520
$137,687
$583,778
$143,064
$0
$143,064
$375,697
$1,529,215
$374,758
$445
$375,203
$262,439
$1,028,126
$251,958
$22,962
$274,920
$150,750
$615,000
$150,715
$0
$150,715
$78,191
$306,019
$74,995
$3,185
$78,180
$925,461
$3,566,344
$873,988
$35,688
$909,676
$453,238
$415,000
$101,702
$352,690
$454,393
$71,408
$297,258
$72,848
$0
$72,848
$210,823
$886,108
$217,154
$10,108
$227,263
$235,701
$951,857
$233,267
$0
$233,267
Apportionment:
24.53%
Previous Year State Aid:
$10,630,172
Second Preceding Fiscal Year Appropriation and Expenditure:
$39,083,638
Tax-Based Grant-in-Aid:
$9,578,050
Endowment-Based Grant-in-Aid:
$1,052,122
Total Grant-in-Aid:
$10,630,172
Statewide Reference Resource Center:
$1,145,585
Institutional Library Grant-in-Aid:
$79,671
State Aid to Public Libraries:
$11,855,428
Public Library Construction Reimbursement
$2,115,628
Total State Aid to Libraries:
$13,971,057