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State of Rhode Island, Office of Library & Information Services , An agency of the Department of Administration

State Aid to Libraries Fiscal Year 2027

The FY27 budget, as passed by the General Assembly on June 9 and transmitted to the Governor for signature, includes full funding for State Aid to Libraries at 25% of local appropriations and expenditures and eligible endowment funds expended in FY2025 as described in RIGL 29-6-2(a).

A PDF copy of the State Aid to Libraries Fiscal Year 2027 is also available to download.  

Municipality Previous Year State Aid Second Preceding Fiscal Year Appropriation and Expenditure Tax-based Endowment Total
$363,559
$1,516,368
$379,092
$12,439
$391,531
$228,644
$1,006,189
$251,547
$10,000
$261,547
$226,290
$979,983
$244,996
$0
$244,996
$37,420
$118,825
$29,706
$7,968
$37,674
$70,183
$284,812
$71,203
$1,145
$72,348
$270,579
$1,148,312
$287,078
$0
$287,078
$845,964
$3,280,466
$820,117
$48,858
$868,975
$379,507
$1,507,021
$376,755
$3,350
$380,105
$151,498
$589,135
$147,284
$12,428
$159,711
$514,759
$2,320,090
$580,023
$0
$580,023
$69,192
$286,983
$71,746
$0
$71,746
$44,961
$186,000
$46,500
$0
$46,500
$99,782
$405,945
$101,486
$1,000
$102,486
$45,698
$142,000
$35,500
$12,519
$48,019
$121,905
$491,669
$122,917
$3,354
$126,271
$137,708
$579,568
$144,892
$3,577
$148,469
$272,688
$1,088,548
$272,137
$0
$272,137
$48,338
$193,410
$48,353
$0
$48,353
$180,903
$743,642
$185,911
$0
$185,911
$213,764
$964,714
$241,179
$0
$241,179
$516,192
$2,052,332
$513,083
$3,211
$516,294
$112,867
$473,073
$118,268
$0
$118,268
$365,865
$1,454,325
$363,581
$15,926
$379,508
$246,816
$1,064,179
$266,045
$1,932
$267,977
$98,311
$413,533
$103,383
$0
$103,383
$526,294
$2,102,588
$525,647
$8,461
$534,108
$144,364
$571,510
$142,878
$3,125
$146,003
$1,501,739
$4,250,000
$1,062,500
$460,242
$1,522,742
$30,114
$104,000
$26,000
$6,067
$32,067
$145,945
$607,129
$151,782
$0
$151,782
$382,758
$1,552,709
$388,177
$470
$388,647
$280,456
$1,047,730
$261,933
$24,006
$285,938
$153,750
$646,000
$161,500
$0
$161,500
$79,754
$306,019
$76,505
$2,875
$79,380
$927,993
$3,619,242
$904,811
$41,658
$946,468
$463,542
$415,000
$103,750
$370,586
$474,336
$74,315
$314,413
$78,603
$0
$78,603
$231,839
$938,294
$234,574
$6,336
$240,910
$237,964
$1,045,543
$261,386
$0
$261,386
$10,844,217
$40,811,299
$10,202,825
$1,061,529
$11,264,354
Apportionment:
25.00%
Previous Year State Aid:
$10,844,217
Second Preceding Fiscal Year Appropriation and Expenditure:
$40,811,299
Tax-Based Grant-in-Aid:
$10,202,825
Endowment-Based Grant-in-Aid:
$1,061,529
Total Grant-in-Aid:
$11,264,354
Statewide Reference Resource Center:
$1,200,000
Institutional Library Grant-in-Aid:
$81,550
State Aid to Public Libraries:
$12,545,904
Public Library Construction Reimbursement
$2,097,515
Total State Aid to Libraries:
$14,643,419