Talking Book and Braille Service (TBBS) Grants
The Talking Book and Braille Service (TBBS) Grants provide annual funding to designated Talking Book Centers (TBCs), Advisory and Outreach Centers (AOCs), and Machine Sub-lending Agencies (MSLAs) to offer postage-free mail order public library service to Illinois residents with permanent or temporary visual or physical disabilities that prevent them from reading standard print material. Offered by Illinois State Library.
Key Facts
- Funder
- Illinois State Library
- Award amount
- Not specified by funder
- Deadline
- Rolling / not specified
- Geography
- Illinois
- Categories
- Education, Technology, Social Services
- Status
- Open
About This Grant
The Talking Book and Braille Service (TBBS) Grants provide annual funding to designated Talking Book Centers (TBCs), Advisory and Outreach Centers (AOCs), and Machine Sub-lending Agencies (MSLAs) to offer postage-free mail order public library service to Illinois residents with permanent or temporary visual or physical disabilities that prevent them from reading standard print material. The grants support staff, materials, equipment, and services to expand these offerings.
Full requirements and application instructions: official listing.
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