The Application for the 2025 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries closes on January 12, 2025 at 12pm CT. Handed out annually, the award is administered by the American Library Association’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table.

Two grants will be given. The Will Eisner Graphic Novel Growth Grants provides support to a library that would like to expand its existing graphic novel services and programs and the Will Eisner Graphic Novel Innovation Grant provides support to a library for the initiation of a graphic novel service, program, or initiative.

The goal of the grant is to help launch library-generated programs that promote graphic novels to library patrons as well as to the local community.

Each winning library receives a grant award of $4,000 to support initiatives that align with the objective of the Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries. The grant award will consist of the following:

• $2,000 grant in collection development funds to purchase graphic novels,
• $1,000 grant to host a graphic novel-themed event at a library or another community location, and
• $1,000 grant to attend the ALA Annual Conference to receive their grant money. This grant can be used towards any of the following: conference registration, transportation, lodging and food.

In addition, from the book publishers and the Eisner Foundation, the winning libraries will also receive the following graphic novels, valued at approximately $3,000:

• The Will Eisner Library: A graphic novel collection of Will Eisner’s work and biographies about Will Eisner (comprising approximately 40 books)
• A selection of the winning titles from the current year’s Will Eisner Awards at Comic-Con International (comprising approximately 40 books).

You can find out more about the grants as well how to apply online.