Dollar General, in collaboration with the American Library Association (ALA), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), and the National Education Association (NEA), sponsors a school library disaster relief fund for public school libraries in the states served by Dollar General. The fund provides grants to public schools where the school library program has been affected by a disaster. Grants are to replace or supplement books, media, and library equipment in the school library setting.Grants will be awarded to public school libraries that have incurred substantial damage or hardship due to a natural disaster (e.g., tornado, earthquake, hurricane, flood, avalanche, mudslide), fire, or an act recognized by the federal government as terrorism. The goal is to provide funding for books, media, and library equipment that support learning in a school library environment. The impact can be through direct loss or through an increase in enrollment due to displaced and evacuee students.Qualifications:A public school with a pre-existing school libraryWithin 36 months from the date of the disaster20 miles from a Dollar General StoreReplacing of supplementing books, media or library equipment (note furniture and shelving are not permissible purchases with grant funds)A certified school librarian, or is there a certified school librarian at the campus, district or regional level that will be involved purchasing decisionsAble to spend the funds within 180 days of receivingAble to submit a report, with receipts, to show how the funds were allocated 6/7/2021