Support for investment operations and projects to extend library opening hours - DGD

The general decentralization grant for libraries is awarded to local authorities managing municipal, inter-municipal or departmental public libraries to support investment operations and projects to extend opening hours.

What is the general decentralization grant?

The special grant for libraries within the general decentralization grant (DGD) is the main state support mechanism for investment and non-recurrent operations (projects to extend opening hours) of municipal and inter-municipal libraries and departmental libraries.

This mechanism is divided into two fractions:

• the first fraction is mainly dedicated to current construction and equipment projects for municipal, inter-municipal and departmental libraries;
• the second fraction, capped at 15% of the total amount of the special grant, can be mobilized for projects likely to have a departmental, regional, or even national reach.

The DGD supports investments made by communities in favor of their libraries, including:

• Construction, restructuring…