Amherst’s Jones Library renovation and expansion funding sources

The Jones Library in Amherst

The Jones Library in Amherst GAZETTE FILE PHOTO

Published: 04-21-2025 5:38 PM

Here are the funding sources for the Jones Library expansion and renovation, which is slated to cost $46.14 million.

■$15.75 million is the local share Amherst is committed to paying.

■$15.57 million is coming from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, including an original $13.87 million grant that was supplemented with a $1.69 million “pandemic escalation” grant.

■$13.8 million is the commitment by trustees.

■$1 million is coming from the town’s Community Preservation Act account.

The trustees commitment includes a variety of sources, including:

■$10 million in pledges and gifts through the capital campaign. with $2.5 million in pledges and gifts already in hand.

■$1.11 million is coming from the federal Community Project Funding Program.

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■$1 million is coming from a federal National Endowment for Humanities Grant.

■$1 million is coming from Amherst College.

■$200,000 is coming from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund.

■$50,000 is coming from the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.

— Staff report