The Joe and Jill Biden Foundation has approved a 13-person governance board that is charged with steering the project.

The effort is expected to be a heavy lift, as presidential libraries carry hefty price tabs totaling into the hundreds of millions and dollars.

Former President Joe Biden has chosen to build his Presidential Library in Delaware, where he jumpstarted his political career and served as U.S. senator for 36 years.

Fundraising will be a central challenge: historical construction costs range from roughly $43 million for the George H.W. Bush library to about $165 million for the Bill Clinton library, with George W. Bush 's team meeting a $500-million goal; the Obama Foundation has pursued a roughly $1.6-billion goal for its Chicago center, it noted.

The exact site for the center has not been chosen, but the 46th president has a close affiliation with the University of Delaware.

Former President Joe Biden has decided to build his presidential library in Delaware, his home state, according to a senior member of the Joe and Jill Biden Foundation.

Former President Biden selected his home state of Delaware as the site for his presidential library, tasking a group of friends and former aides with beginning a fundraising push to complete the venture.

Former President Joe Biden will build his presidential library in Delaware, despite previously considering Syracuse University.

The presidential library for former U.S. President Joe Biden is set to be constructed in Delaware, highlighting his deep ties to the state. Despite his defeat in the 2024 election, Biden's legacy is commemorated through this initiative.

A group of former aides, friends and political allies will begin fundraising and searching for a site for the museum and archive.