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Report Forms - 2006-2007 Grant Projects Due date: September 30, 2007

The Overview (see below) explains briefly which types of libraries are eligible for particular grant programs. Check the Guidelines for each program to determine further eligibility criteria.

• Overview of All Grant Programs Available for 2006-2007 
• Overview of Grant Programs Available to Public School Libraries for 2006-2007 

• Awards -- Mid-year cycle (announced December 18, 2006)
• Awards -- Regular Cycle
  
  • LSTA Grants, 2006-07 (announced June 12, 2006 )
  • Sample media release for funded libraries. Sample media release for the School Library Collection Development Grants.

• Mid-Year EZ Planning Grants
  Submission deadline was November 20, 2006
  • LSTA Project Planning Grants (pdf) (Word)
  • Planning Grants (pdf) (Word)
  • Technology Planning Grants (pdf) (Word)
• Career Enrichment Grants for 2006-07
  • Program information (announced July 11, 2006)
  • Announcement Memoranda (in pdf format).
• Academic and Public Library Grants – No Letter of Intent Required
  • EZ Basic Equipment Grants (pdf) (Word).
  • EZ Digitization Starter Grants (pdf) (Word).
  • EZ LSTA Project Planning Grants (pdf) (Word).  
  • EZ Marketing Grants (pdf) (Word).
  • EZ Planning Grants (pdf) (Word).
  • EZ Strengthening Public & Academic Library Collections Grants  (pdf) (Word).
  • EZ Technology Planning Grants (pdf) (Word).
• School Library Grants – No Letter of Intent Required 
  • EZ LSTA Project Planning Grants (pdf) (Word).
• EZ School Library Collection Development Grants (pdf) (Word).
• Project Grant Programs / Letter of Intent Required: 
  Submission deadline for Letters of Intent was:  November 21, 2005.
  • Letter of Intent Announcement, October 4, 2005 (Public K-12 School Libraries).  (pdf) 
  • Letter of Intent Announcement, October 4, 2005 (Academic and Public Libraries). (pdf) 
  • Letter of Intent Application Form, 2006-2007. (pdf) (Word)  
    Submission deadline was:  November 21, 2005.

• Automated System Grants (pdf)
• Innovation Grants (pdf)
• Internet Infrastructure Improvement Grants (pdf)
• Library Outreach Services Grants (pdf)
• NC ECHO Digitization Grants (pdf)
• NC ECHO Heritage Partners Grants (pdf)

• Reimbursement and Budget Revision Forms  (2006-2007)
• LSTA CIPA Certification Information 
• Multiyear Guidelines for 2006-2007 
• 2006 Minimum Hardware Specifications for New Purchases (General Use) 
• 2006 Minimum Hardware Specifications for New Purchases (Digitization Only)  
• 2006 Measures of Need:  Workstations for User Internet Access (pdf)
• Criteria for Goals and Objectives  (Word) offers tips for writing good goals and objectives.
• Financial Factors describes statistical data used to determine a library's Ability to Pay and Local Effort. 
• Table 26, Annualized Curriculum and Continuing Education FTE --2003-2004 from the Annual Statistical Report of the North Carolina Community College System.
• Guidelines for Developing an Equipment Replacement Policy, September 1998.
• Minimum Standards for Library Automation in North Carolina (pdf). Revised version, dated October 2002.
• Best Practices for Automation in Libraries in North Carolina (pdf).
• Designing Library Services for Hispanic Communities, April 2001.
• Consultants