2008-2009
LSTA
Grant Programs

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Report Forms - 2008-2009 Grant Projects Due date: September 30, 2009

The Overviews (see below) list the grant programs that will be available for 2008-2009 and identifies types of libraries eligible for each program. Includes calender for 2008-2009 grant programs. See guidelines for each program for more complete information.

• Overview of All Grant Programs Available for 2008-2009 
• Overview of Grant Programs Available to Public School Libraries for 2008-2009 

Awards:

• Awards -- Mid-Year Cycle (announced December 18, 2008)
• Awards -- Regular Cycle
  • LSTA Grant Awards, 2008-09 Regular Cycle (announced June 12, 2008)
  • Sample media release for funded libraries. Sample media release for the School Library Collection Development Grants.

Applications and Guidelines:

• General Information and Provisions for All LSTA Grant Programs, 2008-2009
• Mid-Year EZ Planning Grant - Submission Deadline: November 18, 2008
  
• Announcement memorandum, September 16, 2008
• EZ Planning Grant (pdf) (Word)
• EZ Grants: No Letter of Intent Required. Posted by December 19, 2007. Submissions due February 21, 2008.
  
  • EZ Basic Equipment Grants (pdf) (Word)
• EZ LSTA Project Planning Grants (pdf) (Word)
• EZ School Library Collection Development Grants (pdf) (Word)
• EZ Strengthening Public & Academic Library Collections Grants (pdf) (Word)
• EZ Technology Planning Grants (pdf) (Word)
• EZ Planning Grants - Suspended for regular cycle
• Letter of Intent Required for Project Grants:  Submissions due November 15, 2007
• Letter of Intent Application Form, 2008-2009. (pdf) (Word)  
  Due November 15, 2007
• Project Grants -- Program-Specific Information & Guidelines
  The following grant programs require a Letter of Intent.
  Announcement Memorandum for Project Grants October 5, 2007
  
  • Library Outreach Services Grants (pdf)
  • NC ECHO Digitization Grants (pdf)
  • Technology Grants (pdf)

Related Materials:

• Reimbursement and Budget Revision Forms  (2008-2009)
• Tipsheets
• LSTA CIPA Certification Information 
• Multiyear Guidelines for 2008-2009
• 2008 Minimum Hardware Specifications for New Purchases (Digitization Only) (pdf)
• 2008 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 --2005-2006 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

Application packets and some related materials are available in pdf format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view or print the file. Some of these files may also require the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 or higher rather than earlier versions. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader and installation instructions are available at (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html).