lsta grants for your library

LSTA GRANTS

FOR YOUR LIBRARY

NCLA Pre-ConferenceOctober 4, 2011

Pam Jaskot Raye OldhamState Library of North Carolina State Library of North CarolinaConsultant for Library Communications Federal Programs Consultant

OUR AGENDA

Welcome LSTA Overview Project Development Exercise #1 Lunch More PD & E Tips for a Great Application Wrap up

WHAT IS LSTA?

Where does it come from?Why?How?How much?

WHO CAN APPLY?

NC LIVE Communities of Interest public libraries; community college libraries; University of North Carolina libraries; North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU);

public schools with a school library media center;* library/media center administrative units ; qualified state agency libraries; and the State Library of North Carolina.

2012-2013 GRANT PROGRAMS

EZ Library Outreach and Innovative Services Grants EZ Planning Grants EZ Strengthening Public & Academic Library

Collections Grants EZ Technology Grants Digitization Project Grants Library Outreach and Innovative Services Project

Grants Technology Project Grants

WHEN?

Letter of Intent deadline: November 8, 2011 Application deadline: February 16, 2012 Awards announced: June 12, 2012 Spending begins: July 1, 2012 Spending ends: June 30, 2013 Report deadline: September 30, 2013

WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION

Websitehttp://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/lsta

Liaison consultanthttp://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/liaison.html

Raye OldhamFederal Programs Consultant

HOW TO APPLY

Basic principlesWhere to start?LSTA funds are competitive“Begin with the end in mind”

Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

USERS AND NEED

Who is your target audience? Why?Explain the need

a. Current problem(s) affecting users

b. How does this solve the problem(s)?

DATA SOURCES

Anecdotes Surveys Interviews Observations Tests Existing records

www.shapingoutcomes.org

PROJECT GOAL

Statement of a problem solvedNeed stated in positive terms

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Specific tasks or steps required

Develop space plan Purchase and install furniture and equipment Select and implement reservation system Plan and conduct student orientations

YOUR PROJECT

Project ProjectGoal

Need

Target Audience ActivitiesServices

IndicatorsTargets

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

What is the goal of your project? What will you do?

EXERCISE #1

Decide on a project for the group work Use your Project Development Worksheet Discuss #1 and #2 with your group Record key points on flip chart Select spokesperson to report

BUDGET

How will the money be spent?TableNarrativeSpecs for equipment purchases

BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS

Match must be available when library signs the grant agreement Identify where from, who guarantees it,

when available

LSTA funds distributed As reimbursement / minus match In response to invoice

OUTPUTS

Measures of service or products provided

# of patrons that participated in xyz# and % of available hours new equipment is used# of patrons using equipment# of transactions

OUTCOMES

Changes in the target audience’s behavior, attitudes, skills, knowledge, status or condition

95% of parents surveyed indicated that they increased the number of times they read to their preschool children each week as a result of

this project.

EVALUATION MEASURES

Inputs Activities & Services

Outcomes

What was used?How much was spent?

How much was consumed?

What was done?How much was done?

For whom?

What changed and how?

Inputs

Outputs Outputs

EXERCISE #2

Use your Project Development Worksheet Discuss #3 and #4 with your group Record key points on flip chart Select spokesperson to report

ABSTRACT

What is it? What is it for? What should it tell the reader? When should you write it?

EXERCISE #3

Use your Project Development Worksheet Discuss #5 with your group Record on flip chart Select spokesperson to report

A FEW TIPS

List is based on comments we’ve heard What would you add?What are your next steps?