The Final Report for Competitive, Mini, and Micro grants does not have a space for you to describe your project Activities and submit data. These will go on separate worksheets. For each of your projects don't forget to complete and submit:
Contact LSTA Coordinator for details
Date: Wed., July 11, 2018 @ 2:00 PM
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
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First GoToMeeting? Let's do a quick system check: https://link.gotomeeting.com/system-check
Webinar Survey link: http://nsla-nv.libwizard.com/2018LSTAProjectManagementWebinar
2018 LSTA Competitive & Mini Grant Important Dates
Funding Period: July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
Date | Activity |
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May-June 2018 | Submit all pre-award documents: Risk Assessment, LSTA Certifications. Submit signed Grant-in-Aid (GIA) |
May-June 2018 | Equipment over $5,000: must be approved by IMLS; submit equipment specifications to NSLAPR and reference the relevant goal in Nevada's LSTA 5 Year Plan. REQUIRED. |
July 1, 2018 | Grant period begins. Expenditures made before 07/01/18 will NOT be reimbursed |
July 11, 2018 @ 2 pm | Mandatory project management webinar re: LSTA paperwork. See Webinar section above |
October 31, 2018 | 1st Quarter Report due. Postmarked or emailed by close of business (5 pm) |
January 31, 2019 | 2nd Quarter Report due. Postmarked or emailed by close of business (5 pm) |
April 30, 2019 | 3rd Quarter Report due. Postmarked or emailed by close of business (5 pm) |
May 19, 2019 | Last day to submit programmatic or fiscal revision requests (5 pm) |
June 30, 2019 | Grant period ends |
July 22, 2019 | 4th Quarter Report due. Final day to submit Reimbursement Requests. Reimbursement Requests received after this date will be considered stale claims and may not be reimbursed unless a project extension has been approved by NSLAPR |
October 1, 2019 | Final Evaluation due. Postmarked or emailed by close of business (5 pm) |
Email signed and scanned document copies to nslaprlsta@admin.nv.gov. You need not submit original hard copies to NSLAPR, however please retain these documents for your grant files.
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2018 LSTA Micro Grant Important Dates
Funding Period: July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
Date | Activity |
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2 months BEFORE project start date | Application due. Project start date is determined by applicant and indicated on application. Projects may start no earlier than July 1, 2018 |
BEFORE project start date |
Submit all pre-award documents: Risk Assessment, LSTA Certifications, Grant-in-Aid. (one set of documents per library per federal fiscal year) |
2 months AFTER project end date | Final Report due: 2 months after project end date as indicated on application. Projects must end by June 30, 2018 |
July 22, 2019 |
Final day to submit Reimbursement Requests. Reimbursement Requests received after this date will be considered stale claims and may not be reimbursed unless a project extension has been approved by NSLAPR |
Email signed and scanned document copies to nslaprlsta@admin.nv.gov. You need not submit original hard copies to NSLAPR, however please retain these documents for your grant files.
LSTA grants are Reimbursement ONLY. Use these forms to submit your reimbursement requests. Don't forget to attach invoices/receipts and proof of payment.
Do NOT submit actual surveys to NSLAPR. Attach final survey worksheets with your final evaluation. The worksheet will ask for:
Use the Final Survey Worksheets (in the Reports section) to compile survey data for each activity. These will be submitted with your final evaluation. Public libraries have the option of using Project Outcome for Public Instructional Program survey reporting.
Public libraries are encouraged to create an account with Project Outcome to report Public Instructional Program survey results. Project Outcome has analytics and data visualization tools that can help you really understand outcome measurements. Survey templates that align with IMLS questions are available and NSLAPR can easily download your data.
The survey questions, which align with PLA’s Project Outcome, are meant to do two things:
An evaluation survey for all LSTA funded instructional programs and certain content acquisition projects is required by IMLS. The survey questions vary, depending on the activity and beneficiary:
Instructional Program for the Public |
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Instructional Program for Library Staff |
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Content Acquisition for Library Staff |
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Planning/Evaluation for Library Staff |
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If awarded an LSTA grant, the Nevada State Library staff would like to help you celebrate your successes! If you host an open house, launch party, or special event, consider inviting the State Librarian and/or the Deputy State Librarian. Contact Sulin Jones for arrangements.
Send timely press releases to the LSTA coordinator for forwarding to IMLS. They can often help promote at the national level.
As a grant recipient, you are required to acknowledge the IMLS and the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records in your announcements, flyers, press releases, banners, videos, events, as well as on all grant funded materials and equipment. Example:
Funds for this project have been provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records.
Use of the IMLS logo is required on all publications. NSLAPR's logo may be included as well. Logos are available below:
You're encouraged to tag IMLS (as well as NSLAPR) in any social media post that promotes your LSTA grant project:
Also, remember to capture social media content to include with final reports.
A picture is worth 1000 words, so we highly recommend that photo documentation and video URLs be submitted with your final report. If members of the public are in your snapshots, also get a photo release.
IMLS has prepared a series of guidance memos on how to administer and report on the use of LSTA funds.