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2023 LSTA

Grants Portal

Community Grants Portal

All LSTA applications, reports, and reimbursements will be submitted online through the Community Grants Grants Portal

  • Direct url: https://nslapr.force.com/portal
  • Contact LSTA Coordinator Sulin Jones if you would like to create a Portal user account: sulinjones@admin.nv.gov

Available 2023 Grants

Available Grants

Competitive Grants - up to $75,000

Mini Grants - up to $10,000

  • Applicants may request up to $10,000 per library jurisdiction (not branch) over two (2) funding cycles, funds permitting. A 10% match is required.
  • Click HERE for Mini Grant details.

Planning/Assessment Grants - up to $50,000

  • Applicants may request up to $50,000 per library jurisdiction (not branch) over two (2) funding cycles, funds permitting. A 10% match is required.
  • Copies of consultant bid opportunities/Scope of Work must be provided.
  • Click HERE for Planning/Assessment Grant details.

CE Grants and Stipends (aka Travel to Training)

  • Applicants may apply for a grant (awarded to library) or stipend (awarded to individual) of up to $1,500 per person per CE event
  • Click HERE for CE Grant details.

Nevada LSTA 5-year Plan

Nevada LSTA 5 Year Plan, 2023-2027

Subgrants must advance one of the four goals identified in Nevada's LSTA 5 Year Plan, 2023-2027. 

  • Goal 1: Planning and Assessment
  • Goal 2: Capacity, Training, and Sustainability
  • Goal 3: Partnerships and Sharing
  • Goal 4: Services and Resources

LSTA Eligibility

LSTA Eligibility

LSTA grant opportunities are available to all eligible Nevada libraries.

To be eligible to receive LSTA funds, all applicant libraries, library consortia, and library organizations must certify to the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records (NSLAPR) that they meet the following applicable eligibility criteria:

Public, School, Academic, and Special/Research Libraries

  • Is supported by public revenues (51% or more) or is a non-profit institution or agency.
  • Makes the collection accessible to its primary clientele organized according to a professionally accepted classification system.
  • Participates in resource sharing through the Information Nevada program.
  • Serves its primary clientele free of charge.
  • Has a fixed location with regular, published hours of operation.
  • Has one or more designated and trained library staff.
  • Has an annual budget with funds reserved for library materials and services.
  • Has a current, written long range or strategic plan addressing library services that is available for review. 
  • Submits all reports required by NSLAPR in a complete, accurate and timely manner.

The applicant or participating library must also meet the following requirements:

  • Public Libraries: Must meet the Minimum Standards for Public Libraries.
  • School Libraries: The school district employs at least one certified library/media specialist.
  • Academic Libraries: Be accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Tribal Libraries

  • Be recognized and supported by a tribal government in Nevada
  • Be able to document an existing library that meets, at a minimum, three basic criteria: (1) regularly scheduled hours, (2) staff, and (3) materials available for library users.

Library Consortia

  • Be a Nevada local, regional, or statewide cooperative of library entities which provides for the systematic and effective coordination of resources of school, public, academic, and/or special libraries and information centers, for improved services for the clientele of such library entities [20 U.S.C. 9122(2)].
  • Has a formal organized structure that includes governance, membership, long range planning and regular funding components.
  • Has among its members one or more libraries that meet library eligibility requirements as stated above.

Non-profit Library Related Organizations

  • Be a non-profit entity registered with the Nevada Secretary of State.
  • Has tax exempt status under the Internal Revenue Section 501(C)3.
  • Has a formal organized structure that includes governance, membership, long range planning and regular funding components.

These criteria were approved by the Nevada State Council on Libraries and Literacy in May 2008 and realigned for clarity in January 2023.

2023 Deadlines/Important Dates

2023 LSTA Grant Calendar- Competitive, Mini, Planning

Funding Period: July 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024

Date Activity Grant 
02/03/23 Announcement of LSTA grant program  All
03/03/23 Proposals due (mandatory) Competitive
03/07-03/09/23 Proposal phone calls (optional) Competitive
03/22/23 Proposal decisions to applicants Competitive
03/24/23 Application webinar (mandatory) Competitive
04/14/23 Application 1st Draft due (optional) Competitive
05/15/23 Full Applications due Competitive, Cycle 1 Mini, Planning
05/15-Early June LSTA Review Panel: review, scoring, meeting, and funding recommendations to NSLAPR Competitive, Cycle 1 Mini, Planning
June 2023 Funding Recommendations and Awards Competitive, Cycle 1 Mini, Planning
07/01/22 2023 LSTA Projects begin Competitive, Cycle 1 Mini, Planning
11/15/23 Cycle 2 applications due Cycle 2 Mini, Planning
11/15-Early December, 2023 LSTA Review Panel: review, scoring, meeting, and funding recommendations to NSLAPR Cycle 2 Mini, Planning
December 2023 Funding Recommendations and Awards Cycle 2 Mini, Planning
01/01/24 Cycle 2 projects begin Cycle 2 Mini, Planning
01/31/24 Mid Year report due Competitive, Cycle 1 Mini & Planning
08/31/24 2023 LSTA projects end All
09/15/24 Reimbursements Requests: Final day to request reimbursements. Contact LSTA Coordinator immediately if you will not be able to meet this deadline.  All
10/31/24 Final Reports due All

*Refer to your Grant-In-Aid (GIA) agreement for your required and reports and their due dates.


2023 LSTA CE Grants and Stipends (Travel to Training) Calendar

Funding Period: July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

Activity Date
Applications available March 2023
Applications due

Rolling.

  • Virtual: a MINUMUM of 2 weeks before CE event; deadline waiver with LSTA Coordinators approval
  • In-person: a MINIMUM of 2 weeks before CE Event; deadline waivers with LSTA Coordinator's approval
  • In-person + airfare: a MINIMUM of 2 months before the CE event; deadline waivers with LSTA Coordinator's approval
Funding notification Approximately 1 -2 weeks after submission. 
Final evaluation due 2 months after project end date
Reimbursement requests due 2 month after project end date 
  • Please contact the LSTA Coordinator if you have questions about CE deadlines or would like to request an extension. Reasonable accommodations will be considered. 

Application Guidance (Allowable Costs, ADA, eBooks, LEP, Title IX, etc.)

LSTA programmatic and fiscal guidance

Forms

Forms for Upload

Copies of forms that must be uploaded with applications in the Community Grants Portal (forms are also available within the application itself).