2020 LSTA Grant Calendar
Funding Period: July 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021
Grant Type | Activity | Date |
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All | Announcement of LSTA grant program | November 7, 2019 |
Competitive | Proposal webinar, competitive grants (mandatory) | November 14, 2019 |
Competitive | Proposals Due, Competitive Grants (mandatory) | December 6, 2019 |
Competitive | Proposal phone calls (if necessary) | December 11-13, 2019 |
Competitive | Proposal written feedback to applicants | December 20, 2019 |
Competitive | Application webinar | TBA |
Competitive | 1st Draft Due, Competitive Grants (mandatory) | January 17, 2020 |
Competitive | 1st draft review and feedback to applicants | February 14, 2020 |
Competitive | Final Application Due, Competitive Grants | March 13, 2020 |
Competitive | SCLL meeting, review and ranking of competitive applications. Applicant Q&A | April 29, 2020 |
Mini | Cycle 1 Mini Grant applications due | May 15, 2020 |
Competitive, Mini | Projects begin, competitive & cycle 1 mini grants | July 1, 2020 |
Mini | Cycle 2 Mini Grant applications due | August 15, 2020 |
Competitive, Mini* | 1st Quarter report due (if applicable) | November 2, 2020 |
Mini | Cycle 3 Mini Grant applications due | November 16, 2020 |
Competitive, Mini* | 2nd Quarter report due (if applicable) | January 31, 2021 |
Mini | Cycle 4 Mini Grant applications due | February 15, 2021 |
Competitive, Mini* | 3rd Quarter report due (if applicable) | April 30, 2021 |
All | Reimbursements Requests: submit reimbursement requests for expenses for FY 21 (incurred though June 30, 2021) | July 23, 2021 |
All | 2020 LSTA projects end. Project extensions will NOT be granted | August 31, 2021 |
All | Reimbursements Requests: Final day to request reimbursements. No reimbursements will be processed after this date. | September 15, 2021 |
Competitive, Mini | Final Reports due | November 1, 2021 |
*Quarterly Reports for Mini grants are linked to project start dates. Not all project will need to submit reports for all 3 quarters. Refer to your Grant-In-Aid (GIA) agreement for your required and reports and their due dates.
2020 LSTA CE Scholarship (Travel to Training) Calendar
Funding Period: July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021
Activity | Date |
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Announcement of CE Scholarships | March 2020 |
Applications due | Rolling: 1 month before project start date or 2 months if airfare is requested |
Funding notification | At least 2 weeks prior to project start date |
Final evaluation due | 2 months after project end date |
Reimbursement requests due | 2 month after project end date or 07/23/21, whichever comes first |
Recording: https://youtu.be/U9s5LiCFvYY
Recording: https://youtu.be/qKtg19rkURU
LSTA Mini Grant Application How-To webinar
Friday, April 10, 2020 @ 11 am
Recording: https://youtu.be/gwLQFeHxDhM
LSTA Webinars on YouTube
Archived LSTA webinars from previous grant years
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb7P4pq6Tpz3Fowgp3q11Txsoa77OwQ4E
The Institute of Museum and Library Services' Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grants to States program is the largest source of federal funding support for library services in the United States. The Grants to States program allocates a base amount to each state plus a supplemental amount based on population. For each of the 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, the base amount is $680,000 each. You can see recent allotments for all the states here.
The Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records (NSLAPR) uses Grants to State funds to meet LSTA specified priorities (20 U.S.C. § 9141) as well as Nevada's 5 Year Plan goals, either through statewide programs or competitive subgrants to eligible public, school, special, and academic libraries throughout Nevada. In order to remain eligibile for Grants to State LSTA funds, Nevada must meet statutory Matching and Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirements.
LSTA funds help Nevada libraries solidify their roles as community educational centers, though planning, assessment, training, and partnerships, building capacity, and identifying user access needs.
LSTA grant opportunities are available to all eligible Nevada libraries.
To be eligible to apply for LSTA funds, each applicant library and participant library must certify to the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records (NSLAPR) that it meets all of the following eligibility criteria:
The applicant or participating library must also meet the following requirements:
These criteria were approved by the Nevada State Council on Libraries and Literacy in May 2008.
Library | Project | Avg Score |
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Humboldt County Library | Teen Space at the Humboldt County Library | 87.85 |
Nevada Library Cooperative | Nevada Library Cooperative Gains the EDGE (Assessment) | 84.69 |
Churchill County Library | Virtual Reality Hidden Cave | 84.50 |
Carson City Library | Think Bionics! Continuous Engagement of STEAM | 83.17 |
Washoe County School District | Access to Information: Tech for WCSD Libraries | 77.75 |
Nevada State Library | Changing Spaces | 76.42 |
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District | Museum Family Adventure Pass | 74.00 |
UNR | Northern Nevada Neon | 70.30 |
Henderson District Public Libraries | Creation Space STEAM Center | 67.67 |
Boulder City Library District | Complying with ADA and Privacy Needs | 66.85 |
Western Nevada College | WNC Faculty Information Literacy Workshops Program | 58.92 |
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