Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Project Grants (North Carolina)

 
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    Funder Type

    State Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    State Library of North Carolina

    Summary

    Libraries are invited to apply for funding that supports a new or improved program or service that will solve a specific problem or meet an identified need of the library's current or potential users. This competitive grant program allows libraries to focus on meeting their users' needs by developing a project that has a user-focused need statement, defined outcomes, a timeline with a series of actions spread out over the funding period, and an evaluation that measures how well the outcomes were met.


    Projects need to support one of the goals from North Carolina's LSTA Five Year Plan. Each goal is based on identified needs, strives toward excellence and equity in North Carolina's libraries, and is related to one or more of the eight LSTA priorities.

    • Goal 1: Community Engagement. North Carolina libraries will provide inclusive, user-focused services that enable community-wide growth and transformation. 
    • Goal 2: Equitable Access. North Carolinians will have equitable access to information and technology needed to learn, live, govern, and work. 
    • Goal 3: Responsive Organizations. North Carolina libraries will be places that all people find welcoming and accessible through sustainable organizational practices focused on inclusion, development, and community responsiveness. 

    Allowable expenses include, but are not limited to:

    • Consulting or contractual services - applicants must select the consultant before the application is submitted and demonstrate in the application that the proposed consultant is qualified to perform the needed work or service; the selected consultant is subject to State Library approval;
    • Evaluation to show the extent to which the project has met its goals;
    • Furnishing that are necessary to support the project;
    • Hardware, software, and/or technology necessary to support the project;
    • Indirect costs;
    • Library materials that are necessary to support the project;
    • Outsourcing for digitization of specialized items may be allowable when provided with the rationale for doing so and showing that this approach is appropriate and cost effective;
    • Postage and printing costs for project materials;
    • Salaries and benefits for temporary staff to be employed for the project OR temporary staff to be employed to cover duties of full-time personnel while the full-time person works on the project. Temporary staff means part-time or fulltime personnel hired specifically to help carry out the project, or additional hours for existing part-time staff. The project description should clearly explain the need for added staff.
    • Supplies necessary to support the project;
    • Travel and/or training expenses related to the project for library or project staff;
    • Vehicles for bookmobiles, library outreach, mobile libraries etc.; and
    • Other expenses that are reasonable and necessary to support the project.
     

    History of Funding

    FY23-24 awardees can be viewed at: https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/2023-2024-lsta-grant-award-abstracts/open


    FY22-23 awardees can be viewed at: https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/2022-2023-lsta-grant-abstracts/open


    FY21-22 awardees can be viewed at: https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/2021-2022-lsta-grant-abstracts/open


    FY20-21 awardees can be viewed at: https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/2020-2021-lsta-awards-list

    Additional Information

    Unallowable expenses include, but are not limited to:

    • Activities or programs about advocacy, grant writing, or lobbying with a purpose of increasing funding and/or whose primary purpose is to establish a general message that 'libraries are good places and deserve to exist';
    • Architectural plans for existing or new buildings;
    • Collection development activities;
    • Construction or pre-construction planning;
    • Construction or renovation of facilities (generally, any activity involving contract labor in the construction trades is not allowable);
    • Conventional arrangement, description, or cataloging of materials;
    • Costs associated with content management systems (such as CONTENTdm);
    • Digitizing runs of newspapers;
    • Events, festivals, staff training, or acquisition of collections when any of these are the majority of requested funds;
    • Fundraising costs;
    • General advertising or public relations costs not specific to LSTA funded activities;
    • General operating support;
    • Ongoing expenditures such as subscriptions, utilities, Internet access, or other services;
    • Pre-award costs;
    • Preservation activities or materials (reformatting of media, preservation enclosures including boxes and folders, etc.);
    • Promotional items and memorabilia including gifts, incentives, and souvenirs;
    • Refreshments, entertainment, ceremonies, receptions, or social events;
    • Retrospective conversion of catalog records;
    • Salaries, wages, and/or benefits for existing full-time employees;
    • Services or software licenses that extend beyond the project's June 30 funding period;
    • Sub-awards; and
    • Other expenses prohibited by state or federal regulations.

    Contacts

    Catherine Prince

    Catherine Prince
    109 East Jones Street
    Raleigh, NC 27699-4600
    919-814-6796
     

  • Eligibility Details

    The following North Carolina libraries are eligible to apply:

    • A public library or library system that meets the eligibility requirements for the Aid to Public Libraries Fund (State Aid);
    • Community college libraries;
    • North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities member libraries; and
    • University of North Carolina system libraries, which includes libraries serving the Area Health Education Centers affiliated with eligible UNC and NCICU institutions.

    Deadline Details

    Letters of Intent (LOI) are due by November 1, 2024. Applications are due by March 1, 2025. A similar deadline is anticipated annually.

    Award Details

    Awards range between $50,000 and $100,000 each for single year projects and $150,000 per year for multi-year projects. Multi-year projects can last up to 3 years. Cost matching of 25% is required.

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