[R2R-OR] 2017 Ready to Read Grants: Important info!

[Katie Anderson]

Hello and welcome to the 2017 Ready to Read grant cycle!

Those of you who opted-in to receive electronic deposit should already have your money. Those of you who requested a check should receive it in the mail soon. Regardless of how you receive your grant funds, a hardcopy of important grant-related documents was mailed to your library  yesterday.

What do you need to know?

  *   This money must be spent January 1-December 31, 2017
  *   This money must be spent on only early literacy activities for children 0-6 years old and/or summer reading programs for youth 0-14 years old
  *   You are required to report on how your spend this money and the results of your  project at the end of the year (see dates below for details)
  *   You can change your project at any time, but you must get permission first-it's easy so don't hesitate to call or email me to ask for permission

What do you do next?

  *   Save this email for future reference
  *   Bookmark the Ready to Read website<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/R2R/index.aspx> for future reference
  *   Plan and implement your project
  *   Plan how you are going to evaluate your project and conduct your evaluation
  *   Track how you spend grant funds as you spend them
  *   Count the number of people participating in your project as you implement your project

How do you do these things?

  *   Use your own resources, read about what other libraries are doing<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/youthsvcs/R2R/2017-ProjectDescriptions.pdf>, check out a book from the State Library's library science collection<http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/>,  the summer reading manual<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/summerreading/summerreadingmanuals.aspx>, and/or the State Library's early literacy webpage<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/rfhf.home.aspx> to plan and implement your project
  *   Use the attached working-copy of the 2017 report form to track your spending and record the number of people participating in your project as you implement it
  *   Use the online evaluation toolkit<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/R2R/Evaluate.aspx> to evaluate your project
  *   Read these grant management tips<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/youthsvcs/R2R/GrantManagementTips.pdf> and try doing some of them so you're have everything you need when you have to write your report at the end of the year
  *   Contact me<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us> whenever you need help or have questions

What deadlines do you put on your calendar?

  *   October 6, 2017: Report form will be available
  *   December 1, 2017: Your report is due at the State Library
  *   December 31, 2017: All grant funds must be spent, you can't carryover money into 2018

Please contact me if you have any questions about or need help with your Ready to Read grant.

Thanks,
Katie


Katie Anderson, MLS, Youth Services Consultant
Library Support and Development Services<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx>
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
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