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style='font-size:10.0pt'>The State <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Library</st1:PersonName> is pleased to inform you that the <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Library</st1:PersonName> Services and Technology Act (LSTA) "General Information and Grant Guidelines" packet for federal fiscal year 2011 is now available. Instead of sending a paper copy, we are sending this letter to let you know where to access the packet. A link to the 2011 competitive LSTA grant packet is found on the competitive grants page: <a
href="http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/LSTAcomp.shtml.">http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/LSTAcomp.shtml.</a> The forms are in downloadable Microsoft Word form, as well as pdf, for your convenience. If you need a paper copy of the packet sent to you, please contact Ann Reed at (503)378-5027 or <a
href="mailto:ann.reed@state.or.us">ann.reed@state.or.us</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Grant proposals are due at the State <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Library</st1:PersonName> by 5:00 pm on April 16, 2010. <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>For multi-year grant projects seeking a second or third year of funding, please use the form found in Appendix D. <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Grant applications need to be in accordance with the "<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Library</st1:PersonName> Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Five-Year State Plan, 2008-2012" which is summarized in the packet as Appendix A. The full Plan and many other resources for LSTA grant applicants can be found on the Grants / Aid to Libraries page of the Oregon State <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Library</st1:PersonName> website (<a href="http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD">http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD</a>). Resources include information about past grants and <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Library</st1:PersonName> Services and Technology Act Advisory Council minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>If you have questions about the Grant Guidelines, LSTA grant program, or have difficulty downloading a form, please feel free to contact Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator. Ann can be reached at (503) 378-5027, or <a
href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/al-directors">ann.reed at state.or.us.</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Library</span></font></st1:PersonName> Development Services, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Library</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>250 Winter <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">St.</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">NE</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Salem</span></font></st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97301</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>phone: (503) 378-5027<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>fax: (503) 378-6439<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>ann.reed@state.or.us<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>website: www.oregon.gov/osl/ld/index.shtml<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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