[lstac] Assurances question

[Melanie Boyd]

Hi Karren,

Thanks for starting this convo. I've been at Utah State Library for about 8
months, and need to update all our LSTA docs and website... I'll be
watching replies.

We currently have the Assurances in our Pre-Application documents. You can
see how the the doc list is currently organized here
<https://library.utah.gov/lsta/current-grant/>on our website (which is
another project). The assurances are also linked in each LSTA subgrant
application, and the applicant digitally confirms them by typing their name
into and answer box as part of that process. They are also referenced in
our LSTA subgrantee contracts. Additionally, in our Certified Library
process also covers these items, and certification is a requirement for
funding eligibility.

I'm about to do my first LSTA Adminstration training, and hadn't thought
about including the Assurances there. In our case, I don't see a need to
review these as part of the grant administration training beyond perhaps a
bullet point mentioning them as required. If I were in your shoes, I
wouldn't rewrite the manual either. What I would do is make sure they're
referenced within attached in an addendum to your contracts. It happens
that the person applying for the grant sometimes isn't a director, and just
signs the box to get the application submitted without realizing the full
obligation. Including a reference or addendum in the contract assures that
the responsible and accountable parties are duly  informed.

Melanie

On Tue, Nov 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM Reish, Karren (MDE) via lstac <
lstac at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

> I was dutifully checking the other sample assurances against mine and have
> a question for the hive mind. Some folks are putting grant management
> requirements together with federal assurances into one document. I’m doing
> federal assurances as one document that is signed as part of the
> application. I also have grant management requirements in a grant
> administration manual. We are under the Department of Education that has a
> standard 2-page form for grant awards. On that form, I can note specific
> program requirements, and I say must follow the grant admin manual and the
> signed assurances.
>
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>
> Any thoughts on why to do it one way or another? I do like the one
> document for clarity, but I really don’t want to rewrite my admin manual.
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> Karren Reish
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> Library Grants Coordinator
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> Library of Michigan
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