[lstac] LSTA grant for Read to as Dog- for the dog

[Gamon, Amanda@CSL]

Hi all,

California here. We haven't had any requests for service animals specifically, but we have funded a project involving animals.

This was a sustainable libraires project that funded a service delivered by goats. A subrecipient library offered an environmental speaker and sustainability workshop series and contracted the goats to offer a wildfire fuel abatement presentation demonstrating the wildfire prevention method of goats being brought out to the land to reduce the fuel (tall dry grasses, etc.) that pose wildfire risk.

When we received the project proposal, we ran it by IMLS and it was deemed allowable as the goats were not being experimented on or harmed, and the use for them was reasonable and necessary, as well as an important part of the program.

In this case the goats were a service. This is quite different than the service dog scenario but wanted to share in case any element is helpful.

Amanda Ramos Gamon
Library Services and Technology Act Coordinator
California State Library - Library Development Services
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Hello All,

Can subgrantees use LSTA funds to purchase and train a dog?

I have an applicant applying for our larger LSTA grant round requesting funds for a therapy dog and the training. They have a partner organization that selects and trains the dog. (It's unclear from the application who will be caring for the dog). The grant is otherwise well thought out and has supporting data.

We have another library in our state with a cat, who has his own blog and a fan club with swag for sale, so I can see how having a therapy dog in the library has benefits beyond improving fluency and mental health. I see nothing in the 2CFR about live animals... oh my!

Thanks,

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Melanie Boyd

Grants Coordinator and Library Consultant

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