<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">We are only allowing them to spend funds after the grant agreement has been signed. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(80,0,80);margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)">Nancy Medema</span></b><span style="font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Bold",sans-serif;color:rgb(5,92,144)"> </span><span style="font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89)">Program Director<br></span></font><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(89,89,89);font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif">Coordinator, Iowa Center for the Book</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">State Library of Iowa</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"> |</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Bold",sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Des Moines Office<br></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">515.281-4328 | </span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="mailto:Nancy.Medema@iowa.gov" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Nancy.Medema@iowa.gov</a></span></span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(89,89,89);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">1112 E. Grand Avenue | Des Moines, IA 50319<br></span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.StateLibraryofIowa.org</a></span></span><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 3:47 PM Debbie Hall via lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">





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<p class="MsoNormal">Since the Official award notification date is April 8, 2021, are y’all allowing libraries to use ARPA funds on allowable expenditures starting on this date?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"">Debbie<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Deborah Hall<span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Manager of Grants & Special Projects<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Arkansas State Library<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">900 W. Capitol, Suite 100<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Little Rock, AR 72201<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Debbie.hall@ade.arkansas.gov" target="_blank">Debbie.hall@ade.arkansas.gov</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">501-682-2836<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A Division of Arkansas Department of Education<u></u><u></u></p>
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