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<p class="MsoNormal">At least for us, the subgrant is a contract with the state and purchasing starts on the contract start date – which is when the state “signs” the contract.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Karren Reish<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> lstac <lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Medema, Nancy via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 26, 2021 4:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Debbie Hall <debbie.hall@ade.arkansas.gov><br>
<b>Cc:</b> lstac@listsmart.osl.state.or.us <lstac@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [lstac] Date Subgrantees can start spending<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We are only allowing them to spend funds after the grant agreement has been signed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#0B5394">Nancy Medema</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Bold",sans-serif;color:#055C90"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#595959">Program
Director<br>
</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#595959">Coordinator, Iowa Center for the Book</span><span style="color:#500050"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#595959">State Library of Iowa</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#595959"> |</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Bold",sans-serif;color:#595959"> </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#595959">Des
Moines Office<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959">515.281-4328 | </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC"><a href="mailto:Nancy.Medema@iowa.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">Nancy.Medema@iowa.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959">1112 E. Grand Avenue | Des Moines, IA 50319<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"">Debbie</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Deborah Hall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Manager of Grants & Special Projects<o:p></o:p></p>
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