<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,<br></div><div><br></div><div>I actually have already requested and received a small extension. I had a school library grant that was woefully under-requested and we needed to change gears to spend the remainder of the grant. This was extra time for us to do that in meaningful ways.<br><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Rachel</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 10:07 AM Sulin Jones 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">It’s my understanding that it’s still a bit too early as a lot can change in 6 months, but that ARPA extensions could be considered closer to the end of the performance period (so fall-ish?) on a case by case basis. But don’t quote me!<i><u></u><u></u></i></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] ARPA Extension<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Is anyone planning on requesting an extension at this point? We issued the entire allotment as grants and some are going well and some we have our fingers crossed.
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