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<p class="MsoNormal">For construction – I recommend USDA’s Rural Development – it isn’t a grant, but they do have no cost loans. In some areas, that is the best they are going to find. MI doesn’t do state construction grants.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Karren Reish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sulin Jones via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 30, 2023 1:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kelyn Ralya <kralya@apls.state.al.us>; LSTAC <lstac@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [lstac] FW: Grants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">IMLS, ARSL, NNLM, and the North Dakota State Library’s twitter feed!
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve also looked at Americorp (to look for grantees who can offer staffing help)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I put grants that seem most useful into a <a href="https://padlet.com/NSLAPR/nevada-library-grant-opportunities-1v8lps203c91plz0">
padlet</a>, and I let things sit for a while after the deadline, because unofficially it’s hard to keep up, but officially sometimes funders will post updates on new grant cycles.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We also have a non profit called the <a href="https://nevadagrantlab.org/search">
Nevada Grant Lab</a> that, I’m told, crawls the web using people rather than software. I link to it on our LSTA page.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kelyn Ralya via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 30, 2023 10:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> LSTAC <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] FW: Grants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Snell Roundhand";color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Kelyn</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Kelyn L. Ralya</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Assistant Director / LSTA Coordinator</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">lstac <</span><a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">>
on behalf of Kelyn Ralya via lstac <</span><a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Kelyn Ralya <</span><a href="mailto:kralya@apls.state.al.us"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">kralya@apls.state.al.us</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 11:40 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>LSTAC <</span><a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[lstac] Grants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Quick question: what tools or resources do you use to research grants (private, federal, etc.) that might be applicable to your public libraries? Thanks for any assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Kelyn L. Ralya</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Assistant Director / LSTA Coordinator</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">6030 Monticello Drive</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Montgomery, AL 36130</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">(800) 723-8459 x3976 (in Alabama)</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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