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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks everyone. This is helpful. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Karren Reish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Library Grants Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">517-241-0021 / <a href="http://www.mi.gov/lsta">
<span style="color:#0563C1">www.mi.gov/lsta</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Shannan Furlow <sfurlow@georgialibraries.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 6, 2025 12:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Reish, Karren (MDE) <ReishK@michigan.gov><br>
<b>Cc:</b> lstac@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [lstac] Grants and 2025 funding<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Hello Karren,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We haven't 100% decided, but are letting our grant managers know it is a possibility. Certain statewide services would have priority if funding is limited (as in partial award) or delayed.
I hope this helps!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Jan 6, 2025 at 12:40<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM Reish, Karren (MDE) 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">Is anyone else considering putting grant programs on hiatus for the 2025 federal year? My application and contracting calendar would need to be started before we are likely to know
the funding status for next year, so I’m wondering what others who may be in the same situation are considering.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Thanks.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Karren Reish</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">517-241-0021, <a href="http://www.michigan.gov/lsta" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.michigan.gov/lsta</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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