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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">I took a closer look at the award documents this morning and included my notes about them below.
</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">There are some slight changes in the materials, but they appear to be expected updates or typical clarifications in language.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Grant Cycle Calendar<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The new calendar does not indicate that there are quarterly accrual reports anymore. This was also removed from the award
guidance documents (page 5 in previous year).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The new calendar has a quarterly week-long drawn down suspension.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Grant Award Guidance<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Links to the grants to states manual and communications kits don’t work but those links appear to have moved on the website.
The content looks the same when I go to where they are on the website now.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Equipment cost approval reflects update for 2 CFR 200 from 5k to 10K (page 3 in purchases).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Acknowledge IMLS section has changed Office of Communication to Office of Communication and Public Liaison. Email went from
general <a href="mailto:oc@imls.gov">oc@imls.gov</a> to specific individual <a href="mailto:amarruci@imls.gov">
amarruci@imls.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">There are some very slight wording changes in Financial Management Standard and in the second paragraph about SAM.gov registration.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">As mentioned in the calendar section, the quarterly grant accrual reports do not appear to be required anymore.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Page 6 in the new guidance includes a note about FSRS retiring (this was planned and known). There is also the addition
of reporting cyber incidents. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Assurances and Certifications<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">On page 2, the FFATA wording is updated. I suspect this is related to the FRFS changes.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">On page 5, Criminal Disclosure and Reporting wording has changed.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The wording in the appendix sections changed but it strikes me as more structurally and clarifying. The intent of it appears
similar.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Lyndsay Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Project Manager and Grants Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Office: 617-725-1860 ext. 252<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Mobile: 857-488-6616
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">I hope it does, Brenda! Fingers crossed for you and any other state in the same predicament.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Hemmelman, Brenda via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 23, 2025 3:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Forbes, Lyndsay (BLC) <</span><a href="mailto:lyndsay.forbes@mass.gov"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">lyndsay.forbes@mass.gov</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:none">>; Amy Heebner <</span><a href="mailto:Amy.Heebner@nysed.gov"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Amy.Heebner@nysed.gov</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:none">>;
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<b>Subject:</b> [External]Re: [lstac] official notice of award received</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">SD received roughly $675,000 LSTA funds. Unfortunately, I don’t think everyone’s job is going to be saved with that, but we are having at meeting in 30 minutes.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Brenda</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Forbes, Lyndsay (BLC) via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 23, 2025 3:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Amy Heebner <</span><a href="mailto:Amy.Heebner@nysed.gov"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Amy.Heebner@nysed.gov</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:none">>;
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [EXT] [lstac] official notice of award received</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">NY just received official notice (an email) of our revised award (totaling 50%) and the revised award document is in eGMS. I haven’t figured out yet if the guidance or calendar is different.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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