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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> lstac <lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov> on behalf of Enge, Kate A (EED) via lstac <lstac@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 25, 2025 8:15:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> LSTA Coordinators <lstac@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] 2025 IMLS Native American Basic grants</font>
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For a little bit of good news today, because I certainly need it:</div>
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I'm starting to see emails from various Alaskan libraries that they have received notification awarding a 2025 Native American Basic grant. Reimbursements for the 2024 awards still seem to be in limbo, but maybe those will get straightened out eventually.
(I'm still one of the "glass is half full" LSTA coordinators.)</div>
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