<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello All,</div><div><br></div><div>Can subgrantees use LSTA funds to purchase and train a dog?</div><div><br></div><div>I have an applicant applying for our larger LSTA grant round requesting funds for a therapy dog and the training. They have a partner organization that selects and trains the dog. (It's unclear from the application who will be caring for the dog). The grant is otherwise well thought out and has supporting data.</div><div><br></div><div>We have another library in our state with a cat, who has his own blog and a fan club with swag for sale, so I can see how having a therapy dog in the library has benefits beyond improving fluency and mental health. I see nothing in the 2CFR about live animals... oh my!</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt" align="left"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:468pt"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">Melanie Boyd</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#666666"><b>Grants Coordinator and Library Consultant</b></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://library.utah.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">State Library Division</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline"> | office 801.715.6740  mobile 801.535.2513</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">250 North 1950 West, Ste. A</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Salt Lake City, Utah 84116-7901</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/UtahStateLibrary/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:22px;height:22px"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXewW6yYy5vx4_-Dyco_21TjTBnWvGpHJyoEsIfrbbKfd03k3CyTSW7LD-rOmfXRfrwJhYXtvDcltsF5apBGnuZbypGIdpeUFeWcOEUqWw-F13QGvYm7NWORuwosDPCcqjcwkKh_IyzPtgQIWIe4pza8SIlw?key=PZ8Sr5dBG0fRprunWdf_Ww" width="22" height="22" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px"></span></span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/utahstatelibrary/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:23px;height:22px"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeeXOH__rFvfSOyh2cv0Yk7GhphGF4Iu2VF-3ZiptkGfmb1WoKK-xCeSwwAWjqVX1lech64x-cgbLUI1lUoFionlRtw9vuML_wbLIxeptjEdtxFdsHhZg89qhOEkpJ8hS9IRzssaDWOC4hxaywKpvHtAQU?key=PZ8Sr5dBG0fRprunWdf_Ww" width="23" height="22" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px"></span></span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://library.utah.gov/publications/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">Sign up for our newsletter!</span></a></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:182px;height:32px"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeN9t7qHHjYCimjsWqog8EnpPsfxmWqKRQ6kYuvmmamOSS_fDEjdwiT6O9Sa-Ia6WHf4LDND4VXdJiQ8QGzevaMhLu1Hjomtt1ZD1NZ3_1jzpdqHo372sHD9BuMaxXCO8qfP7pqk-YZDODYAyAkoU35Bmhs?key=PZ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