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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">North Dakota is similar, we spend during the second year and we used to draw down every quarter, but we’ve recently switched to every month.
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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"> lstac <lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Reish, Karren (MDE) via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 29, 2025 8:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jennifer Cowan-Henderson via lstac <lstac@omls.oregon.gov>; Jennifer Cowan-Henderson <Jennifer.Cowan-Henderson@tnsos.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [lstac] Draw down question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif">Jennifer, Michigan is similar. But we do have some costs that are charged in a calendar year so we recode those that fall into the next award’s time period as soon as we get the allotment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsoautosig">Karren Reish<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsoautosig">Library Grants Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsoautosig">517-241-0021 / <a href="http://www.mi.gov/lsta">www.mi.gov/lsta</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
on behalf of Jennifer Cowan-Henderson via lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 29, 2025 9:13 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> LSTA Coordinators <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] Draw down question</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Good morning from rainy Tennessee!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I’ve got two questions regarding how other states approach spending. If you have a chance to reply, it’ll be appreciated. How TN handles these questions is included, in
case you’re curious as well!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">When do you start spending your award? Do you spend in both years of the award or just in the second year?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tennessee spends in the 2<sup>nd</sup> year</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">How often do you request a drawdown of your awarded funds?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tennessee typically requests a drawdown quarterly</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks in advance!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jennifer</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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