<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Ditto for Georgia. We have 100% staff based on five-year plan and 50/50 for those that still have state duties. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM Jennifer Cowan-Henderson via lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg3593029777296066650">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Here in TN, we do have staff that are paid 100% through LSTA, based on what they do and how they fit into our 5-year plan.  We also use LSTA funds for benefits for those staff
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Armentrout, Kim (LVA) via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 7, 2025 12:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ratliff Warren, Dena (ELC) via lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External][lstac] Staff funding questions<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A couple of questions have arisen about how LSTA covers staff wages, etc.  We lost our resident expert unexpectedly, and I couldn't find any written guidance that covers more detailed information. If you know of
 something that covers the nitty gritty of the LSTA grant, I would love to learn it!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1. Are you supposed to use LSTA to pay 100% of staff salary for approved project work, or is the state supposed to pitch in?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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