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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone addressed the new executive orders?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Karren Reish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Library Grants Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">517-241-0021 /
<a href="http://www.mi.gov/lsta"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.mi.gov/lsta</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Kelyn Ralya <kralya@apls.state.al.us>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 10, 2026 11:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Reish, Karren (MDE) <ReishK@michigan.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [lstac] Current certifications and assurances<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thanks to the feedback I’d gotten from several states (including MI), I was able to update our certifications/assurances form to make it in line with the CFR revisions for the
FY2025 subgrant cycle. We still use a separate CIPA certification.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Snell Roundhand";color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Kelyn</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Kelyn L. Ralya</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Director / LSTA Coordinator</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Alabama Public Library Service </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">(800) 723-8459 x3976 (in Alabama)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">(334) 213-3993 FAX</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:kralya@apls.state.al.us" target="_blank" title="mailto:kralya@apls.state.al.us"><span style="color:#0563C1">kralya@apls.state.al.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">From:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>> on behalf of "Reish, Karren (MDE) via lstac" <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>"Reish, Karren (MDE)" <<a href="mailto:ReishK@michigan.gov">ReishK@michigan.gov</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>" <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[lstac] Current certifications and assurances<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone done new certifications and assurances for grantees for the last fiscal year or this fiscal year? I haven’t updated ours since FFY 2024 as we didn’t have a grant program last year. I’m wondering what yours look like now.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Karren Reish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Library Grants Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">517-241-0021 /
<a href="http://www.mi.gov/lsta"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.mi.gov/lsta</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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