Grant project

1. DESIGNER
Designer
Name
DATE / DATELINE
Aug
2018
2 0 2 0
Grant Proposal
W A S t a t e L i b r a r y
I n s t i t u t i o n a l L i b r a r y S e r v i c e s

2. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS FOR LIBRARIES
Preliminary Grant proposal
Submitted October 2nd
Goal of NLG - Improve Library Services
New: tools, models, services, practices & research that
can be widely used, adapted, scaled or replicated

3. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS FOR LIBRARIES
Funding Category: Planning Grant
analyzing needs
project feasibility
creating partnerships
developing plans & models
2 year
tools
models
services
practices
research findings
Develop new:
Exploratory activities:

4. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS FOR LIBRARIES
Project Category
Community Catalyst
Community Catalyst: "Significant national impact on
the capacity of libraries . . . to serve as catalysts
contributing to the well-being of communities."
Collaborative work to strengthen partnerships

5. What is the proposal?

6. Level of
Library
Services
Colorado State Library
Department of Education
Department of Corrections
45 staff members: institutional librarians,
library coordinators and library technicians
31 facilities across the state.
Very different levels of library
services provided among states
Colorado
13 Closets of books
Staffed by incarcerated individuals
Arkansas
Libraries?
Alabama

7. What is the proposal?
ILS Service & Business
Models

8. ILS Business/Service Model
THE
INVESTOR

9. Preliminary Proposal Summary
THE
INVESTOR

10. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS FOR LIBRARIES
Parameters
Tools, services & models - Content management & sharing system
Collaborative work - WSL & DOC Partnership
Current significance - Prisons & Reentry

11. Timeline
Preliminary Proposal
October 2nd, 2020
IMLS sends out notification of invitation to submit
full proposal
Notification of Invitation
Fi r st week of February 2021
Full Proposal Due
M arch 26, 2021
Phased Project
S eptember 1, 2021 - Au gu st 31, 2023
2 page preliminary proposal submitted via
grants.gov
Submit 20+ page proposal via grants.gov
Notification of Grant Award
Ju ly 2021