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CRIS Program - Library Services and Technology Act Grant Programs
 
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Title Library Services and Technology Act Grant Programs
Agency Department of Cultural Resources
State Library of North Carolina
Web http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/lsta/lsta.htm
Description The federally funded Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) was enacted by Congress in September 1996. The focus of this state-based program is information access through technology and improving access to library services, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and cooperation among all types of libraries, as well as a requirement to demonstrate improvement in library services through use of the federal funds. Eligible applicants are libraries as defined in North Carolina's LSTA Five-Year Plan, with further specific eligibility requirements driven by priorities on the plan.
Grantee Eligibility Eligibility requirements for specific programs may be found at http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/lsta/lsta.htm
Fund 14800-1495
State State Amount not specified
Federal $4,160,471.00
Other Other Amount not specified
Funding Year 2011-2012
Keywords libraries
Assistance project grants