Library Services and Technology Act Grant Adminsitration

Field Guide
for Administering
Library Services and Technology Act Grants

EXEMPLARY PROJECT RECOGNITION PROGRAM
The Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services is sponsoring the Exemplary Project Recognition Program to honor those outstanding, "star-quality" projects funded by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) program administered by the Division and implemented by Florida's libraries. The Program is designed to highlight excellence in program planning, implementation, and evaluation, with special emphasis on outcome measurement.

Each year the Exemplary Project Recognition Program will honor at least one project that falls into the following categories:

Effective use of technology to enhance electronic interconnectivity among libraries and/or the promotion of resource sharing; or
Innovation in targeting services to people who have difficulty using a library, including children in poverty, and to under-served urban and rural communities.

If no projects meet the Exemplary Project Recognition Program criteria, no award will be given.

Purpose

The purpose of the Exemplary Project Recognition Program is to identify, honor, and encourage effective, creative, and high-quality projects. In addition, the Program will:

Provide the Division with information and results of high-quality LSTA projects to share with the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Increase the credibility of libraries and library services through public recognition.
Foster best practices through the replication of high-quality projects by other libraries.
Recognize excellence in program planning and outcome-based evaluation.

Eligibility

All LSTA-funded projects submitted by all types of libraries are eligible for the Exemplary Project Recognition Program.

Completed annual reports must be postmarked by the annual November 1 deadline in order to be eligible for the Exemplary Project Recognition Program.