Field Guide for Administering Library Services and Technology Act Grants

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LSTA GRANT CALENDAR This is the calendar for implementation of a typical LSTA grant. Grant activities will occur in more than one fiscal year. For purposes of illustration, activities from only one grant fiscal year are shown here. If grants are being implemented in subsequent fiscal years, activity dates will overlap, i.e., one project is being implemented, while the next year's project is being applied for. Date Event December LSTA Grant Application Forms Available   Division receives notification of LSTA Award from IMLS December - March Technical Assistance for grant application development March 15 Deadline for submission of LSTA applications (postmark) March - June Division staff and LSTA Advisory Council review proposals August Applicants notified of grant awards August - September Grant recipients sign grant agreements and complete project revisions as needed   First grant payment requested after grant agreement is executed. Project may begin once grant agreement is executed. October 1 Fiscal year begins on October 1 and ends one year later on September 30 October-December Second grant payment made January - March Third grant payment made April 1 Mid-Year Reports due April - June Fourth grant payment made September 30 Project year ends. All expenditures must be paid by this date November 1 Annual Report Due   Once the audit is completed by auditors, a copy is due