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CARES Act Funding for Libraries
CARES Act Funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
The Colorado State Library (CSL) awarded a total of $492,801 in non-competitive grants to 55 public library jurisdictions located in 41 counties.
IMLS set funding priorities based on the following:
- Poverty
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Unemployment; and
- Broadband Availability.
Grant funding is being used for the following:
- Device lending to patrons (hotspots, Chromebook, tablets, ereaders, etc.) Devices must be configured to ensure compliance with CIPA (filtering).
- Materials for virtual and low-touch passive programming (take and make crafts etc.)
- Unemployment resources (online tools, publications, etc.)
- eBooks / Audio Books
- Allowable Expenditures (PDF)
Resources for Round 1 Funding:
Awardees:
Alamosa PL | Basalt Regional LD | Canon City PL | Conejos County LD |
Cortez PL | Delta County PLD | Denver PL | Dolores LD |
Garfield LD | Grand County LD | John C. Fremont LD | La Veta PLD |
Lake County PL | Mancos LD | Mesa County PLD | Montrose Regional LD |
Northern Chaffee County LD | Northern Saguache County LD | Ouray LD | Penrose Community LD |
Pikes Peak LD | Pitkin County Library | Pueblo City County LD | Rangeview LD |
Rio Grande LD |
San Miguel LD #1 | Security PL | Silverton PL |
Summit County Library | Trinidad/Carnegie PL | Vail PL | Wray PL |
Yuma PL |
- Important Dates:
- Funding period: August 1, 2020 - July 31, 2021
- Final drawdowns due: July 16, 2021
- Final report due: October 1, 2021
- Grant Implementation Webinar - Round 1
- Webinar recording from July 28, 2020
- Slides (PDF)
- Drawdown form (XLS)
- Final report template (Word)
Resources for Round 2 Funding:
Awardees:
Broomfield / Eisenhower PL | Burlington PL | Clear Creek County LD | Durango PL |
Ignacio Community LD | Kiowa Count PLD | Lamar Public Library | Mineral County School/Regional PL |
Ordway Combined Community Library | Pine River PLD | West Custer County LD |
- Important Dates:
- Funding period: September 7, 2020 - September 6, 2021
- Final drawdowns due: August 16, 2021
- Final report due: October 15, 2021
- Grant Implementation Webinar - Round 2
- Webinar recording from Sept. 1, 2020
- Slides (PDF)
- Drawdown form (XLS)
- Final report template (Word)
Resources for Round 3 Funding:
Awardees:
Clearview LD | Fowler PL | High Plains LD | La Junta/Woodruff Memorial Library |
Loveland PL | Rangley Regional LD | Red Feather Mountain LD | Sterling PL |
- Important Dates:
- Funding period: October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2021
- Final drawdowns due: September 16, 2021
- Final report due: October 30, 2021
- Grant Implementation Webinar - Round 3
- Webinar recording from Sept. 29, 2020
- Slides (PDF)
- Drawdown form (XLS)
- Final report template (Word)
For more information contact Jean Marie Heilig, Heilig_j@cde.state.co.us, 303-551-4711
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