CARES Act Funding for Libraries

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:

• 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:

• 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:

• 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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