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Conference Attendance Grants for FY2011 (State Fiscal Year 2012)

• Library Conferences, Tips for Attending, Grantee Reports

Mail the completed forms to State Library staff as indicated.

New this year: Grants available for public, academic and school librarians.

• Conference Attendance Grants for events after October 1, 2011 - Application form (MS Word)
• Conference Attendance Grant Guidelines (pdf)

2011-2012 Grant Period

Applications for conference attendance may be submitted October 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012 for conferences occurring between October 1, 2011 and July 31, 2012. Awards are made on a first come, first served basis as long as funds are available. Reimbursements will be made beginning in October 2011 and ending August 31, 2012.

IMPORTANT - Please read before applying for LSTA funds

Grants of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds are available for library staff wishing to expand their professional knowledge by attending a professional conference such as SCLA, PLA, or ALA. Reimbursement of related expenses is available for conference attendance that allows librarians to develop, expand, deliver, or promote services and programs that are related to the six federal purposes.*

* The six Federal purposes as outlined in LSTA (20 U.S.C. 9141) are:

1. Expanding services for learning and access to information and educational resources in a variety of formats, in all types of libraries, for individuals of all ages;
2. Developing library services that provide all users with access to information through local, state, regional, national, and international electronic networks;
3. Providing electronic and other linkages among and between all types of libraries;
4. Developing public and private partnerships with other agencies and community-based organizations;
5. Targeting library services to individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to individuals with disabilities, and to individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills;
6. Targeting library and information services to persons having difficulty using a library and to underserved urban and rural communities, including children (from birth through age 17) from families with incomes below the poverty line.