The Arizona State Library and 2012 LSTA Grants

The Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records Agency (State Library) offers libraries the opportunity to apply for 2012 grant funding. This funding is made possible through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) state-based program.

LSTA priorities as defined in 20 USC Chapter 72, Sec. 9141 are:

• expanding services for learning and access to information and educational resources in a variety of formats; in all type of libraries, for individuals of all ages;
• developing library services that provide all users access to information through local, State, regional, national, and international electronic networks;
• providing electronic and other linkages among and between all types of libraries;
• developing public and private partnerships with other agencies and community-based organizations;
• 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; and
• targeting library and information services to persons having difficulty using a library and to underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty lines.

In 2012, grants will be awarded in two areas:

Lifespan Learning
Virtual Access

• Announcement Letter
• General Instructions
• Eligibility Policy
• Guidelines for Grant Categories
• Narrative Questions
• Grant Administration Guidelines
• List of County Librarians
• The All New LSTA Grant Workshop
• Grant Timetables

Click here to go to the online application form 

PDF version of 2012 LSTA Grant Guidelines