School libraries must be located in a school that is accredited by the state. Academic libraries must be part of an accredited institution of higher learning. Special libraries must be willing to share their resources. Library Consortia V. Programmatic Guidelines LSTA funds are intended to be used as seed moneys, not for ongoing operational costs. Personnel and fringe benefit costs are non-allowable expenses in the program budget.
Electronic databases are non-allowable expenses in the program budget.
In-kind contributions do not qualify as match. Only one proposal per institution will be funded. For a definition of what constitutes an administering official see Title Page Guidelines . Initiating family literacy programs which target families below the poverty line. Proposal Format Proposals should provide a clear description of the program and related activities to be funded by LSTA under the appropriate category or categories.