Funding
State Contracts
 Technology
| Other Resources
Grant Funding
State Contracts
Texas public libraries may use state contracts to help save money.
These contracts fulfill bidding requirements.
Technology
- DIR
Store - lets the user search by product, service, vendor,
etc. - this includes training.
- This page
lets you determine which DIR
products and services local governments can use.
Other resources
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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Grant Funding
Technology and Telecommunications Discounts and Grants
Federal Universal Service Fund
(E-Rate)
- About the USF
and E-Rate Discounts
Background information about the USF program that allows schools
and public libraries to apply for discounts for telecommunication
services and technologies.
- Preparing and Submitting
your Technology Plan (FORM UPDATED - 11/30/07)
All E-rate applicants must have an approved technology plan. Texas
libraries must submit their plans to the Texas State Library for
certification. This page explains the process of creating and
submitting a technology plan.
- E-Rate in Texas: Making
Telecommunications and Internet Access Affordable [.pdf; 628
KB]
Texas public libraries have received $12,660,178.11 in telecommunications
discounts in the first seven years of the E-Rate program. This
is a summary of E-rate funded disbursements to libraries, amount
of discount, categories of services, and service providers.
- E-Rate Technology
Plan Status
Check this list to find out the current certification status of
your library's technology plan.
- Funding Commmitments: E-rate discounts are announced in "waves".
Historical information is available for: Year
One, Year Two (1999),
Year Three (2000), Year
Four (2001), and Year Five
(2002). You can also check the current funding information
for Year Six (2003).
- To view an alphabetical listing of entity numbers for Texas
Public Libraries from the SLD database, visit www.sl.universalservice.org/data/xls/EntityNumbers/TXLibraries.xls.
[.xls; 165 KB]
State Discount Programs
Texas Distance Learning and Information Sharing
25% Discount Program
25% Information Sharing
Discounts
Myths and reality about the 25% discount that all telephone companies
must provide on any tariffed voice or data service which is used
at least 50% for "information sharing."
* An informative brochure, "Telecom Discounts
for Texas Schools, Libraries 7 Non-Profit Health Care" (Nov.
1998) is freely available from Southwestern Bell, 1-800-571-7811.
Leave your name, name of your library, and the address to which
the booklet should be sent.
Gates Grants
The Gates
Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation U.S. Library Program works
in partnership with public libraries to provide access to computers,
the Internet and digital information for patrons in low-income communities
in the United States.
Texas Responds Grants
Texas Responds
The Texas Responds grant program will assist public, school, and
academic libraries that sustained damage to their libraries during
Hurricane Ike, in restoring services and programs to their patrons.
This grant program will fund operating expenditures such as supplies,
library materials, equipment, furniture, and contractual services.
Minor repairs may be allowed; please inquire with specific questions.
Applicants must be located in a county declared a disaster area.
These counties are Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Archer, Austin,
Bell, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Calhoun, Cass, Chambers,
Cherokee, Collin, Colorado, Comal, Coryell, Dallas, Denton, Ellis,
El Paso, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Galveston, Grayson, Gregg,
Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hill, Hopkins, Houston,
Hunt, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Kaufman, Lamar, Lavaca,
Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Lubbock, Madison, Marion, Matagorda, McLennan,
Milam, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nueces, Orange,
Panola, Parker, Polk, Potter, Randall, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine,
San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Shelby, Smith, Tarrant,
Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria,
Waller, Walker, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Williamson, Wise and
Wood. Approximately $200,000 is available. There is no maximum award
for the program. Contact for this program is Stacey Malek. She may
be reached at stacey.malek@tsl.state.tx.us or 512-463-5532.
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Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)
Competitive Grants
LSTA
Competitive Grant Program Descriptions and Guidelines
View program descriptions; then download the guidelines and application
forms, or request to have the application guidelines mailed to
your Texas public or other TexShare member library.
These grant programs are supported wholly by the
Institute of Museum and Library
Services under the provisions of the Library Services and
Technology Act as administered by the state of Texas. For information
about other TSLAC
programs funded in whole or in part with LSTA
funds, including TexNet
Interlibrary Loan, Library Systems,
and Technical Assistance Negotiated Grants (TANG), see the State
Plan for Library Services and Technology Act.
LSTA
Competitive Grant Recipients FY2001
- FY2002
- FY2003
Includes grant recipients by program (Special Project, Cooperation,
and Establishment), award amounts, and brief descriptions of grant
projects.
State Plan for the
Library Services and Technology Act in Texas
State Plan for Library Services and Technology Act (FY1998-FY2002),
State Plan for Library Services and Technology Act (FY2003-FY2007),
Evaluation Study of FY1998-FY2002
Texas Plan, and Evaluation Study of LSTA
Five Year Plan for Texas 2003 - 2007.
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Loan Star Libraries Program
Loan Star Libraries is a direct state aid program
for Texas public libraries. All legally established public libraries
in Texas that meet the Minimum Standards for Accreditation of
Public Libraries in the State Library System as set forth in the
Library System Act are eligible to receive grant funding under
this program. The total allocation is based on a library's provision
for statewide access.
Loan Star Libraries
Program
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Texas Reads Grants
The Texas Reads Grant funds public library programs
to promote reading and literacy within local communities. This
program is administered by the Texas State Library and Archives
Commission (TSLAC) and funded by proceeds of the sale of Texas
Reads specialty license plates available through the Texas Department
of Transportation (TxDOT). See http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/agency/txreads.html
for more information about the Texas Reads specialty license plate.
Texas Reads Grant Guidelines:
Word
| PDF
Applicants will apply for grants online through
the Grant Management System (GMS). The link is https://gms.tsl.state.tx.us/
GMS is the Texas State Library and Archives Commission’s
(TSLAC) online grant management system. The GMS has the following
capabilities:
- Grantees apply for and manage
grants through a web portal
- Financial status reporting
- Viewing of approved applications
- Grant budget and program
revisions
- Requests for payment with
disbursement history
To learn more about GMS, please refer to the
Grant Management System Manual.
GMS Manual:
Microsoft Word format
PDF
format
Texas Reads Grant Recipients
FY2006, FY2007,
FY2008, FY2009
Includes grant recipients, award amounts, and brief descriptions
of grant projects.
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TexNet Interlibrary Loan
TexNet
Interlibrary Loan
Managed by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, TexNet
Interlibrary Loan embodies several grant programs that work together
to enable library users access to materials not available at their
local library.
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TexTreasures
TexTreasures
TexTreasures is an annual grant program designed to help libraries
make their special collections more accessible for the people
of Texas and beyond. Activities considered for possible funding
include digitization, microfilming, and cataloging.
Lists of Funding Sources for Libraries
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General Grant Information
- GrantsTX
The Texas State Library’s Library Development Division
created and maintains the GrantsTX listserv to quickly disseminate
grant opportunities to Texas libraries and to provide reminders
on upcoming grant deadlines. The GrantsTX list is open to anyone
who would like to keep up with any grant or funding opportunities
available to Texas libraries. Sign up now!
- Library Systems Grant Information
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission awards federal
LSTA and state monies to operate ten regional library systems.
Funds are awarded under the authority of the Library
Systems Act [.pdf] and are allocated according to an established
formula described in the Act.
- Outcome Measures
Outcome measurement is a systematic method of assessing the
extent to which a program has achieved its intended result.
It answers two important questions: “How has my program
made a difference for my target audience” and “How
are program participants better off as a result of experiencing
my program.”
- Viburnum Literacy Conference
Outcome Presentation and Handouts
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Grant Management Handbook
(Documents marked PDF require Adobe
Acrobat Reader, a free plug-in. You may also download a free
viewer for Microsoft Word documents)
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