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 Building and Procurement Commission sites
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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
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.
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Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Competitive
Grants
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.
Please note: Funding is not currently available
for the LSTA competitive
grant programs. Information about future grant cycles will be posted at
this site. In the interim, we encourage you to explore other potential
funding sources. A list of funding sources for libraries
is available below.
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.
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
- Texas
Reads Grant Guidelines updated for State Fiscal Year 2008 (Word
.doc format; download a free
viewer for this document)
- Texas
Reads Grant Guidelines (.pdf format; requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader)
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 Recipients FY2006,
FY2007,
FY2008
(Word doc)
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 Information
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