As we get closer the LM CARES Act grant deadline, we are getting questions about what digital inclusion is and what types of activities qualify. There are also questions about how the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) applies to materials and services purchased through CARES Act funds. Please join me in a Q & A webinar at 10:00 am on Thursday, June 25th for a Q & A discussion on these questions. You can register for the webinar directly at https://libraryofmichigan.z2systems.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=328& or go to the CE calendar at the Library of Michigan web site - www.michigan.gov/libraryce<http://www.michigan.gov/libraryce> - Click on the LM Continuing Education Opportunities. For brief information on the grant, see below. Talk to you soon!

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CARES Act Grant program

* Eligibility: Public libraries * Deadline: MONDAY, JULY 6TH * Amount: * PPE and Library Sanitization supplies and services - $500 plus $300 per branch location (NON-COMPETITIVE) * Digital Inclusion supplies and services - $1,000 to $5,000 depending on Class Size (COMPETITIVE based on local unemployment, SNAP, Broadband availability and poverty levels) * Grant Period: Summer 2020 to Summer 2021 (Dates TBA) * Timeline: * Application Review - June/July * Grant Contracts Issued - July/August * More Information: https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,9327,7-381-88855_89739_99828---,00.html<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2F0%2C9327%2C7-381-88855_89739_99828---%2C00.html&data=02%7C01%7CReishK%40michigan.gov%7C56816ee04a0e4b060f7108d802743979%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637267119502002364&sdata=OAZgYue9AhgIezU1qXdzY9YkqZRVHQpZScC%2FEbnlqak%3D&reserved=0> Please contact me with any questions you might have. Karren Reish Library Grants Coordinator 517-241-0021 Out of office on Fridays www.michigan.gov/lsta<http://www.michigan.gov/lsta> www.michigan.gov/sl21<http://www.michigan.gov/sl21> You have the power to shape your future, and the future of all children, by counting everyone in your home in the 2020 Census<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmy2020census.gov%2F&data=02%7C01%7CReishK%40michigan.gov%7C5760deb8252c447b2e9208d8063111c0%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637266155164386250&sdata=vkQ688LVnuBhSD3kcpzqg74A%2BM181pjxjUJwiG%2BZWxA%3D&reserved=0>. [A close up of a sign Description automatically generated]