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2019 American Dream Cohort Hotchkiss, CO Houma, LA Library, Tampa, FL Paula, CA Christiansburg, VA TN Hewlett, NY Gainesville, FL Alachua County Library District, Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, Atlantic City (NJ) Free Public Library Kansas City (MO) Public Library Blanchard Community Library, Santa La Vista (NE) Public Library Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library, Blount County Public Library, Maryville, Socastee Library, Myrtle Beach, SC Chester County Library, Exton, PA Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Delta County Public Libraries, Terrebonne Parish Library System, Gila Bend (AZ) Library Greenwood County (SC) Library Fryeburg (ME) Public Library
Program History Partnership with Dollar General 7 rounds 230 grants 200 libraries More than $1.8 million Grants were disbursed in to urban, In 35 states 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, suburban, and granted to 2017, 2018, and 2019 rural libraries libraries
“To help pu ish development.” education and workforce adults in need of basic s and/or ners arner e lear age guag angu lan nglish publ adult Eng services for ad nd literacy pand d or expa add o ad Dollar General communities aries in braries c libr blic Grant Purpose
development region Terms of Grant Spend the money Complete all required reporting Use PLA’s Project Outcome Participate in professional Develop sustainability plans Share your experiences Promote your good work Spread the word locally and in your
Q: When s this ds wi within in 18 180 days ys of of receip ceipt. . Do Does s me grant mean an I h I have ve to o do everything I’ve proposed in six months? A: No, it means that if you have not spent the entirety of your grant within 180 days (six months) of receipt, you must have created a plan for spending. You will summarize this spending plan for the remaining in your interim report, due July 31, 2019. ant funds ocate en do The grant o we we receive ceive the e grant ant funds? ds? A: If you have not received your $10,000 grant check by Wednesday, February 13, please contact Brian Russell (brussel@ala.org) Q: Th nt acceptance allocate ceptance for orm m sa says s we we have ve to s o spend end or or a The Money
Official rials, ral l Liter eracy acy Founda undatio tion. n. For r all printed ed materia ls, pleas cial Prog ease inclu lude de logo gos s for: Plan n to attend d the media dia training ing in March h 2019 r Genera llar ssible by the Dolla tion, is made possible ogra ram m Credit dit The credit line in written materials such as press releases, media alerts and newsletter articles should read as follows: The Amer eric ican n Dream m Liter eracy cy Initia itiativ ive, e, a g grant offerin ering g of the Amer erican ican Library ry Associ sociation, Communication Requirements American Library Association Dollar General
Project Outcome: Participant Feedback
18, 2019 2019 programs or by November 30, 2019 All reports are to be submitted in the Apply system [apply.ala.org] Important Deadlines ✓ Grant acceptance forms returned by January ❑ Program Period: February – November 2019 ❑ Interim report and budget updates: July 31, ❑ Final report: 2 weeks following end of
Professional Development Online learning sessions Media and Advocacy Project Outcome Reporting & Evaluation Other? Cohort peer to peer zoom sessions Electronic discussion list
Project directors have been added to a discussion list, and can send a message to the entire group by sending an email to: Americandream-2019@lists.ala.org The discussion list is a helpful way to: Cohort Discussion List Share ideas, resources, and helpful tips Ask questions Highlight useful links Send updates on your programs Receive important updates from ALA PPO and ODLOS staff
Director, PPO Director, ODLOS Coordinator, PPO Contact Us Mary Davis Fournier, Deputy mfournier@ala.org Kristin Lahurd, Assistant klahurd@ala.org Brian Russell, Program brussell@ala.org
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