Welcome to the online application for the 2015/16 cycle of the STeP Project!
A representative from your library must have attended the April 23 Infopeople webinar or viewed the
archived version before completing this application.
Please also read the FAQ document available on the grant announcement website
(http://www.library.ca.gov/grants/lsta/apply.html).
PLEASE BE AWARE that in SurveyMonkey you must fill out the entire application in one session.
We strongly suggest that you refer to the print version of this application (available at
http://www.library.ca.gov/grants/lsta/apply.html) and develop your answers before completing
and submitting your application online.
We are also asking applicants to submit resumes or statements of relevant experience and interest
for the staff members who will be working on this project, as listed below. Please e-mail or snail-mail
these by May 22, 2015 to:

Janet Coles, Library Programs Consultant
California State Library
Library Development Services
P.O. Box 942837
Sacramento, CA 94237-0001
916-651-0981
janet.coles@library.ca.gov.

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* 1. Library jurisdiction:

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* 2. Proposed lead person at your library for this project:

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* 3. Library staff who will work on this project (please list at least one; include e-mail and phone no. for each)

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* 4. Why is your library interested in applying for this project?

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* 5. At which branch will you implement the project, and why? Please provide details
(experience of staff; local demographics; availability of partnerships; etc.)

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* 6. How will you recruit participants?

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* 7. Please describe a major library project in which the proposed project staff from your library have
participated. What were the roles that staff played? What were the project outcomes?

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* 8. Please identify at least one major community partner for this project (if your application is successful,
a representative from your community partnership will be required to attend the in-person training
for the project [expenses paid]).

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* 9. Does your library director endorse this project? (If your application is successful, your library director
will be required to sign a letter of commitment).

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* 10. Is there anything else you'd like us to know?

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* 11. Person completing this application (name, phone no., e-mail address):

Thank you for applying to participate in the STeP Project for 2015/16! As part of the application process,
we may be contacting your proposed project lead for an interview sometime in the next few weeks.
Applicants will be notified no later than July 3, 2015.

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