Answers to some frequently asked questions from Executive Secretary Karen Goff, April 20, 2020:
i. State GIA/Service funds are appropriated for use in a specific fiscal year unless, like end-of-year Supplemental Grants, it is awarded in one fiscal year to be spent in the next fiscal year.
ii. That means that the GIA/Services money libraries received for FY 2020 that ends June 30 must be spend in that year. Most of you use those funds for personnel and most of you are still paying staff so that may not be a problem.
iii. For those that anticipate unspent State funds, I strongly recommend that you look for ways to spend it. If you told us that it was all going to personnel and you need to put some of it in a different allowable category, let me know that you need a Change of Scope form. This will document that the Library Commission approved you moving the funds. The GIA application paperwork sent out recently lists all the main allowable categories and includes an “other” category too. Use those to guide any needed adjustments in the allocation of State funds.
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