Form Application form 5 Application form 5 Native American Library Services Basic Grant Project Bud

Part A—Project Budget for
Native American Basic Grant

Applicant Organization:

Use the following table for the Basic Grant project budget. The total should equal $5,000, no more and no less.
No indirect costs are allowed. This table is also available as a fillable PDF form at www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/
nativeAmerican.shtm. See the sample budget below for guidance.

Spending Categories

Estimated Cost

1. Library Personnel

2. Materials, supplies, and equipment

3. Services

4. Other (describe)

Total:

$ 5,000

Sample Project Budget
Spending Categories

Estimated Cost

1. Library Personnel
•

Library staff/tutor for after-school hours—$9.00/hr x 5 hrs/week x 50 weeks=$2,250

$2,250

2. Materials, supplies, and equipment
•
•

New library books and magazine subscriptions
New computer

$1,200
$ 900

3. Services
•
•

Storyteller events at the library—$50 honorarium for five storytellers
Training for graphic design for library newsletter

$ 250
$ 100

4. Other (describe)
•

Internet service provider fees—$25/month x 12 months

$ 300

Total:

$5,000

Part B—Project Budget for
Education/Assessment Option

Applicant Organization:

The purpose of the Education/Assessment Option is to provide funding for tribal library staff to attend library-related continuing
education courses and/or training workshops on- or offsite; to attend or give presentations at conferences related to library
services; and/or to hire a consultant for an onsite professional library assessment. Use the following table to describe how the
Education/Assessment Option will be spent. The total should equal $1,000. No indirect costs are allowed. This is also available
as a fill-in PDF form at www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nativeAmerican.shtm. See the sample budget table below for guidance.

Spending Categories

Estimated Cost

1. Library-related continuing education/training

2. Travel to conferences, continuing education, and other library-related training

3. Services of a professional librarian to conduct an onsite library assessment and provide
written assessment and recommendations

Total:

$ 1,000

Sample Project Budget
Spending Categories

Estimated Cost

1. Continuing education/training
•

Registration for state library conference

$ 100

2. Travel to conferences, continuing education, and other library-related training
•

Travel to state library conference, hotel, meals

$ 300

3. Services of a professional librarian to conduct an onsite library assessment
•

Site visit for collection assessment and report of recommendations

$ 600

Total:

$1,000