FY2025 Funding year
FY2025 Library Technology Improvement and Upgrade Funds
FY2025 Timeline and process
AUG 2024
SEPT-NOV 2024
NOV 27, 2024
DEC 2024-APR 2025
APR 30, 2025
Allocation amounts sent to library directors
Complete purchasing plan, including associated documentation
Last day to submit purchasing plan on GPLS grants portal
Purchase approved items and complete reimbursement packet, including associated documentation
Last day to submit reimbursement packet on GPLS grants portal
*A more detailed timeline can be found under the FY2025 Resources section below.
FY2025 INTENTIONS And Policies
The allocation for this funding is specifically for the improvement and upgrade of public access technology and technology infrastructure. Requested equipment must have a five-year shelf life that is for public use only. Please refer to the FY2025 Resources below to guide purchasing plans and reimbursements.
In previous funding years, this funding has been provided either in the form of bonds administered through the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC) or cash to libraries administered through individual contracts. In FY2025, the funding has been provided as cash to GSFIC, which will administer the funding through the same process and policies as their traditional bonds. Therefore, even though the traditional bond commitment letter is not included as part of the funding package, the overall process and governing policies are essentially the same, as detailed below:
Attorney General's Office memorandum concerning the use of GO Bond Proceeds dated November 20, 2000
SAO Policy & Procedure - Reimbursements for Bond Funded Projects
SAO Policy & Procedure - Reimbursements for Bond Funded Information Technology Projects
Please contact us at the GPLS Grants Help Desk with any questions about the grant intentions or policies.
FY2025 Resources
TIMELINE
EZ GUIDE
ALLOWABLE ITEMS
FY2025 Webinars
FY2025 Lib Tech Funding Overview Webinars
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 10AM
Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 2PM
FY2025 Lib Tech Reimbursement Webinars
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 10AM
Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 2PM
Webinar attendance details (and all communications regarding FY2025 Lib Tech) will be sent to the Lib Tech mailing list. Webinar recordings will be posted on this page upon completion.