Here is what is known so far:
- Wisconsin is eligible starting in 2009
- Eligible libraries will once again need to be serving communities where 10 percent of the population live in poverty. The same criteria used in 2002 will be applied this time too.
- Eligible libraries will need to show that their computers and internet services are in danger of becoming obsolete.
- There is a matching component to this grant--25% in the first year and 50% in the second year. Matching funds must come from local or state funding sources--not federal LSTA funds; however, private funds are acceptable.
- Participating libraries must run scans on their PCs and attend a workshop
At this time, the grant amount is believed to be $2500-$3500 per PC, depending upon community size. Funds will be dispersed by DPI, probably sometime in the second quarter of 2010.
DPI will know more specific details in September of 2008, so we'll keep you posted on any changes that occur in the grant structure or requirements.
