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<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">STATE AID FY2020</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">The new state aid rates have been computed for FY2020, no change in per capita this disbursement year and will total $12,067,700. Per capita breakdown of $.39708 for direct
and indirect state aid to public libraries. Cooperative per capita of $.397080 and a density payment of $7.94 per square mile. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">The FY2020 Public Library Annual Report/State Aid Application report will be available for submission from October 1, 2019 and close on February 1, 2020. Payments will
be processed as follows: 1</span><sup><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">st</span></sup><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> 50% payment will be made after your state aid/annual report is reviewed.
The remaining 50% will be paid after July 1, 2019. Please note that state aid reports are reviewed in the order that they are received. Reviews and first payments will begin after February 1,<sup>
</sup>2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">For a complete listing of the State Aid to Public Libraries Application Process, please visit the Library of Michigan website at:
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/State_Aid_to_Public_Libraries_Application_Process_544008_7.pdf">
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/State_Aid_to_Public_Libraries_Application_Process_544008_7.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kathy Webb<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>April is Child Abuse Prevention Month</b>. Help raise awareness of Child Abuse Prevention by learning more from the Children’s Trust Fund at
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<span style="color:#0563C1">www.michigan.gov/ctf</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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