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<p style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">STATE AID FY2022</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 FY2022. Two million dollars has been added to the FY2022 distribution, bring the total amount of State Aid to public Libraries
to $15,067.700. Per capita breakdown of $.487980 for direct and indirect state aid to public libraries. Cooperative per capita of $.487980 and a density payment of $9.76 per square mile. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">The FY2022 Public Library Annual Report/State Aid Application report will be available for submission from October 1, 2021 and close on February 1, 2022. Payments will
be processed as follows: 1</span><sup><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">st</span></sup><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> 50% payment will be made after your state aid/annual report is reviewed
($.243990 per capita) The remaining 50% will be paid after July 1, 2022. Please note that state aid reports are reviewed in the order that they are received. Reviews and first payments will begin after March 14,<sup>
</sup>2022<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:
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/State_Aid_to_Public_Libraries_Application_Process_544008_7.pdf"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">https://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/State_Aid_to_Public_Libraries_Application_Process_544008_7.pdf</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kathy Webb<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">State Aid/Penal Fines<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">P.O. Box 30007<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lansing, MI 48909<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517-335-1514<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax 517-335-1522<o:p></o:p></p>
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