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<p class="MsoNormal">FYI about the 802 Library Pilot Program Grant in case a school district reaches out to you about them. Please see below for information from the Department of Education on the application availability.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">MEMO #037-23
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</span></b><em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Section 802 - Library Pilot Program Grant Application Now Available
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</span></i><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Michigan Department of Education is pleased to announce that application materials are available for section 802 school library pilot grants. In section 802 (</span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzAzMjMuNzM4OTUxMTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5sZWdpc2xhdHVyZS5taS5nb3YvZG9jdW1lbnRzLzIwMjEtMjAyMi9wdWJsaWNhY3QvcGRmLzIwMjItUEEtMDE2Ni5wZGYifQ.tH-QendWQLS9R89r79-u8GanK22j0BpEIRJlsztAj9s%2Fs%2F270212173%2Fbr%2F156673911268-l&data=05%7C01%7Creishk%40michigan.gov%7Ca9ed8404cea84030a37808db2bcc7756%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C638151929786363494%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6axSlufzg%2BmtDT9CnKWM70ygp%2BDsojl4XBsoqYOqKlk%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Public
Act 166 of 2022</span></a><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> (page 46), the state legislature provided $800,000 in competitive funding to be awarded to local school districts based in four counties.
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- 037 Section 802 - Library Pilot Program Grant Application Now Available</span></strong></a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Karren Reish<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Grants Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517-241-0021 / <a href="http://www.mi.gov/lsta"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.mi.gov/lsta</span></a>
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