Project Funding List of Ideas - ARPA, LSTA, E-rate, Build America's Libraries, etc.

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2	Project Funding Details document - ARPA, LSTA, E-rate, Build America's Libraries, etc.			Allowability
3	Examples of Projects	Project Category	Considerations	ARPA	E-rate Reimbursement	LSTA	Build America's Libraries Act	Other (name)

4	Security cameras (internal on socially distanced computers; external to thwart vandalism in areas with external Wi-Fi)	Building Security
5	Security systems	Building Security
6	Security devices for materials/technology	Building Security
7	Statewide collaborations	Collaborative partnerships	Not defined	Likely		Likely
8	Braided funding initiatives	Collaborative partnerships
9	K-12 collaborations	Collaborative partnerships
10	museum collaborations	Collaborative partnerships
11	tribal collaborations	Collaborative partnerships
12	Midwestern cross-state initiatives	Collaborative partnerships
13	public-private collaborations	Collaborative partnerships
14	STEAM partnerships	Collaborative partnerships
15	business-community partnerships	Collaborative partnerships
16	complex projects leveraging community partners	Collaborative partnerships
17	partnerships with other state agencies	Collaborative partnerships
18	DNR State Parks and Recreation Area Collaboration where libraries can check out park passes to users along with outdoors supplies (e.g., park pass + backpack with birding books, animal tracks books, binoculars, and parks brochures/maps of nearby parks).	Collaborative partnerships
19	Legal aid for libraries	Collaborative partnerships
20	Hotspots (for checkout in schools and libraries)	Connectivity	CIPA compliance required - low compliance rate in WI	Likely		Likely
21	portable deployable networks (busses, vans, bookmobiles (e.g., Kenosha))	Connectivity
22	portable routers	Connectivity
23	network boosters/extenders	Connectivity
24	TelCo support for broadband expansion	Connectivity
25	statewide soludations to broadband access	Connectivity
26	broadband expansion in rural communities	Connectivity
27	broadband expansion in tribal communities	Connectivity
28	infrastructure upgrades to library networks/access points/etc.	Connectivity
29	lockers for permanent hotspot placement	Connectivity
30	LTE antennas	Connectivity
31	wireless tracking (?)	Connectivity
32	Wi-Fi/community kiosks (see also in Network Enhancement)	Connectivity	TelCo resistance toward Wi-Fi kiosks
33	Library renovations including drive-thrus / walk-up windows	Construction	Construction is not allowable with current federal fund sources (ARPA, LSTA)	No	No	No	Yes
34	green initiatives like solar panels / electric vehicle charging stations / LEED certified renovations	Construction	Construction is not allowable with current federal fund sources (ARPA, LSTA)	No	No	No	Yes
35	"phonebooth" style modular meeting rooms for private meetings accessed using library internet	Construction	Construction is not allowable with current federal fund sources (ARPA, LSTA)	No	No	No	Yes
36	HVAC upgrades	Construction	Construction is not allowable with current federal fund sources (ARPA, LSTA)	No	No	No	Yes
37	accessibility upgrades (e.g., ramps, hearing loops, etc.)	Construction	Construction is not allowable with current federal fund sources (ARPA, LSTA)	No	No	No	Yes
38	Laptops	Devices	CIPA compliance required; Devices could be for in-house use or checked out to users.	If CIPA compliant	If CIPA compliant	If CIPA compliant
39	chromebooks (potential collaboration with K-12)	Devices	CIPA compliance required; Devices could be for in-house use or checked out to users.	If CIPA compliant	If CIPA compliant	If CIPA compliant
40	desktop computers	Devices	CIPA compliance required; Devices could be for in-house use or checked out to users.	If CIPA compliant	If CIPA compliant	If CIPA compliant
41	tablets	Devices	CIPA compliance required; Devices could be for in-house use or checked out to users.	If CIPA compliant	If CIPA compliant	If CIPA compliant
42	hotspot data plans	Devices	CIPA compliance required; Devices could be for in-house use or checked out to users.	If CIPA compliant	If CIPA compliant	If CIPA compliant
43	printers (dedicated to specific print jobs or otherwise).	Devices
44	WPLC OverDrive support to order more materials to reduce hold times and add needed titles	Digital library content	Sustainability	Likely	No	Likely
45	Advantage support	Digital library content	Sustainability	Likely	No	Likely
46	digital resource purchasing	Digital library content	Sustainability	Likely	No	Likely
47	Gale courses	Digital library content	Sustainability	Likely	No	Likely
48	LinkedIn Learning	Digital library content	Sustainability	Likely	No	Likely
49	Brainfuse	Digital library content	Sustainability	Likely	No	Likely
50	CreativeBug	Digital library content	Sustainability	Likely	No	Likely
51	online trainings	Digital library content	Sustainability	Likely	No	Likely
52	paying consortia fees (OverDrive member fees)	Digital library content	Sustainability	Likely	No	Likely
53	Digitizing local history (perfect candidate for Wisconsin Humanities Council and National Endowment for the Humanities grants)	Digital library content	Sustainability	Likely	No	Likely
54	Database consistency and marketing	Digital library content	Sustainability	Likely	No	Likely
55	Institute modifications to e-rate rules to allow internet service to extend to student residences	E-rate Rules	Sustainability
56	modify rules to provide discounts for internet service for student residences	E-rate Rules	Sustainability
57	modify rules to remove CIPA compliance regulations during pandemic	E-rate Rules	Sustainability
58	Emergency response supplies (solar phone chargers, resources for respite, tying-in with programs through ready.gov CERT program, etc.)	Emergency preparedness/response		Likely	No	Likely
59	hiring a disaster planning consultant to develop statewide plan and resources specific for libraries/systems/state library to be less vulnerable to future disasters/pandemics/etc.	Emergency preparedness/response		Likely	No	Likely
60	technology training for library staff geared toward emergency preparedness and reopening library buildings	Emergency preparedness/response		Likely	No	Likely
61	response to pandemic using technological services to allow for social distancing (e.g., robots or drones to run curbside services to limit risk of exposure)	Emergency preparedness/response		Likely	No	Likely
62	transition grants for reopening libraries	Emergency preparedness/response		Likely	No	Likely
63	dedicated (or flexible) recovery spaces in libraries for social works / employment specialists / basic assistance support	Emergency preparedness/response		Likely	No	Likely
64	needs assessment for transitioning from a closed building to an open building	Emergency preparedness/response		Likely	No	Likely
65	grants to libraries to meet specific needs (open-ended, competitive, discretionary)	Emergency preparedness/response		Likely	No	Likely
66	libraries as recovery centers	Emergency preparedness/response		Likely	No	Likely
67	child care (helps with workforce development)	Emergency preparedness/response		Likely	No	Likely
68	Un-upholstered furniture (easier to wipe down)	Furniture	Equipment costs, inventory	Likely	No	Likely
69	Adjustable height tables (easy to adjust)	Furniture	Equipment costs, inventory	Likely	No	Likely
70	Competitive grants awarded to libraries/systems for specific needs	Grants for library- / system-identified projects	Not defined	Likely		Likely
71	Formula grants to libraries / distributed to systems for individual needs (CARES-style)	Grants for library- / system-identified projects	Not defined	Likely		Likely
72	Improve SLAA financial operations to expedite aid disbursement	Improve SLAA Operations	Not defined
73	Continuing education	Library Services		Likely	No	Likely
74	digital services	Library Services		Likely	No	Likely
75	programming	Library Services		Likely	No	Likely
76	Sustaining core library services through system membership discounts subsidized by state library	Library Services		Likely	No	Likely
77	Subsidize all ILS payments made by member libraries to systems to bring down ongoing costs	Library Services		Likely	No	Likely
78	Library workforce continuing education around technology	Library workforce development		Likely	No	Likely
79	General continuing education expenditures identified by library systems. For example, support additional system-wide and regional continuing education collaboration.	Library workforce development		Likely	No	Likely
80	Event sponsorships	Library workforce development		Likely	No	Likely
81	Conference scholarships. For example, provide scholarships for library staff to attend WLA &/or WAPL conferences	Library workforce development		Likely	No	Likely
82	Marketing initiatives	Marketing	General marketing of the library is not allowable. Marketing costs must be geared toward specific projects or initiatives.	Likely	No	Likely
83	Marketing any of the projects listed in this sheet	Marketing		Likely	No	Likely
84	Library Aware	Marketing		Likely	No	Likely
85	Augmenting statewide workforce marketing efforts funded by IMLS for the LAWDS project to amplify efforts.	Marketing		Likely	No	Likely
86	Data gathering about locations and percentages of students throughout the state where service is unavailable	MLabs	Cannot lobby (advocate) with federal funds
87	Sharing information with PSC, legislators, and providers so there is shared awareness of areas where service is unavailable, unreliable, or unaffordable	MLabs	Cannot lobby (advocate) with federal funds
88	Needs assessments to identify projects with significant impact	Needs assessment		Likely	No	Likely
89	Wireless access points, mesh extenders, UPS, Wi-Fi extenders, repaters, additional access points, satellite dishes, solar umbrellas (and all required peripheral cabling/equipment/installation expenses)	Network Enhancement		Likely	Likely	Likely
90	Wireless access points (internal/external) for outdoor, socially distanced wireless internet access (and all required peripheral cabling/equipment/installation expenses)	Network Enhancement		Likely	Likely	Likely
91	Wi-Fi boosters on roofs	Network Enhancement		Likely	Likely	Likely
92	library network infrastructure enhancements, upgrades, timely replacements	Network Enhancement		Likely	Likely	Likely
93	logging tools to identify where public access is needed	Network Enhancement		Likely	Likely	Likely
94	enhance bandwidth	Network Enhancement		Likely	Likely	Likely
95	Wi-Fi kiosks (see also in Connectivity)	Network Enhancement		Likely	Likely	Likely
96	CBRS specifications defined for requisitions/procurements	Network Enhancement		Likely	Likely	Likely
97	EBS spectrum made available for schools to extend their networks to student residences	Network Enhancement		Likely	Likely	Likely
98	Mapping outdoor and open wireless internet information throughout the state - one central location to find Wi-Fi near you	Network Enhancement		Likely	Likely	Likely
99	Expand broadband statewide to anchor instutitions (i.e., libraries)	Network Enhancement		Likely	Likely	Likely
100	Upgrading modems/routers (and all related supplies/materials/installation expenditures)	Network Enhancement		Likely	Likely	Likely