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State library seeks continued federal digital-access funding as lawmakers probe summer-reading materials
Summary
The Idaho Commission for Libraries asked the Joint Finance committee to keep $2.5 million (part of a larger federal Digital Access for All Idahoans allocation) in the base to continue subgrants and digital literacy work; lawmakers pressed staff about how summer-reading and other materials are selected and how grant dollars will be distributed.
The Idaho Commission for Libraries told the Joint Finance for Appreciation Committee that it seeks continued spending authority for federal digital-access funds and outlined how the agency will distribute subgrants to communities.
Brooke Dupree, a budget and policy analyst with the legislative services office, told the committee the agency’s request includes $42,400 ongoing for broadband reimbursement under the Education Opportunity Resource Act (chapter 56, title 33, Idaho Code) and an ongoing $2,500,000 request tied to the federal Digital Access for All Idahoans grant. Dupree said the agency expects additional notices of award and that the federal allocation can be expended over multiple years; she noted the agency expects funds related to that grant to be available through "02/1932" as described in the presentation.
Why it matters: Committee members pressed for details because continuing a federal program inside…
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