Question Very Low Risk Low Risk Moderate Risk High Risk Very High Risk Total 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points General Assessments No, Library Has there been Yes, library Director and No, Library Yes, but changes Yes, library high staff director and project Project Director Director and staff are due to director positions turnover at the staff have under 2 have managed worked together for retirements and job changes every 1-2 library that could years working LSTA grants in the at least 2 years. advancements. years. together. affect this grant? past. Yes, staff is the No, staff has no Does the Staff head of the No, staff has not assigned to the Yes, staff provides No, staff has been related experience department that had experience project have programs to target at the library for a and come from a would provide with the target previous related population today. number of years. different library service to target population. experience? environment population. Does the applicant Yes, has been in Yes, but did staff have a track Yes, has received No, never received Yes and record was LSTA program withdraw record with many grants. a grant before. unacceptable. once before. application. LSTA? Did the applicant Yes, if not on time Yes, always in on Yes, but not always No, follow up by called ahead for No, reports come in file all reports and time and always complete requires consultant is budget revisions extension due to a late repeatedly. complete. follow-up. always needed. on time? reason.
Question Very Low Risk 1 point Low Risk 2 points Moderate Risk 3 points High Risk 4 points Very High Risk 5 points Total General Assessments Has there been high staff turnover at the library that could affect this grant? No, Library Director and Project Director have managed LSTA grants in the past. No, Library Director and staff worked together for at least 2 years. Yes, but changes are due to retirements and job advancements. Yes, library director and project staff have under 2 years working together. Yes, library director positions changes every 1-2 years. Does the Staff assigned to the project have previous related experience? Yes, staff provides programs to target population today. Yes, staff is the head of the department that would provide service to target population. No, staff has been at the library for a number of years. No, staff has not had experience with the target population. No, staff has no related experience and come from a different library environment Does the applicant staff have a track record with LSTA? Yes, has received many grants. Yes, has been in LSTA program once before. Yes, but did withdraw application. No, never received a grant before. Yes and record was unacceptable. Did the applicant file all reports and budget revisions on time? Yes, always in on time and always complete. Yes, if not on time called ahead for extension due to a reason. Yes, but not always complete requires follow-up. No, reports come in late repeatedly. No, follow up by consultant is always needed.
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