IMLS Grants to States Conference Agenda
May 12-13, 2020

Optional: May 11, 2020

3:00 – 4:00pm

LSTA Orientation for New Attendees
Handout (PDF, 576 KB)
Presentation (PDF, 1 MB)
Video Recording (YouTube)

Day 1: May 12, 2020

1:00 – 2:00pm

Welcome and IMLS Updates: COVID-19 and the CARES Act
Teri DeVoe (IMLS)
Presentation (PDF, 546 KB)
Video Recording (YouTube)

2:00 – 2:10pm

Break

2:10 – 3:10pm

SPR Reporting: Observations and Discussion
Grants to States Program Officers (IMLS)
Presentation (PDF, 817 KB)
Video Recording (YouTube)

3:10 – 3:20pm

Break

3:20 – 4:20pm

State of the Nation: Analysis of Grants to States’ SPR Projects
Lisa Frehill (IMLS)
Presentation (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Video Recording (YouTube)

4:20 – 4:30pm

Break

4:30 – 5:00pm

Recognition and Day 1 Wrap-Up
Video Recording (YouTube)

Day 2: May 13, 2020

1:00 – 1:45pm

Promising Practices from the SPR
Matt Birnbaum (IMLS)
Presentation (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Video Recording (YouTube)

1:45 – 1:55pm

Break

1:55 – 2:55pm

Lightning Talks: Interaction between G2S and Discretionary Programs
Natalie Cole (CA), Jennifer Nelson (MN), Catherine Prince & Abi Waldrupe (NC), Mary Soucie (ND), Peggy Cadigan & Eileen Morales (NJ), Michael Dennison & Cindy Fesemyer (WI)
Presentation (PDF, 6.9 MB)

Video Recording (YouTube)

2:55 – 3:05pm

Break

3:05 – 3:30pm

IMLS Web Tools: Overview and Demonstration
Dennis Nangle (IMLS)
Presentation (PDF, 2.4 MB)
Video Recording (YouTube)

3:30 – 3:40pm

Break

3:40 – 4:40pm

Disaster Preparedness: Learning from your Peers
Rob Favini (MA), Denise Lyons (SC), Mark Smith (TX)
Presentation (PDF, 4.2 MB)
Video Recording (YouTube)

4:40 – 5:00pm

Conference Wrap-up and Closing Remarks
Video Recording (YouTube)