New York State Library Aid - Overview of Funding Formula Factors in Education Law for FY 2018-2019

Name of State Aid Chart

Type of Aid

Formula Factors

Education Law Citations

PLS Basic Aid

Public Library System Basic Formula Aid:

 

 

1. Per County

$20,000 if serving one county; $25,000 per county if more than 1 county; $10,000 per partial county served

273(1)(a)

2. Per Capita

94 cents per capita

273(1)(c)

3. Reimbursement of Per Capita Expenditures on Library Materials (called “Book Reimbursal”)

Reimbursement may not exceed 68 cents per capita

 

273(1)(d)(1)

4. Per Square Mile

 

$52-$72 per square mile

273(1)(e)

5. Minimum Funding Amount Per System for 1 to 4 (called “Due Minimum”)

Due Minimum - $675,000 per system

273(1)(n)

6. Automation Aid

7% of Book Reimbursal amount, minimum of $76,500

273(1)(d)(2)

PLS Supplemental Operating Aid

PLS Supplemental Operating Aid

$39,000 per system
10.94% of Basic Aid

273(12)(a)

PLS LLSA

PLS Local Library Services Aid (Member Libraries only)

31 cents per capita
Minimum - $1,500 per library
Formula equity to 2001 LLSA level

273(1)(f)(1)

PLS LSSA

PLS Local Services Support Aid (Systems outside NYC)

31 cents per capita of Unserved Areas
2/3 of LLSA (Member Libraries)

273(1)(f)(2)

PLS LCSA

PLS Local Consolidated Systems Aid (Brooklyn Public, New York Public and Queens Library only)

31 cents per capita
2/3 of 31 cents per capita
Formula Equity to 1991 LLIA level

273(1)(f)(3)

PLS Coordinated Outreach

PLS Coordinated Outreach Services Program

$43,000 + 13 cents per capita

273(1)(h)(1)

PLS Central Library Aid

PLS Central Library Development Aid (CLDA)

32 cents per capita of system population
Minimum - $105,000 per system

273(1)(b)(1)

PLS Central Library Materials Aid (called “Central Book Aid”) $71,500 per system 273(1)(b)(2)
PLS Special Grants

Brooklyn Public Library

$350,000

273(1)(k)

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

$50,000

273(1)(l)

Nassau Library System

$30,000

273(1)(m)

PLS County Jails and

PLS State Corrections Aid

PLS Services for County Jails (also called Interinstitutional)

$175,000 statewide; apportioned by ratio, based on number of inmates per facility

285(2)

PLS Services for State Correctional Facilities

$9.25 per inmate

285(1)

The New York Public Library

Services to CUNY students

$2,000,000

273(1)(g)

Science, Industry, Business Library Services

$1,000,000

273(1)(g)

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

$734,000

273(1)(i)

Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library

$984,000

273(1)(i)

 Research Libraries-Books

$767,000

273(1)(g)

Research Libraries-Undesignated

$5,649,600

273(1)(g)

3Rs Basic Aid

Reference and Research Library Resources Systems (3Rs) Basic Aid

$270,000 per system
6 cents per capita
$1.50 per square mile

273(4)(a)

3Rs Hospital Library Services

3Rs Hospital Library Services Aid

$1,396,000 statewide (Per regulation is apportioned by 75 cents per square mile and $4,000 per hospital, with remaining balance apportioned by ratio, based on number of beds per hospital)

273(4)(c)

3Rs Medical Information Services Program

3Rs Medical Information Services Program Aid

$506,000 statewide; apportioned by ratio based on weighted number of hospitals, teaching hospitals and other system members

273(4)(b)

3Rs Regional Bibliographic Data Bases Program

3Rs Regional Bibliographic Data Bases Program

$200,000 per system
2 cents per capita

273(6)

3Rs Supplemental Operating Aid

3Rs Supplemental Operating Aid

$39,000 per system
10.94% of Basic Aid

273(12)(b)

SLS Basic Aid

School Library Systems (SLS) Basic Aid

Per System Base Grant: $83,000, $90,000, $123,000, or $897,000

284(1)(a)(b)(c)(d)

Per District, $500 (minimum $4,300 BOCES, $5,000 Cities of 125,000+)

284(1)(e)(2)

Per Student 29 cents

284(1)(e)(1)

Per Square Mile $2.45

284(1)(e)(3)

Per Merger $50,000 (1/1/1984-3/31/2008) $90,000 (after 3/31/2008)

284(1)(f)

SLS Automation Aid

SLS Automation Aid

10% of Basic Aid

284(1)(g)

SLS Supplemental Operating Aid

SLS Supplemental Operating Aid

$39,000 per system
10.94% of Basic Aid

273(12)(c)

Coordinated Collection Development Aid

Coordinated Collection Development Aid (CCDA) for Academic Libraries

$4,400 per institution base grant
$1.04 per FTE student

273(5)(b)

Conservation/ Preservation

Conservation/Preservation Formula Aid for Big 11 Research Libraries

$158,000 per institution

273(7)(a)

Indian Libraries

Aid for Indian Libraries

$18,000 per reservation

271(1)

$18.20 per capita

271(2)

$1.50 per acre

271(3)

Summary Chart

Conservation/Preservation Discretionary (Competitive) Grant Project Programs

$500,000 statewide

273(7)(c)

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Center for Jewish History

$200,000

273(9)(a)

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New-York Historical Society

$250,000

273(1)(j)

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Adult Literacy Library Program

$200,000

273(1)(h)(2)

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Family Literacy Library Program

$300,000

273(1)(h)(3)


Source: New York State Library, Division of Library Development as of April 24, 2018

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