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| Name of State Aid Chart | Type of Aid | Education Law Citations | Formula Factors |
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| PLS Basic Aid | Public Library System Basic Formula Aid: 1. Per County |
1. 273 (1)(a) | 1. $20,000 if serving one county; $25,000 per county if more than 1 county; $10,000 per partial county served |
| 2. Per Capita | 2. 273(1) (c) | 2. $1.62 per capita | |
| 3. Per Square Mile | 3. 273(1)(e) | 3. $52-$72 per square mile | |
| 4. Minimum Funding Amount Per System for 1 to 4 (called “Due Minimum”) | 4. 273(1)(n) | 4. Due Minimum - $675,000 per system | |
| 5. Automation Aid | 5. 273(1)(d) | 5. 2.93827% of per capita amount, minimum of $76,500 | |
| PLS Supplemental Operating Aid | PLS Supplemental Operating Aid | 273(11)(a) | $39,000 per system 10.94% of Basic Aid |
| PLS LLSA | PLS Local Library Services Aid (Member Libraries only) | 273(1)(f)(1) | 31 cents per capita Minimum - $1,500 per library Formula equity to 2001 LLSA level |
| PLS LSSA | PLS Local Services Support Aid (Systems outside NYC) | 273(1)(f)(2) | 31 cents per capita of Unserved Areas 2/3 of LLSA (Member Libraries) |
| PLS LCSA | PLS Local Consolidated Systems Aid (Brooklyn Public, New York Public and Queens Library only) | 273(1)(f)(3) | 31 cents per capita 2/3 of 31 cents per capita Formula Equity to 1991 LLIA level |
| PLS Coordinated Outreach | PLS Coordinated Outreach Services Program | 273(1)(h)(1) | $43,000 + 13 cents per capita |
| 273(1)(h)(2) | Population: 2M+ - $46,333 400K to < 2M- $23,000 <400K- $14,000 |
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| PLS Central Library Services Aid | PLS Central Library Services Aid (CLSA) | 273(1)(b) | 32 cents per capita of system population; Minimum - $105,000 per system $71,500 per system |
| PLS Special Grants | Brooklyn Public Library | 273(1)(k) | $350,000 |
| Buffalo & Erie County Public Library | 273(1)(l) | $50,000 | |
| Nassau Library System | 273(1)(m) | $30,000 | |
| PLS County Jails and PLS State Corrections Aid | PLS Services for County Jails (also called Interinstitutional) | 285(2) | $175,000 statewide; apportioned by ratio, based on number of incarcerated individuals per facility |
| PLS Services for State Correctional Facilities | 285(1) | $9.25 per incarcerated individual | |
| The New York Public Library | Services to CUNY students | 273(1)(g) | $2,000,000 |
| Science, Industry, Business Library Services | 273(1)(g) | $1,000,000 | |
| Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | 273(1)(i) | $734,000 | |
| Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library | 273(1)(i) | $984,000 | |
| Research Libraries Aid | 273(1)(g) | $6,416,600 | |
| 3Rs Basic Aid | Reference and Research Library Resources Systems (3Rs) Basic Aid | 273(4)(a)(1)(i) | $270,000 per system 6 cents per capita $1.50 per square mile |
| 273(4)(a)(1)(ii) | $200,000 per system $.02 per capita |
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| 3Rs Hospital Library Services | 3Rs Hospital Library Services Aid | 273(4)(c) | $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) |
| 3Rs Medical Information Services Program | 3Rs Medical Information Services Program Aid | 273(4)(b) | $506,000 statewide; apportioned by ratio based on weighted number of hospitals, teaching hospitals and other system members |
| 3Rs Supplemental Operating Aid | 3Rs Supplemental Operating Aid | 273(11)(b) | $39,000 per system 10.94% of Basic Aid section a (Ed Law 273(4)(a)(1)(i)) |
| SLS Basic Aid | School Library Systems (SLS) Basic Aid | 284(1)(a)(b)(c)(d) | Per System Base Grant: $83,000, $90,000, $123,000, or $897,000 |
| 284(1)(e)(2) | Per District, $500 (minimum $4,300 BOCES, $5,000 Cities of 125,000+) | ||
| 284(1)(e)(1) | Per Student 29 cents | ||
| 284(1)(e)(3) | Per Square Mile $2.45 | ||
| 284(1)(f) | Per Merger $50,000 (1/1/1984-3/31/2008) $90,000 (after 3/31/2008) | ||
| SLS Automation Aid | SLS Automation Aid | 284(1)(g) | 10% of Basic Aid |
| SLS Supplemental Operating Aid | SLS Supplemental Operating Aid | 273(11)(c) | $39,000 per system 10.94% of Basic Aid |
| Coordinated Collection Development Aid | Coordinated Collection Development Aid (CCDA) for Academic Libraries | 273(5)(b) | $4,400 per institution base grant $1.04 per FTE student |
| Conservation/ Preservation | Conservation/Preservation Formula Aid for Big 11 Research Libraries | 273(6)(a) | $158,000 per institution |
| Indian Libraries | Aid for Indian Libraries | 271(1) | $18,000 per reservation |
| 271(2) | $18.20 per capita | ||
| 271(3) | $1.50 per acre | ||
| Summary Chart | Conservation/Preservation Discretionary (Competitive) Grant Project Awards | 273(6)(c) | $500,000 statewide |
| Summary Chart | Center for Jewish History | 273(8)(a) | $200,000 |
| Summary Chart | New-York Historical Society | 273(1)(j) | $250,000 |
Source: New York State Library, Division of Library Development as of June 9, 2022