Final reports for all grants are due 30 days after their closing date which for most grants is July 30. The final report for each grant may be completed on the MSLA Grants Portal.
Things to keep in mind for the final reports:
Activities Summary – What to Collect
There are three types of activities – instruction, content, planning & evaluation. In addition to surveys, specific quantitative data for each activity should be tracked throughout the grant period. Please see the reporting structure below to indicate the information that will need to be reported for each type of activity.
Output Quantity Information:
If “Activity – Mode” combination = “Instruction – Program”:
Session length (minutes):
Number of sessions in program:
Average number in attendance per session:
Number of times program administered:
If “Activity – Mode” combination = “Instruction – Presentation/performance”:
Presentation/performance length (minutes):
Number of presentations/performances administered:
Average number in attendance per session:
If “Activity – Mode” combination = “Instruction – Consultation/drop-in/referral”:
Total number of consultation/reference transactions:
Average number of consultation/reference transactions per month:
If “Activity – Mode” combination = “Content – Acquisition”:
Number of hardware acquired:
Number of software acquired:
Number of licensed databases acquired:
Number of print materials (books & government documents) acquired:
Number of electronic materials acquired:
Number of audio/visual units (audio discs, talking books, other recordings) acquired:
If “Activity – Mode” combination = “Content – Creation”:
Number of items digitized:
Number of items digitized and available to the public:
Number of physical items:
Number of open-source applications/software/systems:
Number of proprietary applications/software/systems:
Number of learning resources (e.g. toolkits, guides):
Number of plans/frameworks:
If “Activity – Mode” combination = “Content – Preservation”:
Number of items conserved, relocated to protective storage, rehoused, or for which other preservation-appropriate physical action was taken:
Number of items reformatted, migrated, or for which other digital preservation-appropriate action was taken:
Number of preservation plans/frameworks produced/updated (i.e. preservation readiness plans, data management plans):
If “Activity – Mode” combination = “Content – Description”:
Number of items made discoverable to the public:
Number of collections made discoverable to the public:
Number of metadata plans/frameworks produced/updated:
If “Activity – Mode” combination = “Content – Lending”:
Total number of items circulated:
Average number of items circulated / month:
Total number of ILL transactions:
Average number of ILL transactions / month:
If “Activity” = “Planning & Evaluation”:
Number of evaluations and/or plans funded:
Number of funded evaluation/plans completed: