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Grants - AWARD SUMMARY


CULTURE, RECREATION AND TOURISM, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF


This award seeks to create a more competent and employable workforce in Louisiana by providing technology and business skills training, additional equipment for users - including those needing assistive technology - and online tutoring for both children and adults. Overall we hope to improve the level of literacy in both the adult population and children and to provide an environment that will bring jobs to Louisiana.

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AWARD OVERVIEW

AWARD OVERVIEW
Award Number 22-42-B10018 Funding Agency Department of Commerce
Total Award Amount $8,797,668 Project Location - City Baton Rouge
Award Date 02/23/2010 Project Location - State LA
Project Status Completed Project Location - Zip 70802-5232
Jobs Reported 0.68 Congressional District 06
Project Location - Country US

Recipient Information (Grants)

Recipient Information (Grants)
Recipient Name CULTURE, RECREATION AND TOURISM, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF
Recipient DUNS Number 176036564
Recipient Address 701 N 4TH ST
Recipient City BATON ROUGE
Recipient State Louisiana
Recipient Zip 70802-5345
Recipient Congressional District 06
Recipient Country USA
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials		 No

Projects and Jobs Information

Projects and Jobs Information
Project Title Louisiana Library Connecting People to their Potential
Project Status Completed
Final Project Report Submitted Yes
Project Activities Description Public, Society Benefit, General/Other
Quarterly Activities/Project Description Accessibility equipment has been delivered to all 64 parishes. In all, 640 laptops have been deployed and are being checked out. Over 4740 training sessions have been delivered for over 26,200 people. Online tutoring has flourished, with over 115,000 tutoring sessions delivered to date. There have been over 472,000 hits on the Louisiana Jobs & Career Center website.
Jobs Created 0.68
Description of Jobs Created The two full time positions funded by the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grant for technical support were phased out last quarter. Number of jobs reported represents adjunct trainers employed by training companies to carry out the few remaining grant-funded classes and to assist with administrative tasks in January and February.


Purchaser Information (Grants)

Purchaser Information
Contracting Office ID Not Reported
Contracting Office Name Not Available
Contracting Office Region Not Available
TAS Major Program 13-0554

Award Information

Award Information
Award Date 02/23/2010
Award Number 22-42-B10018
Order Number
Award Type Grants
Funding Agency ID 13
Funding Agency Name Department of Commerce
Funding Office Name Not Available
Awarding Agency ID 13
Awarding Agency Name Department of Commerce
Amount of Award $8,797,668
Funds Invoiced/Received $8,797,668
Expenditure Amount $8,797,668
Infrastructure Expenditure Amount $0
Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale Not Reported
Infrastructure Point of Contact Name Not Reported
Infrastructure Point of Contact Email Not Reported
Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone Not Reported
Infrastructure Point of Contact Address Not Reported
Infrastructure Point of Contact City Not Reported
Infrastructure Point of Contact State Not Reported
Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip Not Reported

Product or Service Information (Grants)

Product or Service Information
Primary Activity Code W01
Activity Description Public, Society Benefit, General/Other

Sub-Awards Information

Sub-Awards Information
Sub-awards to Organizations 0
Sub-award Amounts to Organizations $0
Sub-Awards to Individuals 0
Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals $0
Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award 0
Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award $0
Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 13
Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award $8,495,275
Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award 67
Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award $178,819




Vendor Transactions

Career Cruising.com - Award Number 22-42-B10018 - Career Cruising.com

Award Number 22-42-B10018
Sub-Award Number N/A
Vendor DUNS Number 256487448
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4
Vendor Name Career Cruising.com
Product and Service Description Databases -- Career Cruising
Payment Amount $118,800

CDW Government Inc. - Award Number 22-42-B10018 - CDW Government Inc.

Award Number 22-42-B10018
Sub-Award Number N/A
Vendor DUNS Number Not reported
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 60061-1577
Vendor Name CDW Government Inc.
Product and Service Description Tablets for mobile lab to teach mobile technology classes. 18 licenses for Quickbooks for training lab. 787 licenses for antivirus software for laptops; 340 wireless routers for public libraries, software maintenance
Payment Amount $75,278

Dell Marketing - Award Number 22-42-B10018 - Dell Marketing

Award Number 22-42-B10018
Sub-Award Number N/A
Vendor DUNS Number Not reported
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 78682-7000
Vendor Name Dell Marketing
Product and Service Description 11 workstations for renovated computer lab. 18 laptops for mobile training lab, LCD projectors and bulbs. 65 computers and peripheral for special accessiblity workstations for blind and disabled; 78 laptops for portable labs; 640 laptops to check out;
Payment Amount $1,478,887

Element K Corporation - Award Number 22-42-B10018 - Element K Corporation

Award Number 22-42-B10018
Sub-Award Number N/A
Vendor DUNS Number 133047048
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 14623-2800
Vendor Name Element K Corporation
Product and Service Description Purchase of training manuals for computer classes.
Payment Amount $65,268

FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC BLV GROUP - Award Number 22-42-B10018 - FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC BLV GROUP

Award Number 22-42-B10018
Sub-Award Number N/A
Vendor DUNS Number Not reported
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 33716-1805
Vendor Name FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC BLV GROUP
Product and Service Description 16 licenses for portable training lab; 65 licenses to JAWS and 340 licenses for MAGIC software and hardware for blind and disabled users.
Payment Amount $190,032

LANTEC of Louisiana - Award Number 22-42-B10018 - LANTEC of Louisiana

Award Number 22-42-B10018
Sub-Award Number N/A
Vendor DUNS Number Not reported
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 70816-1234
Vendor Name LANTEC of Louisiana
Product and Service Description Microsoft applications training for the general public. 1284 full day classes delivered to over 8662 students. All sessions well-received and very popular.
Payment Amount $2,227,125

Learning Express - Award Number 22-42-B10018 - Learning Express

Award Number 22-42-B10018
Sub-Award Number N/A
Vendor DUNS Number Not reported
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 10006-1819
Vendor Name Learning Express
Product and Service Description Renewal of computer skills module. Purchase of new computer basics module. Databases -- computer skills tutorials, test preparation (SAT, ACT, GED, GRE, vocational tests, etc.)
Payment Amount $224,572

Louisiana Convergence Services - Award Number 22-42-B10018 - Louisiana Convergence Services

Award Number 22-42-B10018
Sub-Award Number N/A
Vendor DUNS Number Not reported
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 70520-0727
Vendor Name Louisiana Convergence Services
Product and Service Description Technology and business skills training for the general public; laptop configuration; technology consulting for 340 public libraries; project management services. 2702 classes have been held for 16,513 participants.
Payment Amount $2,596,691

Moran Printing - Award Number 22-42-B10018 - Moran Printing

Award Number 22-42-B10018
Sub-Award Number N/A
Vendor DUNS Number Not reported
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 70806-4132
Vendor Name Moran Printing
Product and Service Description Printing of student manuals for classes.
Payment Amount $48,605

ROSEN PUBLISHING - Award Number 22-42-B10018 - ROSEN PUBLISHING

Award Number 22-42-B10018
Sub-Award Number N/A
Vendor DUNS Number Not reported
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 10010-6209
Vendor Name ROSEN PUBLISHING
Product and Service Description Annual renewal of Teen Health database. Databases -- Teen Health and Wellness
Payment Amount $148,500

SHI International - Award Number 22-42-B10018 - SHI International

Award Number 22-42-B10018
Sub-Award Number N/A
Vendor DUNS Number Not reported
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 08854-3925
Vendor Name SHI International
Product and Service Description 18 licenses for MS Office suite for training lab. 787 licenses for MS Office Suite, project mgt server software, 16 Adobe Cs5 licenses
Payment Amount $81,441

Tutor.com - Award Number 22-42-B10018 - Tutor.com

Award Number 22-42-B10018
Sub-Award Number N/A
Vendor DUNS Number Not reported
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 10038-1850
Vendor Name Tutor.com
Product and Service Description Online after school tutoring for all Louisianans
Payment Amount $1,103,375

World Book, Inc - Award Number 22-42-B10018 - World Book, Inc

Award Number 22-42-B10018
Sub-Award Number N/A
Vendor DUNS Number Not reported
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 60601-5805
Vendor Name World Book, Inc
Product and Service Description Annual subscription to online database for public library card-holders and those using assistive technology.
Payment Amount $136,701



Project Location Detail

Location Information
Latitude, Longitude 30º 27' 13", -91º 11' 18"
Congressional District 06
Address 1 State Library of Louisiana
Address 2 701 North 4th Street
City Baton Rouge
County East Baton Rouge
State LA
Zip 70802-5232
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