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Targeted Competitive Grants • <br /> 2010.Renew Washington.Grant Application <br /> • <br /> 2. Briefly describe the desired outcomes*that will result from the <br /> implementation of this proposal. (No more than one or two sentences) <br /> This question is worth 10 points. Consider the following items in responding to <br /> question 2: <br /> • What is the project's focus? • <br /> • Who will benefit fromthe project? <br /> • How will the applicant organization's ability to serve its customers be <br /> enhanced'? <br /> •. The,outcome should be directly related to the purpose of.the grant.cycle. . <br /> • <br /> *Desired outcomes should be expressed in the format used by the Institute for Museum and <br /> Library Services (IMLS): you will do what,for whom,for what benefit. For example: Our public <br /> library will provide 5 more computers dedicated to patron access and use during job hunting and • <br /> other employment-related activities. Our 30-minute computer reservations will be waived for these <br /> computers such that patrons have longer use of these computers for filling out online job <br /> applications, creation of resumes and similar activities. <br /> Our public library will also provide 20 hours per week of on-demand personal help,including 1 additional <br /> course per week(sloubling our standard offerings)to enhance those already offered by the library,for those <br /> who may need dedicated assistance with using the technologies the library already provides such as the MS <br /> Office Suite or web-related functions such as job applications.Job-seekers and/or those seeking to improve <br /> their technological skills to become more employable will especially benefit from these services. <br /> 3. Describe your library's existing situation as it relates to serving patrons in <br /> hard times. (No more than 1 page) <br /> This question is worth 20 points. Consider the following items in responding to <br /> question 3: <br /> • What is the problem, need, or opportunity? <br /> • What steps have been taken to address the situation and why have they not <br /> been adequate? . <br /> The library is unable to expand or add services due to budget woes within the library's municipal and private • <br /> funding sources.People in Everett currently do not have adequate access to free, quality resources such as <br /> instruction and software that could help them improve their current and future employability.Without <br /> adequate resources to improve their marketability, Everett residents may find themselves either unable to get <br /> a job or underemployed.This project helps to address this need. <br /> A result of the current economic conditions in Everett is a rise in the number of visitors to the library who <br /> need access to a public computer in order to engage in some or all portions of a job search:creating a <br /> resume, using the web to search for and/or apply for jobs,opening an email account and then using it to <br /> communicate with employers,or learning to use software applications such as those in the MS Office suite in <br /> order to become more employable. Often these persons are both recently unemployed, and technologically <br /> disadvantaged, and would benefit from further dedicated help than the library staff is currently able to <br /> provide. <br /> In response to these conditions, the library has designed and delivered computer courses which are offered <br /> once per week at the Main Library during lunchtime. In order to insure that each participant has his own <br /> 56 <br /> 5 of 13 <br />