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G

GAAP

generally accepted accounting practices

GF

General Funds

Specifically, state funding appropriated by the Montana Legislature.

GIS

Geographic Information Systems

Montana State Library GIS Coordination

Montana citizens and GIS practitioners in Montana have a decades-long investment in a strong foundation of GIS knowledge, partnerships, spatial data infrastructure, and data sharing tools. This investment in GIS empowers local, state, and federal government staff as well as business, industry, education, and research personnel seeking to understand Montana’s economy, demography, landscape, and much more.

Montana State Library staff support State GIS Coordination in Montana to ensure that this investment not only endures but is further expanded, strengthened, and utilized.


governing structure

The authority your board has over the library’s money and budget process is determined by your governing structure. It may be one of the following:

  • independent library district
  • governed by an interlocal agreement
  • a city or county library
  • a library that belongs to a city that has a self-governing charter.



grants

Grants to non-profits can extend library services and help the library find funding for one time only projects or pilot programs the library wants to try. These grants usually have stipulations on how the funds may be used, so directors will want to monitor and track the expenses paid for with grant funds.