The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be sending grant award letters on October 11, 2002 to eligible New Hampshire libraries who submitted grant applications. Included in the award letters will be instructions on the implementation phase of the State Partnership Program, which begins in January 2003. Of the 44 eligible libraries in the state, 62% applied for computers. 14% of the remaining libraries submitted applications for Purchase Option Grants. Instructions for Purchase Option Grant libraries will be sent during December.