CALIFA GROUP IS A NONPROFIT LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP CONSORTIUM OF MORE THAN 230 LIBRARIES AND IS THE LARGEST LIBRARY NETWORK IN CALIFORNIA. FOUNDED IN 2004, CALIFA BROKERS AND FACILITATES THE PROCUREMENT OF LIBRARY PRODUCTS; WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY IN ADMINISTERING A NUMBER OF STATEWIDE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY FEDERAL LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY ACT FUNDS; ADMINISTERS NATIONAL GRANT PROJECTS; OFFERS CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING THROUGH THE INFOPEOPLE PROJECT, AND MANAGES MASTER CONTRACTS AND PRICING AGREEMENTS WITH PUBLISHERS AND VENDORS. WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND A NETWORK OF PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS, CALIFA HAS DEMONSTRATED CAPACITY AND EXPERIENCE IN GRANT PROGRAM DESIGN, DELIVERY, AND MANAGEMENT.OUR MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES ALL SIZES AND TYPES OF LIBRARIES - ACADEMIC, RESEARCH, PUBLIC, SCHOOL, CORPORATE, MEDICAL, LAW, AND SPECIAL. A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ELECTED BY AND FROM THE MEMBERSHIP, GOVERNS CALIFA, WHICH IS BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA.