Funding the power of learning

Together with the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), we support public school libraries recovering from major disasters by providing grants for books, media, and equipment.

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Nonprofit organizations who support the whole family in literacy and are seeking funding are encouraged to apply if they provide the following:

• Adult Education Instruction
• Children’s Education
• Parent and Child Together Time (PACT)

The open solicitation period for the 2021 Family Literacy Grants has closed. Thank you to all who applied.  The Family Literacy Grant recipients will be announced May 13, 2021. A list of winners will be posted here and email notifications will be sent to all organizations that applied.

These grants support the creation or expansion of summer reading programs. Local nonprofit organizations, schools and libraries are eligible to apply if their programs meet the following criteria:

• Target Pre-K – 12th grade students who are new readers
• Target below grade level readers
• Assist readers with learning disabilities

The open solicitation period for the 2021 Summer Reading Grants has closed. Thank you to all who applied.  The Summer Reading Grant recipients will be announced May 13, 2021. A list of winners will be posted here and email notifications will be sent to all organizations that applied.

Schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations who help students who are below grade level or having trouble reading are eligible to apply. Grant funding is provided to assist in the following areas:

• Implementing new or expanding existing
  literacy programs
• Purchasing new technology or equipment to
  support literacy initiatives
• Purchasing books, materials or software
  for literacy programs

Click here to download the 2020 Youth Literacy grant recipients.

The 2021 Youth Literacy grant applications will be available March 11, 2021.