Literacy

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    Yield Giving Open Call

    03/23/23

    MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving Open Call will award $1 million in unrestricted funds to 250 community-led, community-focused nonprofits with budgets between $1 million and $5 million. Priorities include improving the lives of people experiencing the greatest need through pathways such as education, job training and civic engagement. Register to apply by May 5, 2023. Applications are due June 12, 2023.

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    Dollar General Youth Literacy Grant Program

    04/23/20

    Grants of up to $4,000 will be awarded to schools, public libraries and nonprofit organizations to help students who are reading below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading. Applicants must be located within 15 miles of a Dollar General store. Next competition expected March 2024.

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    Dollar General Adult Literacy Grants

    01/13/20

    The Dollar General Foundation will provide grants of up to $10,000 to nonprofits located within 15 miles of a Dollar General store for direct services to adults with literacy needs. Deadline was February 17, 2022.

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    Competitive Grants for State Assessments

    01/30/19

    This Department of Education competitive grant program will make funds available to states that take novel approaches to measuring the academic achievement of elementary and secondary school students. Deadline was March 29, 2019.

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    Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program

    07/24/17

    This IMLS grant, $9 million in total, addresses the education and training of the professionals who provide public access to information systems. Deadline was September 27, 2019.

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    Ready To Learn Community Partnership Planning Applications

    05/08/17

    Phase one of this CPB grant will focus on identifying partners, assessing needs and preparing a proposal for an early learning community engagement collaborative. Deadline was June 30, 2017.

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    Ready To Learn Community Collaboratives for Early Learning and Media

    06/03/16

    This CPB grant will fund projects that extend the reach and impact of Ready To Learn into low-income communities through community collaboratives. Deadline was July 8, 2016.

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    Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program

    04/19/16

    The DOE will make awards totaling over $26 million for projects designed to increase K-12 student achievement. Deadline was May 9, 2016.

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    Sparks Ignition Grants for Museums

    10/01/14

    This IMLS funding opportunity, totaling $120,000, encourages museums to challenge existing assumptions about how they operate and the services they provide. Deadline was December 1, 2015.

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    Fleishhacker Foundation

    05/15/14

    Grants available to Bay Area organizations for media arts, film, performing arts and literacy.

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    Full-Service Community Schools Program

    05/06/14

    This program from the DOE offers over $4.5 million to provide comprehensive academic, social and health services that will result in improved educational outcomes. Deadline June 20, 2014.

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    Dollar General Literacy Foundation

    01/26/14

    The Foundation supports literacy initiatives serving children, youth, adults and families in 44 states nationwide.

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    Ready To Learn Transmedia Demonstration - cohort #3

    01/26/14

    CPB intends to fund a third cohort of public television stations to serve as Demonstration sites for the Ready To Learn initiative, Expanded Learning Through Transmedia Content.

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    Taproot Foundation

    11/09/13

    This Foundation makes grants of professional consulting services, valued at $45,000+, to nonprofits headquartered in the Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco or Washington, DC metro.

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    NEA Big Read

    11/04/13

    NEA awards grants up to $20,000 each to support community events celebrating U.S. and world literature in an effort to restore reading to the center of American culture.1-1 match is required. This grant is currently closed. The last deadline was January 24, 2024.

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