Dollar
General Literacy Foundation Grant Applications Now Open
Dollar
General: 1.03.2019
The
Dollar General Literacy Foundation is now accepting grant applications for 2019
summer, family and adult literacy programs online at www.dgliteracy.org.
Each
year, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards funds to nonprofit
organizations, schools and libraries within a 20-mile radius of a Dollar
General store or distribution center to support adult, family, summer and youth
literacy programs. The need for literacy
assistance isn't confined to a single age group or geographic location. =That's
why the Dollar General Literacy Foundation's grant programs help improve the
lives of people of all ages in many different communities.
Adult
Literacy Grants
Adult
Literacy Grants award funding to nonprofits that provide direct services to
adults in need of literacy assistance in one of the following areas:
> Adult
Basic Education
> GED
or High School Equivalency Preparation
> English
Language Acquisition
CLICK HERE to apply for a 2019 Adult Literacy grant.
Deadline
to apply: February 21, 2019 (by 10 pm CST)
Grant
announcement: May 9, 2019
Maximum
grant amount: $15,000
Family
Literacy Grants
Family
Literacy Grants provide funding to 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)
CLICK HERE to apply for a 2019 Family Literacy grant.
Deadline
to apply: February 21, 2019 (by 10 pm CST)
Grant
announcement: May 9, 2019
Maximum
grant amount: $15,000
Summer
Reading
Summer
Reading Grants support the creation or expansion of summer reading programs.
Local nonprofit organizations and libraries are encouraged 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
CLICK HERE to apply for a 2019 Summer Reading
grant.
Schools are now eligible.
Deadline to apply: February 21, 2019 (by 10 pm
CST)
Grant
announcement: May 9, 2019
Maximum
grant amount: $3,000
Youth
Literacy Grants
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
Applications
for 2019 grant will be available February 28, 2019
and will be due by
May 16, 2019.
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