Funding Is Essential to Help Support Literacy in Your Community

Literacy is so much more than just knowing how to read. It’s at the very foundation of our society. So what can we do to strengthen that foundation? Making sure funding is available to help support literacy programs in your community is a good first step.

At GrantWatch.com, you’ll find a grant category specifically for Literacy (and Libraries). With additional search filters, GrantWatch makes your grant-seeking journey just that much easier. Using GrantWatch, you can also find a list of 200 foundations that have awarded grants or funding to literacy programs in the past. This will give you ideas of who you can contact to see about possible funding for your local literacy organization.

“Literacy empowers and liberates people. Beyond its importance as part of the right to education, literacy improves lives by expanding capabilities which in turn reduces poverty, increases participation in the labor market, and has positive effects on health and sustainable development.”

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Today, GrantWatch is sharing the top grants available to fund literacy initiatives. These grants include literacy grants for nonprofits, schools, and literacy programs, including projects on health literacy and financial literacy.

Grants and In-Kind Support for Literacy

1. There are grants available to nonprofit organizations for programs that improve literacy among adults and families.
2. Grants are also available to nonprofits for economic literacy projects that address financial education. As a result, funding support will enhance the teaching of economics and personal finance in a variety of venues, including schools, colleges, underserved communities, and congregations.
3. In-kind support is also offered in the form of new children’s books for libraries in rural areas. The purpose is to build community investment in children’s literacy.
4. Grants of up to $6,000 to nonprofits for the provision of literacy services for students. In particular, funding is for general operations, including equipment, supplies, salaries, space rental, technology, and teacher stipends.
5. In addition, grants are available to eligible nonprofits for Literacy/STEAM-focused educational programs for grades PreK-8. Program goals include preparing children for kindergarten and ensuring that students are reading at or above grade level by the time they reach third grade.
6. Funding of up to $200 is available to K-3 educators for professional development in the area of early literacy.
7. There are also in-kind book donations available for organizations to provide underserved communities with reading material.
8. Lastly, grants of up to $50,000 to eligible nonprofits for programs to benefit vulnerable youth. The grant focuses on three critical educational milestones that can mean the difference between poverty and prosperity, including learning readiness and achieving early literacy.

We hope one or more of the grants listed here will help support literacy in your community!

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