We provide $500 to past CLiF partners to help them revive enthusiasm for reading and writing programs.
Successful grant recipients will choose from a menu of components with which they can plan program-wide literacy activities. Options include funds for new books, author visits, or materials to host a school-wide or family activity. In the grant application, programs will need to detail their plans to implement the grant prior to June 1, 2021; feedback is due June 15, 2021.
Note about 2020-2021/COVID-19:
In this year where planning is difficult, CLiF has combined our Revive your Literacy Programming and Community Building grants to offer more flexible opportunities to use reading and writing to connect kids to their communities while building a love of literacy. The Revive grant is typically $500 to support programming, and the Community Building is $1000 for author visits, books, and events. Read more about our Community Building grant. This year, the application asks how much money you are requesting. CLiF is open to many ways of safely and meaningfully delivering the components of these grants.
An organization, program, or facility must meet these requirements to apply for this year’s Community Building/ Revive Your Literacy Programming Grant:
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE JUNE 15, 2021.
Use “contact” button below to ask CLiF Program Director Meredith Scott questions about the grant components, eligibility, or implementation.
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Research / Literacy Activities / Education
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