Upcoming Grant Opportunities

Here are some upcoming grant opportunities for those working with youth in libraries or other community organizations.

The National Book Foundation awards a number of prizes in its Innovations in Reading program of up to $2,500 each to individuals and institutions–or partnerships between the two–that have developed innovative means of creating and sustaining a lifelong love of reading. Applications must be postmarked by February 17. Last year’s winners include Maricopa County Library District for dropping Dewey and the awesome teen girl book community, readergirlz.

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation offers a number of reading-related grants. Its Summer Reading Grants provide funding to help with the implementation or expansion of summer reading programs that target Pre-K through 12th grade students who are new readers, below grade level readers or readers with learning disabilities. Applicants may request up to $3,000. The deadline to apply is February 25.

The 6th Annual Virginia Hamilton and Arnold Adoff Creative Outreach Grants for Teachers and Librarians provide up to $1,000. One grant will be given to a teacher and another to a librarian for proposals to develop new classroom or library programs that raise awareness of multicultural literature among young people, particularly but not exclusively, through the works of Virginia Hamilton. The application deadline is February 28.

The American Library Association’s Diversity Research Grant consists of a one-time $2,000 annual award for original research and a $500 travel grant to attend and present at ALA Annual Conference. This year’s proposals proposals must address one of three identified topics: Upward Mobility of Library Leaders from Underrepresented Population; Information Services and Collections for Diverse Children and Young Adults; or Libraries and the Meaning of Multiculturalism. Applicants must be current ALA members. Applications are due by April 30.

February 1st, 2010  ♥  Grants  ♥  No Comments »