Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants

Posted by on February 13, 2012

Dollar General Literacy Foundation Invites Applications for Youth Literacy Grants
Deadline: May 16, 2012

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s Youth Literacy Grants program provides funding to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations working to help students who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading.

Applicants must provide literacy programs for new readers, below-grade-level readers, or readers with learning disabilities.

Grants will be provided for the following initiatives: implementing new or expanding existing literacy programs; purchasing new technology or equipment to support literacy initiatives; and purchasing books, materials, or software for literacy programs.

Applicants must be nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and/or educational institutions (K-12 private and public schools, colleges and universities) and/or public libraries. All applicants must be located in and provide direct services in a state in which Dollar General operates and be located within twenty miles of a Dollar General store.

The maximum grant amount is $4,000.

For complete program guidelines, store locator page, eligibility quiz, and the application form, visit the Dollar General Literacy Foundation Web site.

http://www2.dollargeneral.com/dgliteracy/Pages/grant_programs.aspx