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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Now Accepting Grant Applications

Florida Department of Education Now Accepting Grant Applications

Target Family Literacy Grants – Now Accepting Applications

National Center for Family Literacy Grant: Now Accepting Applications


Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grants Now Accepting Applications

Charles Evans Book Fund Now Accepting Applications


Bank Of America Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Awards


WHO Foundation Offers Literacy/Education Grants

2008 Library Services and Technology Act Grant

Even Start Family Literacy Program Women's Prison Grant

Grant Opportunity from Bank of America: Neighborhood Excellence Initiative

Florida DOE Releases Grant Applications

Education Grants
Multiple grants opportunities.

National Book Scholarship Fund
Literacy programs that need books and material to improve their reading, writing, and English-as-a-second-language services to adults and families are invited to submit grant applications to ProLiteracy Worldwide’s National Book Scholarship Fund (NBSF).


For additional information contact Mara Roberts, project administrator, by phone at 315-422-9121, ext. 345 or by email at mroberts@proliteracy.org.

Adults with Disabilities
The goal of this grant is to provide adults with disabilities and senior citizens the opportunity for enhancement of skills that is consistent with their abilities and needs.

Florida’s Family Literacy Initiative
This program has grants that  further family literacy programs statewide and enhance accountability, two of the goals of the Volunteer Florida Foundation.

High School Equivalency Program
The purpose of this program is to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their children obtain a General Education Diploma (GED) that meets the guidelines for high school equivalency established by the state in which the project is conducted and to gain employment or be placed in an Institution of Higher Education or other postsecondary education or training.


Funders

Able Trust
This trust offers grants for non-profits serving disabled adults.
Contact:     888.838.ABLE   (toll-free in Florida )   850.224.4493 Voice or TDD

Altrusa International Foundation

A local Altrusa Club completes a one page application based on the project and need of the literacy program. Altrusa is supportive of various literacy activities.

Contact: altrusa@altrusa.com | 312.427.4410

Azadoutioun Foundation
Giving on a national basis with no grants to individuals and no loans. The primary focus is on education, especially adult education, basic skills and reading. Giving is on a national basis. Funding ranges from $5000 - $50,000. There is open funding with an application.

Contact :
Laurie A. LeBlanc: lleblan9498C@aol.com
Azadoutioun Foundation
C/o Gravestar
1 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02142

The application address is:
10 Madison Ave.
Groveland, MA 01834

AT&T Wireless Corporate Giving Program
AT&T Wireless Services Corporate Giving Program makes cash and in-kind grants to nonprofit organizations in the communities the company serves nationwide. Grants are made in the areas of public safety, community education and lifelong learning, and family communication.

AutoZone Community Relations
AutoZone supports programs and projects focused in the areas of education, human services and civic endeavors including literacy and English as a Second Language.

Bank of America Foundation
This foundation’s signature initiative helps create positive change in local communities. The Neighborhood Excellence initiative consists of three distinct programs in select markets: Neighborhood Builders, Local Heroes, and Student Leaders.
Contact: 800.218.9946 

Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
The goal of the national grant program is to develop and expand family literacy efforts nationwide, and to support the development of literacy programs that build families of readers. For more information and to access the application on-line click here

Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Sponsorships and Charitable Donations
This business considers requests for national and local funding from non-profit organizations that focus on literacy, the arts, or education.  Deadline: Ongoing

Contact:  customerservice@bn.com   800.422.7717

Community Libraries in Caring
This program assists small, rural public libraries to improve library collections and services, improve adult and family literacy and develop the economic viability in targeted counties and communities.
Contact:   850.245.6620 

The Displaced Homemaker Program
State funded program designed to address the job training and educational needs of Florida citizens who:
1) are 35 years of age or older;
2) have worked in the home providing unpaid household services for family members;
3) are not adequately employed (as determined by local Regional Workforce Board’s approved definition of self-sufficiency); will have difficulty securing adequate employment; and,
4) have been dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by such income, or have been dependent on federal assistance.
Contact: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation

Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation
The foundation supports the following program areas: civic affairs, culture, elementary, secondary and higher education, health associations, social service and youth in California , Florida and North Carolina .

Darden Restaurants Foundation
The foundation focuses its philanthropic giving on education, social services and nutrition, arts and culture, and the preservation of natural resources.They seek projects that meet community needs where they operate and relate to Darden’s business interests. They also place special emphasis on organizations at which our employees and retirees volunteer and have a keen interest in supporting programs that promote diversity, fairness, and inclusiveness. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Contact: 407.245.5213

David And Lucille Packard Foundation
The foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the following program areas: conservation; population; science; children, families, and communities; arts; and organizational effectiveness and philanthropy. The Foundation has a “center for the future of children” with a priority on reading programs.

Contact: inquiries@packard.org | 650.948.7658

Dollar General Literacy Foundation
The foundation funds nonprofit programs designed to serve adults or families in need of literacy services.

Contact: The Dollar General Literacy Foundation, P.O. Box 1064, Goodlettsville,TN 37072-1064

Even Start Family Literacy Program
This program offers grants to support local family literacy projects that integrate early childhood education, adult literacy (adult basic and secondary—level education and instruction for English language learners), parenting education, and interactive parent and child literacy activities for low—income families with parents who are eligible for services under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and their children from birth through age seven. Teen parents and their children from birth through age seven also are eligible. Awards are made to State Education Agencies (SEAs), which in turn make competitive subgrants to partnerships of local education agencies (LEAs) and nonprofit community-based organizations.

Contact : Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Office of Early Learning
   

Established in 1991 in VA, this is a company-sponsored foundation.
Fields of interest include Adult education--literacy, basic skills & GED; African Americans/Blacks; aging; community development; disabled; economically disadvantaged; education; education, reading; and Hispanics/Latinos. Support is on a national and international basis.

Giving is limited to organizations in communities served by a local daily Gannett newspaper or TV broadcast station.

Contact:
Gannett Foundation
Irma Simpson, Mgr.
7950 Jones Branch Dr.
McLean , VA 22107
Telephone: (703) 854-6069
E-mail: isimpson@gannett.com

The Garner Foundation, Inc.
Giving primarily in FL and NC for educational, religious, and medical organizations; support also for community and cultural organizations with no support for political organizations and no grants to individuals. There are no deadlines.

The initial approach is by letter. An application form is not required. Applicants should submit the following:
1) detailed description of project and amount of funding requested
2) population served
3) descriptive literature about organization
4) copy of IRS Determination Letter
5) copy of most recent annual report/audited financial statement/990.

Contact:
Gerald W. Moore, John M. Garner, and James W. Moore
The Garner Foundation, Inc.
333 N.E. 23rd St.
Miami , FL 33137

Florida’s Family Literacy Initiative
The Florida's Family Literacy Initiative is managed by the Volunteer Florida Foundation. VFF is a nonprofit, public-private organization that serves as a catalyst and manager of programs that further literacy and strengthen families.

Florida Department Of Education (FLDOE), Division Of Workforce Education Adult Education And Family Literacy — Adult General Education
The purpose is to create a partnership among the federal government, states, and localities to provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy services in order to: 1) assist adults in becoming literate and obtaining the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and self—sufficiency; 2) assist adults who are parents in obtaining the educational skills necessary to become full partners in the educational development of their children; and, (3) assist adults in completing high school or the equivalent. Eligible Providers: Local educational agencies; community—based organizations; volunteer literacy organizations; institutions of higher education; public or private nonprofit agencies; libraries; public housing authorities; and nonprofit institutions not described above that have the ability to provide literacy services to adults and families.

Contact: 850.245.9047

FLDOE Adult Education And Family Literacy — Literacy Education For Households (Previously - Family Literacy)

The purpose is to create a partnership among the federal government, states and localities to provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy services in order to: assist adults in becoming literate and obtaining the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and self—sufficiency; assist adults who are parents in obtaining the educational skills necessary to become full partners in the educational development of their children; and, assist adults in completing high school or the equivalent. Family Literacy Education supports and improves programs statewide through the following activities: interactive literacy activities between parents and their children; training for parents on how to be the primary teacher for their children and full partners in the education of their children; parent literacy training that leads to economic self—sufficiency; an age—appropriate education to prepare children for success in school and life experiences. Total Funding : Amount (2007-2008) $5,000,000 total / approximately 33 awards $150,000 per application. No more than five applications will be awarded per institution.

Contact: 850.245.9047

FLDOE Adult Education And Family Literacy — English Literacy/Civics Education
English Literacy/Civics Education supports projects that demonstrate best and effective research—based practices in providing and increasing access to English literacy programs linked to civics education to help individuals of limited English proficiency achieve competence in the English language. The purpose of this title to create a partnership among the federal government, states, and localities to provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy services in order to: (1) assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and self—sufficiency; (2) assist adults who are parents to obtain the educational skills necessary to become full partners in the educational development of their children; and educational agencies; community—based organizations; volunteer literacy organizations; and, (3) assist adults in the completion of a secondary school education. Eligible providers are local institutions of higher education; public or private nonprofit agencies; libraries; public housing authorities; and nonprofit institutions not described above that have the ability to provide literacy services to adults and families.

Contacts: 850.245.9047


Florida Work And Gain Economic Self-sufficiency (Wages) Program
Workforce Florida, Inc. programs and services are carried out by the 24 business—led Regional Workforce Boards and the Agency for Workforce Innovation. Direct services are provided at nearly 100 One-Stop Centers with locations in every county in the state. The approach to workforce development in Florida is illustrated in the model below.

Contact: Workforce Florida 850. 921.1119 TTY (via the Florida Relay Service): 711


H. Richard Davis and Estelle R. Davis Family Foundation
Established in 1997, this is an independent foundation with giving on a national basis, with some emphasis on organizations headquartered in Washington, DC, and FL. There are no grants to individuals.

Contact:
H. Richard Davis
9621 Triton Ct.
Boca Raton , FL 33434
Phone: (561) 487-3138

Jenesis Group
This funder invests in results oriented organizations with annual budgets of $500,000 or less. Priorities include literacy and career readiness and/or “life” skills development.

John S. And James L. Knight Foundation

This foundation funds programs primarily in the following areas: education; well-being of children and families; housing and community development; economic development; civic engagement/positive human relations; and vitality of cultural life. The Knight Foundation funds community projects in the following Florida locations: Bradenton, Manatee County; Miami, Miami-Dade and Broward counties; Palm Beach, Palm Beach County; and, Tallahassee, Leon County.

The Kresge Foundation
This foundation offers national support for arts; environment; health care; higher education; human services; humanities; public affairs; science. building/renovation, capital campaigns, employee matching gifts, equipment, land acquisition, matching/challenge support.

They offer no support for religious organizations, community colleges, private foundations, or elementary or secondary schools unless they predominantly serve individuals with physical and/or developmental disabilities. No grants to individuals, or for operating or special project budgets, furnishings, conferences, seminars, church building projects, endowment funds, student aid, scholarships, fellowships, research, debt retirement, completed projects, or general purposes.

Application form is required.

Contact:
John E. Marshall III, C.E.O. and Pres. Phone: (248) 643-9630
The Kresge Foundation
3215 W. Big Beaver Rd.
P.O. Box 3151
Troy , MI 48007-3151
Website: www.kresge.org

Library Services and Technology Act Grants
This is a state-based program with a broad mandate to use technology to bring information to people in innovative and effective ways, and to assure that library service is accessible to all, especially those who have difficulty using the library.
Contact:  850.245.6620  

Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation
The foundation considers large scale funding requests for projects in the areas of education and community improvement. Their stated education priority is in the area of trades education at the community college level and projects and programs benefiting primary education and utilizing products Lowe’s sells.

Lumina Foundation: Helping People Achieve Their Potential
Lumina Foundation believes that education provides the basis for individual opportunity, economic vitality and social stability. With its partners, Lumina strives to meet workforce demands and close gaps in attainment for groups not historically well-served by higher education.


RGK Foundation
The foundation funds a range of programs in such areas as education, community, and health. The medicine/ health grant program will support programs that promote the health and well-being of children, provide
access to health services, and foundation-initiated programs. The foundation will support community
programs that improve children and family services, early childhood development and parenting education. Deadline: Rolling.

Contact: 512.474.9298 

Robert & Cheri Vanderweide Foundation
Giving primarily for Christian churches; giving also for education and human services. Fields of interest include: Christian agencies & churches; community development; education; federated giving programs; human services; Protestant agencies & churches.

Types of support include: annual campaigns, building/renovation, capital campaigns, continuing support, general/operating support, matching/challenge support, program development, and seed money. Giving primarily in west MI and central FL, there are no grants to individuals.

Contact:
Suzanne C. Vanderweide, Pres., and Robert Vanderweide, V.P
Phone: (616) 643-4700
Application address: 126 Ottawa N.W., Ste. 500 , Grand Rapids , MI 4950

Rotary International
Rotary Clubs fund literacy projects in local communities.
Contact your local Rotary Club member.
 
SBC Foundation Excelerator Grants

Focusing on technology projects in education, community development, health and human services and arts and culture.

Seven-Eleven Community Outreach Programs
7-Eleven concentrates available resources on specific areas of interest so that the company's participation will make a difference. Education is our signature cause, specifically programs that assist adolescents and adults (ages 14 and above).

Staples Foundation for Learning
This foundation provides funding to programs that support or provide job skills and/or education for people with special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. Applications for funding are reviewed quarterly.

Singing for Change/Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville
Grant priorities include programs serving groups of people marginalized in society because of low levels of skill, education and income. Grants range from $500-$10,000.

Target
Target provides local grant money to hometown organizations, and focuses on programs that promote a love of reading or encourage children to read together with their families.
Deadline:Target accepts grant applications between March 1 and May for programs taking place between October 1st and September 30th.

Contact: Contact your local Target store.

UPS Foundation
The foundation supports programs which provide education and employment skills to undereducated adults and their families to equip them with the tools to succeed in their communities, schools and workplaces. 
Contact:  community@ups.com  

The Wachovia Foundation
This foundation’s priorities include work force development, financial literacy/empowerment and the elimination of the pre-K - 12 "achievement gap" in education.

Wallace Foundation
This foundation provides funding, through grants, to programs that support the arts, communities, and education. Deadline: Ongoing.

Contact: The Wallace Foundation, General Management, 5 Penn Plaza, 7th Fl, NY, NY 10001


Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart funds local education initiatives.
Contact:  All requests for funding must be directed to the Community Involvement Coordinator at your local Wal-Mart store. 
For more information about the Wal-Mart Foundation, call 800.530.9925.

The Walt Disney Company
This company focuses much of its charitable giving in the geographical regions where the majority of their Cast Members work and live. Charitable contributions are coordinated through the Community Relations offices at the main business sites of the Company.

Verizon Foundation
Verizon Foundation supports programs that create innovative eSolutions, help bridge the digital divide, foster basic and computer literacy, help enrich our communities, and create a skilled workforce. One of the Foundation’s funding priorities is literacy.

21st Century Learning Centers
The purpose of the 21st Century Learning Centers Program is to provide opportunities for academic enrichment; offer students a broad array of services, programs, and activities; and offer families of students served by community learning centers opportunities for literacy and related educational development.A community learning center offers academic, artistic, and cultural enrichment opportunities to students and their families when school is not in session. Centers provide students with a broad array of other activities such as drug and violence prevention, counseling, art, music, recreation, technology, and character education programs - during periods when school is not in session. Community learning centers must also serve the families of participating students, e.g., through family literacy programs. Grant recipients are funded for a period not to exceed five years. Grants cannot be made in an amount less than $50,000.

Contact: 850.245.0852

 

 

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