Project Grant 90LO0169

The City of Milwaukee has been awarded a $241,250 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) program. The award, titled "MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY: READY TO READ", will support the development and improvement of literacy...

The American Library Association (ALA) received a $993,499 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to design and pilot Adult and Family Literacy Support Centers in libraries nationwide. The project will develop comprehensive, interactive toolkits and train-the-trainer materials to help libraries across the country build community literacy programs. The centers will address the persistent challenge of...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the federal Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215) to deliver literacy skills development services for children and students from birth through 12th grade. The one-year award period runs from September 1, 2022 to September 1, 2023 and services will be provided in San Pedro, California. Under the grant, the...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the City of Houston's Houston Public Library (HPL) a $2,000,347 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215). The grant, titled "HPL's Youth Digi-Lit Project," will be used to deliver a range of digital literacy services and programming for youth in the Houston area from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. As part of this grant, HPL will leverage its existing...

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to The New Haven Reads Community Book Bank, Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The grant, which runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, aims to build structured...

The Urban Libraries Council was awarded a $792,924 project grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program to demonstrate the value of library-barbershop partnerships in addressing literacy rates among underserved communities. The Council will partner with Barbershop Books to establish a network of 40 barbershops and four public library systems to provide literacy services for children. Key deliverables include increasing children's access to...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $572,807 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant to Kidsplay Children's Museum, Inc. to launch the "HUB@KIDSPLAY" initiative. This 3-year project will establish a physical space within the museum and a corresponding program aimed at fostering collaboration among community stakeholders to better prepare children aged 0-8 to thrive. Key activities include hiring a full-time hub manager to coordinate programming and...

The Library System of Lancaster County (LSLC) in Pennsylvania will receive $100,088 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants (NLG) program to reinstate its early literacy outreach program. LSLC will operate its Bookmobile, or "Be Ready Rover Van," to deliver children's literacy and educational materials directly to home-based childcare locations around Lancaster County. An Early Literacy Outreach Specialist will...

The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will receive $125,209 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program to facilitate a museum-community partnership supporting emergent English language learners ages 3-5 and their Latinx immigrant families from South Philadelphia. Working with community partner Puentes de Salud and the School District of Philadelphia's Southwark Community School, early learners will engage with art at the Barnes...

The South Ward Children's Alliance Promise Neighborhood (SWCAPN) project received a $59.2 million Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects programs (CFDA 84.215). The SWCAPN project, to be implemented between January 2019 and December 2023 by the...