Project Grant S215G230038

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Books In Homes USA, Inc. $944,835 on October 1, 2026, under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215).

The award funds activities to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students in high-need communities through October 1, 2027. The Innovative Approaches to Literacy program supports projects that develop literacy skills of children and adolescents in communities of concentrated poverty, including school library program development and enhancement, early literacy services and parent outreach, and distribution of books and reading materials to increase students' reading motivation, performance, and frequency. Books In Homes USA, Inc. will carry out the project at its location in Bristol, Pennsylvania. The program makes competitive awards to local educational agencies in which at least 20 percent of students are from low-income backgrounds, the Bureau of Indian Education, and eligible national non-profit organizations. Initial awards are typically for up to five years; continuation awards after the first budget period are made subject to sufficient appropriations, substantial progress toward project goals, submission of required reports, and determination that continuation is in the government's interest.