Project Grant S215G230084

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $2.47 million to Smart Reading under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy federal grant program (CFDA 84.215) to support the SMART READING statewide program. The program will utilize trained volunteers to provide weekly reading sessions to pre-K through 3rd grade students through August 2023. The funding will support adult mentors supporting early literacy by developing and improving literacy skills for young...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Literacy Design Collaborative of Bowling Green, New York an $8.8 million Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund) program. The grant will support Literacy Design Collaborative's efforts to scale an evidence-based national model of instructional systems designed to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students. The Education...

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 Mississippi State University T.K. Martin Center received a $354,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on September 12, 2022 to support the development of a demonstration classroom through August 31, 2023. The funding is provided through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215), which aims to improve literacy skills for children from birth through 12th grade in high-need school districts. As part of...

The Lincoln Unified School District 298 in Lincoln, Kansas received a $110,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on July 25, 2022 to purchase laptops and other technology devices. The funding supports the district's technology needs through January 31, 2023. The award is provided through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215), which aims to develop and improve literacy skills for children from birth...

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 Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (Chicago Public Schools) with a period of performance from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The grant funding is provided 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...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,852,851.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education supports Reading IS Fundamental Inc.'s Children's Literacy Initiative in Mississippi. The grant, funded through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (CFDA #84.215) program, aims to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies and schools. The initiative will provide...

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $331,000 to Best Buddies International, Inc. under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy federal grant program (CFDA 84.215) to support the Best Buddies in Maine Inclusion Project. The two-year project grant, effective August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2024, will fund school-based programs in Miami, Florida that promote inclusion, leadership development, and friendship for students with intellectual and...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $215,000 to Best Buddies International, Inc. under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy federal grant program (CFDA 84.215) to support the Best Buddies in Delaware Inclusion Project. The two-year project grant, awarded August 1, 2022 and set to be completed by July 31, 2024, will fund school-based programs in Miami, Florida that promote inclusion, leadership development, and friendship for students with...