Reading Excellence

The Department of Education administered the Reading Excellence program (CFDA 84.338), with the most recent grant award issued on August 3, 2001—over twenty-five years ago. This program is not currently active and does not warrant pursuit.

The program funded reading improvement initiatives through the Reading Excellence Act. The Department of Education made 13 Project Grants totaling $80 million in federal obligations during 2001, with award values ranging from approximately $509 thousand to $21.2 million. Representative grants included $21.2 million to support reading excellence efforts (Project Grant S338A010007), $12.5 million (Project Grant S338A010015), and $7.4 million (Project Grant S338A010002), each with a three-year performance period ending August 2, 2004. All grants were structured as Project Grants with no Cooperative Agreements or other assistance types in the portfolio.

No recent grant opportunities are posted. The source contains no information on current solicitations, application procedures, or reactivation plans. The complete absence of awards or opportunities in the past quarter-century indicates the program has been inactive since its initial 2001 funding cycle. Organizations interested in Department of Education literacy or reading intervention funding should evaluate other active programs such as Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (CFDA 84.367) or other current reading and literacy initiatives rather than pursue this dormant assistance listing.