Deadline extended to Oct. 13 to apply for The American Dream
Starts @ your library grant funding
Grants available to libraries to fund programs
and resources for adult English language learners in Dollar General communities
CHICAGO –
Monday, October 13 is the new deadline for libraries to apply for grants
ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 to support programs aimed at enhancing
adult literacy through The American Dream Starts @ your library®
initiative.
The
American Dream Starts @ your library® is administered through the American
Library Association (ALA) Office for Literacy and Outreach Services and has
provided funding to over 100 libraries across the United States since
2008. Public libraries interested in improving services to English language
learners through holding classes, tutor training, expanding collections,
purchasing technology or improving public awareness are invited to apply. These
grants mark the fourth round of grants made possible through funding from the
Dollar General Literacy Foundation, which has renewed its commitment to the
initiative through a $327,512 grant to ALA.
To be
eligible for funding, the applicant institution must be a public library, or a
public library with a bookmobile providing literacy services for adult English
language learners, and must be within 20 miles of a Dollar General store,
distribution center or corporate office.
