486 Literacy Grants and Grants for Libraries

Award to a Virginia teacher to recognize excellence in education. The award is intended to honor outstanding PK-12 teachers and school personnel, including library media specialists, counselors, career and technical educators, math specialists, and reading specialists...

Grants of up to $10,000 to USA and territories Indian tribes to improve library resources and provide professional development opportunities for library staff. Applicants are advised to complete required registrations well in advance of the deadline. Funding is intende...

Grants of up to $7,500 to Oregon nonprofit organizations and government agencies for community projects in eligible counties. Applicants are required to submit an LOI prior to submitting a full proposal. Funding is intended to support activities in the areas of health,...

Grants to Connecticut nonprofit organizations and municipalities for public projects and programs that benefit local communities. Interested applicants must contact staff prior to submitting an application. Funding is intended to support the implementation of local his...

Opportunity for New York City students to participate in a competition to produce original books. Funding is intended to encourage students to write and illustrate their own nonfiction or fiction picture books, combining art skills with literacy to tell their own story...

Grants of up to $1,000 to New York artists in eligible locations to support career-building activities. Funding is intended for projects that have a significant impact on the artist's professional career. Funded activities may be in a range of disciplines that include ...

Grants of up to $10,000 to USA nonprofit organizations for activities that perpetuate the art of poetry in American culture and expand awareness of the positive effects of poetry on society. Applicants must submit a letter of intent prior to submitting a full applicati...

Grants to British Columbia registered charities for projects to benefit the local community in the funding source's service area. Project categories include arts and culture, education and literacy, the environment, health and community wellness, heritage and history, ...

Grants of up to $5,000 to California, Idaho, and Nevada nonprofit organizations, schools, museums, and governmental institutions in eligible regions for programs in the areas of children's literacy, languages, and STEM and STEAM education for PreK-12 students. Programs...

Awards to Canada authors, translators, and illustrators, and grants to Canada publishers for outstanding works of literature in a variety of genres. The purpose of this program is to recognize exemplary artistic and literary publications. Awards will be given for books...

Grants to Michigan nonprofit organizations, government agencies, school districts, and IHEs in eligible regions for programs that support local programs and charities. The Foundation focuses on areas such as civic affairs, the arts, the environment, youth development, ...

Grants of up to $3,000 and in-kind donations of materials to USA and territories nonprofit museums and libraries to preserve and exhibit collections. Funding is intended to support project costs and may be used for supplies, display fabrication, publicity, and contract...

Grants to Oregon and Southern Washington nonprofit organizations and government agencies for activities that promote photography, literary arts, and theater. Interested applicants must submit a letter of inquiry prior to applying. Funding is intended to support program...

Award to a USA translator to recognize excellence in the translation of poetry. The award recipient will be honored for the outstanding translation into English of a poetry collection written in any language. The translated work must be no less than 48 pages and must h...

Grants to Arkansas nonprofit organizations, schools, and government entities for activities that benefit communities in eligible locations. Applicants must contact program staff prior to applying. Funding is intended for projects in a range of focus areas including, bu...

Award to a USA poet to recognize exemplary translation of a book of Italian poetry into English. The purpose of the award is to honor exceptional work in the translation of modern, standard Italian poetry. Poets at any stage of their career are eligible to apply for th...

Grants of $25,000 to Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas qualifying organizations to improve access to reliable health information and resources. Funding is intended for projects that improve the ability of caregivers, patients, and the...

Grants of up to $1,000 and in-kind donations to USA rural and small libraries to improve library collections, resources, and programming. Funding is intended to support community-based projects or current collections. Eligible applicants are those that serve population...

Grants of $8,000 to Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas qualifying organizations and institutions for activities that improve the accessibility of health-related information. Funding is intended to support projects that increase the abi...

Grants to Utah nonprofit organizations for programs that positively impact the lives of local residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support specific projects and activities in the areas of science, education, health and human services, and literacy. P...

Grants to Virginia teachers in eligible locations for innovative student-centered educational projects. Requests will also be accepted from guidance counselors, librarians, and other school staff working in local public schools. Funding is intended to promote imaginati...

Grants of up to $15,000 to Kansas nonprofit organizations and IHEs for a wide range of public humanities programs. Applicants must complete the required registration prior to applying. Funding is intended to support creative projects, such as film and book discussions,...

Grants of up to $10,000 to South Dakota nonprofit organizations, public agencies, IHEs, tribes, museums, libraries, community organizations, and groups for public humanities programming. Applicants must complete required registrations prior to submitting an application...

Grants of up to $3,500 to Kansas nonprofit organizations for projects that preserve historical and cultural resources. Applicants must complete the required registrations prior to applying. Funding is intended for activities such as research, digitization, oral histori...

Grants to Indiana nonprofit organizations, government agencies, school districts, and institutions of higher education in eligible counties for community benefit programs. Funding is intended for activities and projects in the focus areas of environment, youth, educati...

Grants to USA and Puerto Rico nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, and libraries in eligible regions for food security programs. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to submitting a proposal. The purpose of this program is to support food ...

Grants to California nonprofit organizations and public and private schools in eligible communities to help students prepare for and graduate from college. Funding is intended for educational projects and programs that benefit K-12 students. Activities must take place ...

Grants to Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas nonprofit organizations for activities that benefit local communities. Applicants are required to contact the funding source prior to submitting a full proposal. Funding is intended to support charitable, educational, ...

Grants to Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations in eligible regions for programs that improve the quality of life for local residents. Funding is intended for programs in the areas of education, community development, arts, environment, culture, literacy, health, and hu...

Grants to Massachusetts and Rhode Island nonprofit organizations in eligible regions for projects that address community needs. New applicants must fill out a preliminary application prior to submitting a full proposal. Areas of interest include housing, economic devel...

Grants of up to $10,000 to Delaware nonprofit organizations including libraries, civic groups, universities, and colleges for arts programming and events. First-time applicants should contact the funding source prior to applying. Funding is intended for programs that p...

Grants to Texas nonprofit organizations for charitable activities and projects in eligible communities. Program areas include education, human services, humanities, arts, and culture. Funding is intended to reflect the Foundation's interests in children, seniors, liter...

Grants to Michigan nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and churches serving residents in eligible locations for projects and programs to benefit the community. Funding is intended for a wide range of community, charitable, educational, literary, scientific, and cu...

Grants of up to $5,000 to Mississippi nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, and libraries for a broad range of arts activities. Funding is intended to support projects relating to arts-based community development, arts education, arts industry, and fol...

Grants to Colorado nonprofit organizations for programs that focus on youth development and the adult workforce. Funding may be used for capital, operating, and program support requests. Nonprofit organizations located throughout Colorado may apply, but special conside...

Grants of up to $1,000 to Kansas nonprofit, educational, and charitable organizations for activities that benefit residents in eligible communities. Funding is intended to support a wide range of programs, events, and facility improvements in areas that include, but ar...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit organizations, schools, government agencies, libraries, museums, and individuals to conduct public dialogues. Funding is intended to support the facilitation of open conversations, renting a venue to host the event, interpretation of events...

Grants of up to $50,000 to North Carolina public and academic libraries for new or expanded programs or services that address the needs of library users. Funding is intended to respond to current and potential user needs through the planning and development of projects...

Fellowships of $5,000 to Alabama arts educators and individual artists for career development activities. Funding is intended to support artists in a broad range of categories including but not limited to crafts, dance, literary arts, design, music, media arts, theater...

Grants to Oklahoma nonprofit organizations, Tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and public agencies for projects and programs that engage the public with the humanities. Funding is intended for a wide range of discussion types including conferences, c...

Grants to Oklahoma nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, government entities, and Native American tribal governments to protect and preserve languages. Funding is intended for activities that help to ensure the far-reaching and long-term availabili...

Grants of up to $20,000 to Indiana neighborhood groups for resident-led projects to improve neighborhoods in eligible locations. Applicants must schedule a planning meeting with program staff and complete required registrations prior to applying. Funding is intended to...

Grants of up to $1,000 to New Hampshire and Vermont nonprofit organizations, libraries, schools, and youth-serving programs for activities that encourage reading and promote literacy. Funding is intended for projects or experiential learning opportunities designed to b...

Grants of up to $15,000 to Texas charitable organizations for programs, projects, and activities to benefit the community. Funding areas of interest include education, arts, literature, prevention of cruelty to animals, science, and religious activities. Preference is ...

Grants to Alaska nonprofit organizations, agencies, and schools to provide mental health and social services to communities in eligible locations. Applicants must submit a Letter of Interest prior to applying. Funding is intended to support programs that address high-p...

Grants to Alberta individual artists, artists ensembles, and arts administrators for literary arts activities. First-time applicants must request an online registration at least five business days prior to the deadline. Applicants may request funding for activities suc...

Grants of up to $2,500 to South Carolina public libraries to promote collaborations with artists and arts organizations. Certain applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding is intended to encourage partnerships between libraries and individual artist...

Grants to Florida nonprofit organizations to enhance the quality of life for local residents in eligible locations. Some applicants must submit a Letter of Intent prior to submitting a full proposal. Funding is intended for general grants, program grants and summer gra...

Grants to Pennsylvania, Florida, and Rhode Island nonprofit organizations to promote literacy for underserved K-12 youth in eligible communities. Funding may be used to support after-school, summer, and in-school literacy enrichment programs. Applicants must submit a l...

Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations, local governments, K-12 schools, libraries, and institutes of higher education for arts and cultural activities that benefit residents in eligible counties. Eligible proposals include but are not limited to projects for the ...