[LM_NET] Literacy Grant

[Kate Brown <kbrown@BREVISCONSULT.COM>]

I got this in the mail today from EDinfo (Peter.Kickbush@ED.GOV).  I
wondered if anyone might be interested? 

 

Kate Brown

kbrown@brevisconsult.com

Mattapoisett, MA

Consultant

 

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Improving Literacy Through School Libraries 

(Federal Register: February 19, 2010 [CFDA# 84.364A])

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Purpose of Program:                            The purpose of the Improving
Literacy through School Libraries program is to improve
student reading skills and academic achievement by providing students with
increased                                                             access
to up-to-date school library materials; well-equipped, technologically
advanced
school library media centers; and well-trained, professionally certified
school library media
specialists.


Applications Available:                         February 19, 2010


Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 20, 2010


Eligible Applicants:                               LEAs, including charter
schools and State-administered schools that are considered LEAs
under State law, in which at least 20 percent of the students served by the
LEA are from                                                  families with
incomes below the poverty line based on the most recent satisfactory data
available from the U.S. Census Bureau at the time this notice is published.
These data are                                                         Small
Area Income and Poverty Estimates for school districts for income year 2008.
A list                                                      of LEAs with
their family poverty rates (based on these Census Bureau data) is posted on
our Web site at http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/eligibility.html


Estimated Range of Awards:                  $100,000-$600,000


Estimated Average Size of Awards:        $350,000


Estimated Number of Awards:               53

 

Additional information available online:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2010-1/021910c.html

 

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