Deadline: 4-Apr-25
The Sacramento Literacy Foundation is pleased to announce the Summer Reading Funding Program, a great way to engage children during summer recess and prevent summer learning loss.
Goals
- Put culturally relevant high-quality books in the hands and homes of the poorest students.
- Advocate for evidence-based reading instruction in K-3rd grade classrooms through curriculum, teacher training, and afterschool programs.
- Support and fund summer reading in Sacramento County.
What they will fund?
- Project-specific grants for organizations that provide summer reading programs for children and youth, ages birth through 18, in Sacramento County. Service areas inside the Sacramento Promise Zone will be prioritized. Projects with structured literacy integration will be prioritized.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for funding, proposals must meet the following basic criteria:
- Applicant agency must have 501(c)(3) status or operate under the fiscal sponsorship of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or be a public elementary school.
- Program must serve children in Sacramento County.
- Program must have measurable results.
For more information, visit Sacramento Literacy Foundation.