CFSC: Grade Level Reading and Family Success Grants

Overview

_NOTE: Grant proposals are accepted on an invitation only, rolling basis from organizations that focus their efforts on closing the achievement gap, helping students achieve reading proficiency by 3rd grade and/or implementing programs that are whole-family focused. One-year and multi-year projects will be considered._

_If you are interested in applying for a GLR or Family Success grant, please fill out and submit an overview of your project for review._ _Project overviews will be reviewed regularly by our staff. We will contact you directly if you have been selected to submit a formal application for grant funds._

Grade Level Reading and Family Success Grants

Partnering with nonprofit organizations to close the achievement gap, help students achieve reading proficiency by 3rd grade, and implement programs that are whole-family focused.

Grade Level Reading and Family Success Grants from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s provide funding for organizations whose programs and services align with the Community Foundation's Campaign for Grade Level Reading areas of focus.

Funding Priorities

The purpose of the Community Foundation's Education Grant Program is to fund projects that strengthen and innovate in the following areas:

* School Readiness: Helping young children and their families prepare for school and succeed in kindergarten.
* Summer Learning: Providing student learning that reduces the risk of learning loss during the summer months.
* Family Engagement/Success: Helping parents develop a sense of confidence and efficacy that they can set and attain goals for their children and themselves.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* In order to receive a grant through this program, organizations must also have:

* An IRS Letter of Determination that shows the organization is a 501(c)3 public charity. 
* At least one current program with local impact in one of the following counties: Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, or DeSoto.
* An approved/current profile in The Giving Partner, a powerful, searchable online database with over 700 profiles of charitable organizations serving Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto counties.
* An approved/current profile in The Giving Partner, a powerful, searchable online database with over 700 profiles of charitable organizations serving Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto counties.