Hot Springs Area Community Foundation: Early Literacy Grants

The Hot Springs Area Community Foundation offers Early Literacy Grants to enhance early childhood language and literacy skills. With funding between $2,500 and $10,000 for the 2025–2026 period, the program prioritizes initiatives that connect children from birth to age four with literacy resources. Special emphasis is placed on proposals that expand phonics instruction and engage parents and communities in early learning, continuing the mission to prepare young learners for academic success.

Arkansas Community Foundation
Arkansas Community Foundation engages people, connects resources and inspires solutions to build community. The Community Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization working statewide that offers tools to help Arkansans protect, grow and direct charitable dollars while learning more about community needs. By making grants and sharing knowledge, the Community Foundation supports charitable programs that work for Arkansas and partners with others to create new initiatives that address the gaps.
Hot Springs Area Community Foundation: Early Literacy Grants
The Early Literacy Grant Cycle supports initiatives that strengthen early childhood language and literacy development, with the goal of ensuring more children enter kindergarten ready to learn. For the 2025–2026 funding period, the program invites applications ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 that connect children—from birth to age four—to age-appropriate literacy resources and experiences. Special consideration will be given to proposals that expand access to phonics instruction by collaborating with childcare centers to implement pre-K phonemic awareness curricula, as well as projects that foster parent and community engagement in early learning.
Formerly known as the Grade Level Reading grants, the program has evolved into the Excel 8 Early Literacy Grants, continuing its mission to equip young learners with the foundational skills needed for lifelong success in reading and education.