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Overview

Summer Reading Grants

Overview: Keeping students engaged in reading throughout the summer.

Funding Focus: Support for the creation or expansion of summer reading programs.

Eligible Applicants:

  • Local nonprofit organizations

  • Schools

  • Libraries
  • Program Requirements: Programs must meet the following criteria:

  • Target Pre-K through 12th-grade students who are new readers

  • Target below grade level readers

  • Assist readers with learning disabilities
  • Status: The 2026 open solicitation period has closed. Recipients will be announced May 8, 2026.

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    Fields of Work

    literacyk-12-schoolsyouth-programs

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