Grant Programs

Adult Literacy Grants
Back to School Grants
Beyond Words: The Dollar General School Library Relief Program
Family Literacy Grants
Youth Literacy Grants

Adult Literacy Grants

The Dollar General Adult Literacy Grants award funding to non-profit organizations that provide direct service to adults in need of literacy assistance. Organizations must provide assistance in one of the following instructional areas:

• Adult basic education
• General education diploma preparation
• English for speakers of other languages

Click here to download the 2009 Dollar General Literacy Foundation Adult and Family Literacy Grant Recipients.   

Back to School Grants

 
The Dollar General Back-to-School Grants provide funding to assist schools in meeting some of the financial challenges they face in implementing new programs, or purchasing new equipment, materials or software for their school library or media center.

Click here to download the  2009 Dollar General Literacy Foundation Back to School and Youth Literacy Grant Recipients.

The 2010 Back to School Grant applications will be available in February 2010.

Beyond Words: The Dollar General School Library Relief Program

“Beyond Words: The Dollar General School Library Relief Program” benefits public school libraries recovering from major disasters. The program is administered by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association. The National Education Association works with the AASL on the grant review committee and provides support materials to libraries.

The fund provides grants for books, media and/or equipment that support learning in a school library environment. For eligibility requirements and application details, please click here.

 

Family Literacy Grants

The Dollar General Family Literacy Grants provide funding to family literacy service providers. Please note that the Dollar General Literacy Foundation uses the federal government’s definition of family literacy when reviewing grant applications. Family literacy programs applying for funding must have the following four components:

• Adult education instruction
  • Adult basic education
  • GED preparation
  • English for speakers of other languages
• Children’s education
• Parent and child together time (PACT)
• Parenting classes that teach parents to be the primary teacher for their child

Click here to download the 2009 Dollar General Literacy Foundation Adult and Family Literacy Grant Recipients.

The 2010 Family Literacy Grant applications will be available in January 2010. 

Youth Literacy Grants

The Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants provide funding to schools, public libraries and non-profit organizations to help with the implementation or expansion of literacy programs for students who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading.

Click here to download the  2009 Dollar General Literacy Foundation Back to School and Youth Literacy Grant Recipients.

The 2010 Youth Literacy Grant applications will be available in February 2010.