[Nfb-fundraising] Maine Family Literacy Initiative Announces Grant Competition

[Everett Gavel]

Hello All,

Though it's only for those in Maine, this funding 
opportunity gives $5k to help your planning of a 
literacy program, and up to $25k for the actual 
implementation.  Remember, literacy includes braille 
education.  Reading is reading.  Literacy programs are 
able to be used to fund a braille training program. 
This one, too, is open to braille efforts in a few 
ways.  Children, adults, seniors, all are part of 
families, and teaching any one of them who may be blind 
to read is allowing them to further and better interact 
with their families.

God Bless Your Efforts!
Everett
www.everettgavel.com


Maine Family Literacy Initiative Announces Grant 
Competition

Deadline: April 11, 2008

The Maine Family Literacy Initiative, a program of the 
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy ( 
http://barbarabushfoundation.com/ ),  is designed to 
support the development of family literacy throughout 
the state of Maine.

Applicants must demonstrate that they intend to provide 
family literacy programming that includes adult 
education, early childhood education, and interactive 
intergenerational literacy services to families.

There are two types of grants available. Planning 
grants of up to $5,000 each are available for the 
exploration and planning of future family literacy 
programs. Family literacy grants of up to $25,000 each 
are available for the implementation or expansion of 
comprehensive family literacy programs. Approximately 
$350,000 in total funds is available throughout the 
state of Maine during this funding cycle.

Eligible applicants include local educational agencies, 
correctional agencies, community based organizations, 
nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, public institutions, 
or a consortium of these agencies. Applicants must have 
been in existence for two or more years and must 
already provide one of the components of family 
literacy -- adult literacy, early childhood literacy, 
and interactive intergenerational literacy.

Visit the Barbara Bush Foundation Web site to download 
the Request for Proposals.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10012009/mainefamily