The Southern Arts Fund (SAF) encourages arts programming and education by distributing grants to artists and community organizations throughout Southern Illinois. Individual artists, nonprofits, governmental organizations, and educational institutions are invited to submit project proposals that demonstrate a strong public service or community outreach component. Applicants eligible for SAF grants include, but are not limited to:
The It Gets Better Project is funding 50 Grants in 50 States to support projects uplifting and empowering LGBTQ+ youth. If you had up to $10,000 to make your school better for LGBTQ+ students, what would you do? Grants will fund projects that uplift, empower, and connect LGBTQ+ youth in schools in all 50 states.
EBSCO provides grants that will fund solar installations at libraries around the world.
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation invites applications for its Family Literacy Grants program. Through the program, grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to support organizations that support the whole family in literacy in one of the following areas: adult education instruction, children’s education, or Parent and Child Together Time (PACT).
The ALA Great Stories Club is a thematic reading and discussion program that engages teens who are facing difficult challenges through literature-based library outreach programs. The “Imagining Tomorrow: Building Inclusive Futures” series will feature science fiction books that explore questions of equity, identity, and alternate futures. Implementation of the series is supported by a grant from a private donor.
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is accepting applications to its Summer Reading Grants program. This program provides funding to local nonprofit organizations, schools, and libraries to help implement or expand summer reading programs.
The Peggy Barber Tribute Grant is an annual grant that recognizes, promotes, and supports meaningful programs in libraries that have limited and/or no access to budgetary support for programming. This grant aims to help ease budget challenges by annually awarding three libraries $2,500 to support a proposed program, program series, or programming effort.
Learning and Leadership Grants are available to individual educators or groups of educators who are pursuing high-quality professional learning experiences that will enhance their classroom teaching, leadership skills, or professional partnerships. These grants are intended to provide resources for educators hoping to engage in professional learning that can be implemented in their classrooms.
The Games and Gaming Round Table of the American Library Association is proud to sponsor its annual grant program to enable libraries to develop gaming programs or collections for their public. Through the Game On! grant, $500.00 will be available to be awarded either as one grant of $500 or two of $250 each to assist a library (or libraries) in developing gaming programs or collections for their communities.
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation helps individuals of all ages pursue their educational goals and achieve their dreams by investing in literacy programs that help students learn to read, prepare for the high school equivalency or learn English.