Barbara Bush Family Literacy Grant Opportunity

Deadline: September 9, 2005

The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy (http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/) has announced its 2006 national grant competition.

The foundation’s grantmaking program seeks to develop or expand U.S. projects that are designed to support the development of literacy skills for adult primary care givers and their children. A total of approximately $650,000 will be awarded; no grant request should exceed $65,000.

In order to be considered eligible for a grant, an organization must: have current nonprofit or public status; have been in existence for two or more years as of the date of the application; and must have maintained fiscal accountability. The organization must operate an instructional literacy program that has been in existence for at least two years and includes one or more of the following components: literacy for adults; parent education; pre-literacy or literacy instruction for children pre-K to grade 3; and intergenerational literacy activities.

Application guidelines and form as well as answers to Frequently Asked Questions are available on the foundation’s Web site.

RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/3013/bbffl