Grant Goldmine

Grant Title: Beyond Words Foundation

Funded by: Dollar General / American Association of School Librarians

Description: Dollar General, in collaboration with the American Library Association (ALA), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the National Education Association (NEA), is sponsoring a school library disaster relief fund for public school libraries in the states served by Dollar General. The fund will provide grants to public schools whose school library program has been affected by a disaster. Grants are to replace or supplement books, media and/or library equipment in the school library setting. Grants will be awarded to public school libraries that have incurred substantial damage or hardship due to a natural disaster (tornado, earthquake, hurricane, flood, avalanche, mudslide), fire or an act recognized by the federal government as terrorism. The goal is to provide funding for books, media, and/or library equipment that support learning in a school library environment.

Program Areas: Library, Reading.

Recipients: Public School.

Proposal Deadline: Rolling

Average Amount: $5,000.00 - $15,000.00

Email: beyondwords@ala.org

Website: http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslawards/dollargeneral/disasterrelief.htm

Availability: All States