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----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deborah Littrell Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 1:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [syscon-tx] First Lady's Family Literacy Initiative grants Posted by request: GRANTS AVAILABLE The First Lady's Family Literacy Initiative for Texas, a program of The Barbara Bush Texas Fund for Family Literacy, announces the 2007 grant competition. Laura Bush, who founded this Initiative when she was first lady of Texas, continues to serve as Honorary Chair. The Texas Center for Adult Literacy and Learning at Texas A&M University provides technical assistance to the family literacy programs funded each year. As of July, 2006, the Initiative had awarded over $2 million to 122 programs in 63 cities across the state. This year the amount of the grants has been increased from $25,000 to $50,000. The grants of up to $50,000 each are given to help create family literacy programs by building on existing literacy programs that work with only one generation, i.e. children or adults, so that complete family literacy programs can be created. The grant program also funds innovative projects within existing family literacy programs, as well as replication of successful family literacy programs with new populations or in new locations. Partnerships with other community groups are strongly encouraged. Past grantees include community-based organizations, libraries, school districts, community colleges, universities, charter schools, pediatric medical clinics, prison programs, Head Start and Even Start programs, as well as other organizations. Successful family literacy programs must provide reading instruction for parents or primary caregivers, reading or pre-reading activities for their children, and parent/child reading time and interactions. A successful grant application includes clearly stated objectives, along with a solid assessment plan to measure whether or not those objectives have been achieved. The 2007 application and guidelines will be available January 8, and can be downloaded at www-tcall.tamu.edu <http://www-tcall.tamu.edu/> (note the hyphen after www instead of a period), or email your request to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more information about these grants please contact Pat Peebler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or phone 713.336.7889. For more information about the work of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and the Barbara Bush Texas Fund, go to the Foundation's website at www.barbarabushfoundation.com. Deborah Littrell Director, Library Development division Texas State Library and Archives Commission PO Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711-2927 512-463-5456 512-463-8800 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ syscon-tx mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.tsl.state.tx.us/mailman/listinfo/syscon-tx
