Discover grants that support literacy programs, library services, and reading initiatives. Funding promotes early childhood literacy, adult and youth literacy, digital and financial literacy education, in-kind book donations, and projects that promote access to works of literature.
Grants of up to $40,000 to Pennsylvania and New Jersey nonprofit organizations for arts education programs that benefit youth in eligible counties. Funding is intended to assist organizations that serve young people ages 11 to 18 and offer in-school or out-of-scho...
Grants to Maryland community-based organizations, tribes, local education agencies, and public and private entities to provide students with educational enrichment opportunities. Funding is intended to support services and activities when school is not in session ...
Grants to Ohio nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and special districts to develop storybook trails for young children. Funding is intended for the construction, restoration, and maintenance of trails that incorporate children's book excerpts. Applicant...
Grants to Indiana nonprofit organizations to support vital community services in eligible locations. Funding is intended for purchasing tangibles and addressing issues such as education, food, clothing, and shelter. Applicants must serve communities in the funding...
Grants of up to $2,000 to Illinois nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and municipalities for community betterment activities in eligible regions. Previous grants have supported libraries, police, community buildings, cemeteries, schools, music prog...
Grants to Indiana nonprofit organizations and community groups for projects that benefit local communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended for community service, economic development, food banks, health and rescue organizations, educational projects, an...
Grants to USA IHEs to teach foreign languages to aid US national security. Applicants must complete registrations before applying. Programs may be for undergraduate, graduate, or professional levels. The goal of this program is to develop centers and partnerships ...
Grants of up to $30,000 to British Columbia individual emerging artists for professional development efforts. Applicants must complete the required registrations before applying. Funding is intended for opportunities, such as mentorships and residencies, that will...
Grants to New Jersey nonprofits, for-profits, public agencies, tribes, and institutions of higher education for the provision of statewide training and technical assistance to enhance the quality of after-school enrichment programs. Funding is intended for the dev...
Grants to Indiana and Arizona nonprofit organizations for environmental and community service projects in eligible locations. Applicants must contact the funding source at least two months prior to the application deadline. Focus areas include addressing the needs...
Grants of up to $7,500 to Louisiana nonprofit organizations for works of art related to local culture. Funding is intended to present, create, or document artworks that interpret, reflect, or preserve the indigenous culture of the state. Examples include art exhib...
Awards to Quebec-based literary artists to recognize excellence in performance poetry. The award is intended to honor literary performance artists, spoken-word artists, and storytelling artists in all forms of English-language performative writing, including story...
Grants of up to $30,000 to British Columbia arts organizations, book publishers, and indigenous governments and cultural centers to promote artist development opportunities in eligible regions. Applicants must complete the required registrations before applying. F...
Grants to Rhode Island nonprofit organizations for services that benefit local communities. Funding is intended to support activities and programs in the focus areas of arts and culture, education and youth, responsible and ethical journalism, human services, and ...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, IHEs, government agencies, and tribal entities for arts initiatives and events. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Eligible disciplines include visual and me...
Grants to Florida nonprofit and public entities for arts and cultural programming. Applicants must complete the required registrations before applying. Funding is intended for cultural activities throughout the state, including professional services, performances,...
Grants to Florida library cooperatives to improve library services throughout the state. Funding is intended for activities that increase the efficiency of information sharing between state library systems. The purpose of the grant is to support services, related ...
Grants to Florida counties, municipalities, and special districts for capital projects to improve public libraries. Funding is intended for property or facilities acquisition and for architectural services, construction, remodeling, expansion, engineering, site pr...
Grants of up to $5,000 to North Carolina nonprofit organizations and government agencies in eligible counties for general operating support. Funding is intended to support organizations in a wide range of focus areas, including visual arts, history, culture, commu...
Fellowships of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International journalists to produce a journalistic piece detailing the impact of AI on society. The opportunity is available to freelance and staff journalists working in a broad range of media, including video, pr...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and Mexico eligible Jewish women to support writing. The one-year fellowship is intended to benefit women from ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds. The goal of the program is to help applicants transition into writing as a susta...
Grants to California nonprofit organizations and artists for arts projects in eligible counties. Required registrations may take up to three business days to complete. Funding is intended to support the presentation or production of arts activities in a range of d...
Grants of up to $5,000 to California nonprofit organizations, arts councils, schools, IHEs, libraries, and tribal governments for public events and activities that promote community cohesiveness. Funding is intended for projects that connect people with societal d...
Grants to Ohio nonprofit organizations, schools, faith-based organizations, and government entities for projects to address disparities facing children in eligible counties. Funding is intended for initiatives in the areas of education, health and wellness, and ch...
Grants to Oregon nonprofit organizations and libraries in eligible locations to support education and learning at all stages of life. Funding is intended for projects in the focus areas of early childhood programs and libraries. The grant program aims to facilitat...
Grants of up to $20,000 to Iowa nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and schools for programs that benefit women and girls in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support innovative projects that address issues and affect change in the areas of heal...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Maine nonprofit organizations for programs that address the needs of youth-at-risk in eligible regions. Funding is intended for projects that will have a sustainable, lasting impact on the welfare of local children and youth. Grants award...
Grants to Ohio nonprofit organizations for initiatives and programs that address community needs in eligible counties. Focus areas include at-risk youth, health and human services, literacy, homelessness, hunger, life-threatening illness, issues related to the eld...
Grants of up to $1,000 to Utah school library or public library employees, staff, and board members for career development and training opportunities. Funding is intended to cover costs related to conferences, training, courses, and workshops in the field of libra...
Grants to Oregon nonprofit organizations for programs and activities to benefit the local community in eligible locations. Focus areas include literacy, youth development, early childhood education, K-12 education, culture, and community. Funding is intended to su...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Texas nonprofit organizations and governmental entities to enhance the lives of residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support deserving charitable, civic, literary, scientific, religious, literary, or educational projec...
Grants to New Brunswick periodical publishers to assist with operations and publishing costs. Funding is intended to present and produce periodicals to promote an appreciation of the arts and literature. Eligible periodicals are in the following categories: liter...
Grants of up to $7,500 to Alabama nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, and faith-based entities for programs that benefit the community in eligible locations. Funding is intended for educational, literary, scientific, religious, and charitable pu...
Fellowships to a USA Native American writers to create and present new work. The fellowship is intended to assist writers at all stages of their careers. Eligible applicants produce work in one of the following genres: fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry, playwriti...
Grants to Ohio nonprofit organizations serving to benefit communities in eligible locations. Applicants must submit a letter of inquiry and some applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding is intended for programs in the focus areas of education...
Grants to Texas nonprofit organizations for programs and activities that benefit communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects that address the charitable, educational, religious, scientific, literary, and arts and cultural needs of communit...
Grants of up to $7,500 to Indiana nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, and academic institutions for projects that benefit the community in eligible counties. Funding is intended to support initiatives in a wide range of focus areas, including bu...
Award of $300 to a USA, Canada, or International student to recognize scholarship in the field of storytelling in folklore. The purpose of the award is to acknowledge a student paper that explores the process of creating narratives and storytelling. The prize is a...
Award of $100 to a USA, Canada, or international organization or individual for outstanding contributions in traditional cultural education. This award is intended to recognize a developed work that effectively inspires K–12 educators or students to engage with ...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International students and individuals in recognition of outstanding writing related to women's folklore. Submissions by undergraduate and graduate students must be a maximum of 30 pages and be part of their degree program. Scholarly sub...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International academic or scholar in recognition of outstanding works related to African American culture. The award is intended to honor an ethnographer, folklorist, or ethnomusicologist for research or documentation presented in essay ...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International undergraduate and graduate students for outstanding research papers related to food and foodways. Eligible entries incorporate current folkloric viewpoints in their studies. Winning students, who will present their papers a...
Awards of $200 to USA, Canada, and International undergraduates, graduate students, and early career scholars in recognition of outstanding papers related to children's folklore. In addition to the monetary award, winning entries will be extended an invitation to ...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International undergraduate or graduate student, or recent graduate in recognition of an outstanding project related to folk art or material culture. Eligible entries may take the form of multimedia presentations or traditional papers an...
Grants of up to $50,000 to Minnesota qualifying libraries for projects that increase access to information and services related to literacy. Funding is intended to support projects that advance literacy in areas that include, but are not limited to, media literacy...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, departments of education, and IHEs for improving modern foreign language studies. Applicants must complete registrations before applying. Funding is intended for visits and study abroad for teachers to improve their language ...
Grants to Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, and Texas nonprofit organizations for impactful programs that enhance the quality of life for local residents in eligible regions. Focus areas include education and community vitality. Priority consideration is given to programs...
Grants of up to $15,000 to South Carolina nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and faith-based entities for projects that benefit communities in eligible locations. Applicants must submit a letter of intent before submitting a full proposal. Funding is in...
Grants to Nebraska organizations and agencies for community benefit projects in eligible locations. Funding is intended to address the needs of local communities, including but not limited to playground improvements, lifesaving equipment, computer software for sch...
Grants of up to $25,000 to USA nonprofit organizations for initiatives to benefit individuals and families. Funding is intended to support programs and projects in the focus areas of education, mental and physical health, and violence prevention and support for vi...