This grant might be of interest to some... Susan Dubin AJL President ----- Original Message ----- From: NPCC GGIS To: sdu...@socal.rr.com Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:31 AM Subject: Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001bNszPz862Ywa6HSspLHO3V924_OiinfrU6JZ_6SGds68UytSXGq2tcuG3FqtqGrLccuEygic5c9TeM6jfD-AemD2c4qXoQY_03yT0fhIbVfwb4XVJEKzhMqi2V1HncUjDqthDxg5js16SlIhb7D8GUs_KluS6NFdgTmK1djtlgHzSBkFDqD6gdm-B5hHTKKA9gQoitg6BkN-6ecl517KaVppq3TOepx6K-e1KMqzdU184X_maEIrlwpTIoa2bdg12hVH2bmxFI5RSwIKQ56YclTe4wmapi2AbrerQDntN4TzkixtnzhhYAqQv1afwL4AFSIJBMIJPvfArh7J6xWpnaIH1TY0GkxCDg_tLxrnjq8%3D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Government Grants Information Service Funding Alert - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Grant/Contract Name: Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program Deadline: Apr 20, 2010 Funding Amount: Expected Number of Awards: 53 Estimated Total Program Funding: $18,570,000 Eligibility: LEAs, including charter schools and State-administered schools that are considered LEAs under State law, in which at least 20 percent of the students served by the LEA are from families with incomes below the poverty line based on the most recent satisfactory data available from the U.S. Census Bureau at the time this notice is published. These data are Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for school districts for income year 2008. A list of LEAs with their family poverty rates (based on these Census Bureau data) is posted on our Web site at http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/eligibility.html. Note: Charter schools and State-administered schools must include documentation from their State educational agency (SEA) confirming eligibility for this program. Agency: US Department of Education Grant ID: ED-GRANTS-021910-001 Grant Summary: The purpose of the Improving Literacy through School Libraries program is to improve student reading skills and academic achievement by providing students with increased access to up-to-date school library materials; well-equipped, technologically advanced school library media centers; and well-trained, professionally certified school library media specialists. Eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) may use funds for the following activities: Purchasing up-to-date school library media resources, including books; acquiring and using advanced technology that is integrated into the curricula of the school in order to develop and enhance the information literacy, information retrieval, and critical-thinking skills of students; facilitating Internet links and other resource-sharing networks; providing professional development for school library media specialists and providing activities that foster increased collaboration among library specialists, teachers, and administrators; and providing students with access to school libraries during non-school hours, including before and after school, weekends, and summer vacations. Grant Web Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=51982 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
