The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is soliciting grant applications for the District of Columbia Early Literacy Intervention Grant.
Donor Name: Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
State: District of Columbia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/13/2023
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The purpose of this grant is to implement research-based early literacy interventions to increase proficiency of District students in the early grades. The overall goal of the Early Literacy Intervention Grant is to provide resources that will enable the grantee to partner with local education agencies (LEAs) in which they would provide direct, developmentally appropriate, research-based reading programs.
Funding Information
The total funding available for this award is up to $2,600,000 for 2024 and up to $2,100,000 for 2025, subject to continued availability of funding. An eligible entity may apply for up to $2,000,000 per year.
Grant Period
This is a two-year grant, subject to continued availability of funding. The initial grant period will begin on the date of the award (February 2024) and end on September 30, 2024. The applicant will be required to submit an application for the second year of the grant period and demonstrate compliance with the grant requirements.
Eligibility Criteria
OSSE will make these grants available through a competitive process. An eligible entity must be a nonprofit community-based organization that provides early literacy services. Applicants must be able to provide a full continuum of early literacy intervention services, through professionally coached interventionists, for all grades pre-K through grade 3 consisting of developmentally appropriate components for each grade. Eligible applicants must also use a comprehensive evidence-based intervention model and must provide a rationale for the intervention based on data that demonstrates need. This funding is intended to build capacity and may not be used to supplant existing services. In addition, eligible applicants will be expected to demonstrate prior effectiveness through a rigorous program evaluation and will be expected to include an evaluation plan as a component of its application. Finally, eligible applicants must be able to provide direct services each day that school is in session and collect data on student progress monthly.
For more information, visit OSSE.