If your school is within 25 miles of a Dollar General store, you should apply before August 10 for the Back-to-School literacy grant. With 83 stores in Wisconsin, there's probably a store near you. The maximum grant amount is $5,000 (enough to buy a SMART Board, projector, and Samsung digital document camera for presenting reading or student writing large screen and annotating over the work, or having students interactively read e-books to the entire class).
Dollar General's program is designed to assist schools in implementing new programs for their school library or literacy program. It must be used to enhance or expand the school's library, media center or literacy program. Submissions will be judged on creativity, statement of need and use of funds. The grant application is short, and you need to attach (on school letterhead) a 1/2 page executive summary, 1/2 page needs statement, 2 page (max.) program description and 1 page budget.
(Budget - SMART Board SB680 - $1399, Epson 83c projector - $749, SBA-NA Smart USB speakers - $299, FS670 floor stand - $349, Samsung 850DX document camera - $1000, projector cart - $250 and ADD your own computer and whatever software you want to use.)
In 2006, reading organizations in Fond du Lac, Madison, Milwaukee, Oshkosh and Racine received literacy grants from Dollar General, so you can too!!!
