VLF Grant Announcement FY 2010-2011 (February 8, 2010)

The Virginia Literacy Foundation is pleased to announce that applications for our 2010-2011 matching grants are now available. If you are interested in applying, you may either request a packet of grant application forms by calling 804-237-8909, or download the required application forms at http://www.virginialiteracy.org/ under grants. New applicants are required to fill out a 2009 Survey Form and return it with their grant application. (This form is filled out once every three years.)

Our matching grants are offered in tiered categories. The amount of funding for which an organization is eligible is tied to the numbers of adult literacy students it served in the last full fiscal year.* Funding tiers are as follows:

Tier One: One-year matching grants
Programs that served 30-49 students* are eligible to apply for a $2,500 matching grant
Programs that served 50+ students* are eligible to apply for a $5,000 matching grant

Tier Two: Two-year matching grants (eligibility for this tier is at the VLF’s discretion).
Programs that served 200-399 students* are eligible to apply for $7,500 per year
Programs that served 400 + students* are eligible to apply for $10,000 per year

* "Students served" is defined as permanently matched adult students who have received at least six hours of basic literacy instruction in 2008-2009 in one or more of these areas: one-on-one tutoring, small group classes, family literacy (adult literacy component), pre-GED instruction, computer literacy, jail program, etc.

Once again, the Foundation will be awarding an annual total of $200,000 this grant cycle. Go to the Virginia Literacy Foundation's new website. http://www.virginialiteracy.org/

Please click on Grants in the sidebar under VLF projects. Then click on "About Our Grants."

1. 2010 Grant Cover Form
2. 2010-2011 grant application form (required)
3. 2009 survey form, Attachment A (required)
4. Budget Sheet (required)
5. Sample goals, objectives, and activities table (Optional)

If you cannot download these documents or if you have additional questions about the 2010-2011 matching grants, please contact Julia Norman at 804-237-8909 or vlilv@earthlink.net.

Grant deadline: March 19, 2010