Grants

MCAEL Capacity Building Grants

FY13 Adult English Literacy RFP

The MCAEL Grant Program Request for Proposals is intended to support Adult English Literacy Programs in Montgomery County. The goal of the MCAEL grants program is to increase the availability of adult ESOL and literacy services that support identified community needs and diverse populations while also promoting the improvement of quality of services.

RFP to be released in February 2012

The Micro Literacy Grant is a new pathway to support ESOL. The funds aim to support specific discrete activities that are not situated in a larger program.The objectives of the Micro Literacy Access Grants are to support a class or conversation club in order to:

access and leverage new partnerships and new resources;
create access to English classes for underserved populations; and
develop access points to link individuals to the larger ESOL system that exists in the County.

RFP to be released in February 2012

Grant Information Session and Special Workshop: Using Data to Promote & Improve Programs

An informational session on the RFP, followed by a workshop, will be held on Wednesday, March 7th, 2012, from 10am-12noon at MCAEL offices at the Nonprofit Village.

Past Community Grant Awardees

Other Grant Opportunities

Please scroll down to see a list of funders that support literacy programming.

If you are working on a grant application and would like another set of eyes to review your proposal and provide feedback, we are here to help. It's an outside edit with an inside perspective - on things like program design and outcomes measures, and based on our experience with grant review and funder interests. Please be in touch if you're interested - we are here to help you achieve your fundraising goals!

John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation
Rolling Deadline
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/fowler/about.html

Walmart Foundation
http://walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/203.aspx

Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
February 3rd and June 9th
http://www.meyerfoundation.org

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation- see Maryland Small Grants Program
Rolling Deadline
http://www.hjweinbergfoundation.org/

Gannett Foundation
February 16th; August 17th
http://www.gannettfoundation.org/

Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
March 1, July 1 and November 1
http://www.cafritzfoundation.org

Montgomery County Community Foundation (Sharing Montgomery Fund)
August 4th
http://www.thecommunityfoundationmc.org
(Navigate to For Nonprofits > Sharing Montgomery Fund Application Process)

Herb Block Foundation - Pathways Out of Poverty
February 8th
http://www.herbblockfoundation.org/

Dollar General
February 24th
http://www.dollargeneral.com/dgliteracy/pages/grant_programs.aspx

Staples Foundation for Learning
http://www.staplesfoundation.org/

Verizon Foundation
Rolling from January to last business day of December
http://foundation.verizon.com/

Women Helping Others Foundation
September 6th
www.whofoundation.org

Family Literacy Funding

Aronson and Company Foundation
Last business day of August, November, February, and May
http://www.aronsoncompany.com/our-firm/foundation/grant-review-procedures.html

Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
September 10th
http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/nga.html

Target Early Childhood Reading Grants
March 1st to April 30th
http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-031821

Other Opportunities

Pro-Literacy Book Scholarship Fund
Mid-April
http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=356

Barnes and Noble
Offers in-store bookfairs and gift-wrapping as fundraisers
http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/our_company/sponsorship/sponsorship_local/donations_local.html

Leadership Montgomery Project Submissions
Each year, as part of the LM Core Class program, participants are required to work on community impact projects. Projects must have a tangible end product of lasting benefit to the participating organization and to the community. If your agency or organization could make use of a LM project team, LM encourages you to complete a Community Action Project Proposal Form and return it to us by August 16. For a proposal form and guidelines, e-mail Kati.gimes@leadermont.org. She'll answer your questions as well. (301) 881-3333. Feel free to pass this information along.