Let's take literacy to new heights!
FRRL Community Literacy Grants now Available!
The Friends of the Reston Regional Library was founded with the intent of supporting our local library branch, our library system, and our community. In light of the recent increase in challenges faced by many populations, including the difficulty in accessing information and educational resources, we seek to strengthen and improve our involvement in the community at large.
To that end, we have determined to open a grant opportunity for local organizations who directly facilitate literacy programming. We seek partners in promoting, encouraging, and increasing literacy in our community.
To that end, we have determined to open a grant opportunity for local organizations who directly facilitate literacy programming. We seek partners in promoting, encouraging, and increasing literacy in our community.
Interested organizations should apply by January 11, 2023.
Who can apply?
What are the funding requirements and parameters?
Who can apply?
- Registered non-profits. Must have filed a 990 within most recent tax year. (multiple years preferred) Must provide a copy to FRRL with your application.
- Priority given to local organizations. In order of preference: Reston or Herndon VA, greater Fairfax County, communities in VA with poverty rates greater than 8%, communities in MD or DC with poverty rates >8%.
- Organizations applying must be locally/independently operated. Grants will not be given to a national organization or to local orgs participating in or under a national organization’s program. (Make-A-Wish, Dolly Parton, First Book, etc.)
- Other Fairfax County Public Library Friends groups are not eligible.
What are the funding requirements and parameters?
- Funding requests must be for a minimum of $5K, and a max of $30K (for grants over $15,000, or for those of increased complexity, FRRL reserves the right to distribute funding over multiple payments).
- Funding must be used within 1 calendar year of grant award.
- Organization must be literacy focused. It can have other outcomes, but literacy must be the primary.
- Overhead/consumables costs must make up no more than 15% of the total requested funds.
- Funding can be used in combination with other funds, but funding cannot be necessary to acquire other funds to complete the proposed project. (e.g., YES: Org has $25K but needs 50. FRRL gives $25K to get org to total necessary funding. NO: Org needs $50K and asks FRRL for $25K, and then plans to raise the other $25K.)
Download the application package below.
Completed applications must be received NO LATER THAN JANUARY 11, 2023. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Applications, including all attachments/artifacts, should be submitted via email, in Adobe Acrobat / PDF, sent to RestonFriendsPR@gmail.com
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