[NIFL-FAMILY:1900] Barbara Bush Foundation Grants 2005

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Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy Announces
National Grant Competition

Deadline: September 10, 2004

The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy (
http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/ ) is accepting applications for
its 2005 national grant competition.

The foundation's grantmaking program seeks to develop or expand
projects that are designed to support the development of literacy skills
for adult primary care givers and their children. A total of
approximately $650,000 will be awarded in 2005; no grant request should
exceed $65,000.

To be eligible for a grant, an organization must have current nonprofit
or public status, have been in existence for two or more years as of the
date of the application, and operate an instructional literacy program
that has been in existence for at least two years and includes one or
more of the following components: literacy for adults, parent education,
pre-literacy or literacy instruction for children pre-K to grade 3, and
intergenerational literacy activities.

Complete program guidelines, application instructions, and information
on previous grant recipients are available at the foundation's Web
site.

RFP Link: http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/nga.html

Dr. Lennox L. McLendon, Executive Director
National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium, Inc
444 N. Capitol St., Suite 422
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 624-5250
(202) 624-1497 FAX
lmclendon@naepdc.org
www.naepdc.org



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