Grants & Funding

TCALL Resources

Our Grants & Funding Resource Listing (On TCALL Library Search page use Narrow Search Categories box to find library resources in this subject area.)

National Institute for Literacy's LINCS Resources

"Grants & Funding Sources" Information Page from National LINCS

"Literacy Fact Sheets" from the National Institute for Literacy Useful in research for grant proposal writing and fundraising, site include facts and statistics pulled from more than 50 research studies, organized by the major topic areas in the field of literacy.

For a searchable nationwide database of current literacy-related grant opportunities and funding resources, go to LINCS Grants & Funding.

Other Web Sites of Interest

Adult Literacy Education (ALE) Wiki – Learn about adult literacy education or add knowledge from your experience teaching adult learners, from research or professional wisdom, or from your experience as an adult learner. This community of practice has links to research for practitioners, researchers, learners and other adult literacy educators, including English language learning, numeracy, and adult basic and secondary education.

"Advice and Information on Grant Seeking and Proposal Writing" The Ohio Literacy Resource Center site houses numerous resources on proposal development, the differences between public and private funding sources, and strategic planning.

Department of Education Forecast of Funding - This document lists virtually all programs and competitions under which the Department of Education has invited or expects to invite applications for new awards for FY 2002 and provides actual or estimated deadline dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs. The lists are in the form of charts--organized according to the Department's principal program offices--and include programs and competitions the Department has previously announced, as well as those it plans to announce at a later date. Note: This document is advisory only and is not an official application notice of the Department of Education.

Division of Discretionary Grants at Texas Education Agency

General Fundraising page of PNNOnline - PNNOnline delivers news, information, and resources to all segments of the nonprofit world in order to help them better achieve their goals.

Grants and Funding - a page on Houghton-Mifflin Publishing's "Education Place" website, offers help with grant writing, including the "Grantionary" -- a glossary of terms related to grants and funding; Tips for Writing a Proposal; and links to online grant writing courses.PNNOnline delivers news, information, and resources to all segments of the nonprofit world in order to help them better achieve their goals.

Grant Writing Tips - You will find hints that will help you as you begin to write your grant proposals located in this section of the SchoolGrants site.

National Priorities Project Database - The NPP Database offers a wide range of state, and county-level data and statistics relating to federal policies and our communities, including adult education and Even Start funding. Much of the information goes back to 1983, and is updated regularly.

"The Numbers Side of Grant Writing"  - During these tough economic times, this PNNOnline resource shows how to secure funds by showing a grantor that you can properly handle and control costs while delivering the promised services.

SchoolMatters. Web-based national education data service provides in-depth information and analysis about public schools, districts and state education systems. This data service could provide useful information for grant proposal writers. Once you follow the links to the Texas page, particularly note the Advanced Search under Search & Comparison Tools, which allows you to find data by county or city.