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Innovative Reading Grant

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Funder
American Association of School Librarians (ALA)
Deadline
Feb 1, 2027 (93 days left)
Deadline as stated by the funder
Deadline: February 1, 2027 (read from the source page on Nov 1, 2026)
Cycle
Annual. Application season opens in early September; deadline February 1, 2027.
Posted
Not stated
Award range
$2,500 to $2,500
Total program funding
Not stated
Expected number of awards
Not stated
Match or cost share
Match not stated
Who applies
Teachers
Who benefits
StudentsTeachers
Eligible applicants
Teachers
Education level
K-12
Topics
LibrariesLiteracy
Geography
National
Source
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Summary

$2,500 to a school librarian who is an AASL member to plan and run an innovative reading program for K-9 learners, with emphasis on motivating struggling readers.

Full description from the funder

Deadline as stated by the funder: "Deadline: February 1, 2027" $2,500 to a school librarian who is an AASL member to plan and run an innovative reading program for K-9 learners, with emphasis on motivating struggling readers. Membership required: "Applicant must be personal member of AASL." "Monetary Amount: $2,500". The page says the application is available "when the next award season opens in early September"; it does not explicitly say open, so status is derived from the early-September opening and the February 1, 2027 deadline.

AASL's Inspire Collection Development and Inspire Special Event grants are listed as historical on ala.org/aasl/awards. ala.org robots.txt: Drupal defaults with a 10-second crawl delay; no /aasl/ disallows. Cycle: Annual. Application season opens in early September; deadline February 1, 2027.

Details are copied from the funder's posting and may change. The official page is authoritative. Applying is free.