ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 15, Number 25
February 28, 2006

In This Issue: IMPROVING LITERACY THROUGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES GRANT 
INFORMATION  
 
Applications for the FY 2006 grant competition for the Improving 
Literacy Through School Libraries program are due April 11, 2005. It is 
important to note that, for the first time, Improving Literacy Through 
School Libraries applicants must use the U.S. Federal Government's 
Grants.gov applications system to apply. This is a different electronic 
application system from the one that was used in the 2005 competition. 
All applicants most register early, since the registration process on 
Grants.gov can take from 7 to 10 days. Instructions for registering can 
be found at www.grants.gov. According to the U.S. Department of 
Education, it is also necessary to send in your application at least 
three days before the closing date of the competition, since it can take 
that long to process the application.  
 
If you have expressed interest in applying for the Literacy Through 
School Libraries program but were told by the U.S. Department of 
Education that your district is not eligible, you need to let your 
Representative and both Senators know IMMEDIATELY. Currently, only 
school districts in which 20 percent of the students served are from 
families with incomes below the poverty line are eligible to apply.  
When funds are equal to or more than $100 million, the program will be 
distributed as formula grants to ALL state departments of education.
 



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