Is there a Dollar General in your library’s neighborhood?
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation supports nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and libraries that offer literacy programs in communities served by Dollar General.
The Foundation is currently accepting grant requests through the following programs. Online application deadline is February 26, 2015.
- Adult Literacy Grants support nonprofit organizations that provide direct services to adults in need of literacy assistance.
- Family Literacy Grants support family literacy service providers that combine parent and youth literacy instruction.
- Summer Reading Grants help nonprofit organizations and libraries with the implementation or expansion of summer reading programs for students who are new readers, below grade level readers, or readers with learning disabilities.
- Youth Literacy Grants support schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations that work to help students who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading.
Deadline for Youth grant is May 21, 2015.
