Beyond Words – Dollar General School Library Relief Fund

Purpose: Dollar General, in collaboration with the American Library Association (ALA), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the National Education Association (NEA), is sponsoring a school library disaster relief fund for public school libraries in the states served by Dollar General. The fund will provide grants to public schools whose school library program has been affected by a disaster. Grants are to replace or supplement books, media and/or library equipment in the school library setting.

The program also features a comprehensive website devoted to disaster preparedness with resources and a toolkit to help school librarians prepare for and deal with natural disasters and terrorist acts.

Eligibility: Must be a public school library - PreK-12 AND must be located within 20 miles of a Dollar General store, distribution center or corporate office.  Additionally, within the past 36 months must have lost its building or incurred substantial damage or hardship due to a natural disaster (tornado, earthquake, hurricane, flood, avalanche, mudslide), fire or an act recognized by the federal government as terrorism; OR absorbed a significant number (more than 10% enrollment) of displaced/evacuee students.

Amount available per project: Schools may request grants in the range of $10,000 to $20,000.

Deadline for Applications to Funding Agency: There is no deadline. For general Beyond Words grants applications are reviewed monthly.

District Guidelines: An Intent to Submit form must be completed and sent to the Office of Community Development before applying for any grant for Humble ISD. Please contact Adrianne Holmes at the Office of Community Development at 281-641-8141 for more information.

Link to opportunity:  http://www.ala.org/aasl/awards/beyond-words

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