Early Literacy Grant
Beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, the department will award Early Literacy Grant programs through a competitive grant process. On August 8, 2012, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) presented to the State Board proposed draft rules related to the Early Literacy Grant, one component of the READ Act. After receiving written public comments and holding a rulemaking hearing on October 17, 2012, the State Board voted unanimously to adopt the Early Literacy Grant rules. A copy of the State Board approved Early Literacy Grant rules is linked below.
The Request for Proposals for the Early Literacy Grant will be released to schools/districts in late March 2013. Proposals will be due on or before May 15, 2013. Grants will be awarded July 1, 2013.
Rules for the Administration of the Early Literacy Grant (Adopted 10-17-12)
Grant Training Introductory Webinar
On Tuesday, February 12th from 2-4 pm, the Office of Literacy and the Office of Competitive Grants and Awards hosted an introductory webinar to provide information related to the new Early Literacy Grant that will take the place of the Read To Achieve grant in 2013-2014. A recorded version of the webinar is linked below.
The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be released through the new Colorado Grant Management System (COGMS). The paper version provided below will become void as soon as the COGMS system is available in March 2013. The paper version should be considered information only and referenced only for program and application expectations.