Read To Achieve grant funding is awarded to eligible elementary schools, including charter and Institute Charter schools, and/or groups of eligible schools (consortia) to fund research-based, intensive reading programs. This funding opportunity is designed specifically for kindergarten through third-grade students – and students between the third and fourth grades – whose reading readiness or literacy and reading comprehension skills are below the levels established by the State Board of Education, pursuant to the Colorado Basic Literacy Act (CBLA). Funding for the Read To Achieve grant program is contingent upon appropriations made by the Colorado Legislature from tobacco settlement monies.
Read To Achieve works on a three-year cycle.
The next grant cycle of RTA begins in 2010. Please see the list of eligible schools to apply; Attachment C in the Request for Proposal (RFP) posted below. Proposals are due Wednesday, June 30, 2010 by 4:00 p.m. There will be a grant training webinar on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 from 9:00-11:00 am. Attachment E must be completed and submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 4, 2010 in order to participate in the webinar. Questions about the webinar should be directed to Ashley Anderson at 303-866-5061.
Notification of funding awards for 2010-2011 will take place no later than Friday, August 13, 2010.
- 2010 Read To Achieve Request For Proposal
- 2010 Read To Achieve Request For Proposal Coverpages
- RTA Eligible School List 2010
- 2010 RTA Budget Template