Early Literacy Success Community Grant Resources

2024-2027 Early Literacy Success Community Grants Request for Application (RFA) is now available until October 31st on OregonBuys.

1. Increase early literacy for children from birth to third grade; 
2. Reduce literacy academic disparities for student groups that have historically experienced academic disparities;
3. Increase support to parents and guardians to enable them to be partners in the development of their children’s literacy skills and knowledge; and
4. Increase access to early literacy learning through support that is research-aligned, culturally responsive, student-centered and family-centered.

On January 11, 2024, the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education recommended the release of the full budget limitation of $10 million, targeting $8 million to Communities and $2 million to the nine federally recognized Tribes of Oregon. The Community Grants program is housed in ODE’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) and will focus on three specific community-based goals: 

1. Expand culturally and linguistically responsive early literacy programs for children in early elementary grades by: 
• Encouraging family and caregiver engagement; and 
• Providing research-aligned professional training and coaching for direct service staff in early literacy.
2. Develop and implement programs that engage parents and children in early elementary grades in early literacy and that are available equitably and statewide. 
3. Provide high-dosage tutoring programs and training to tutors to qualify the tutors for instruction in a manner consistent with research-aligned literacy strategies.