Walk 4 Literacy Goals

1. To produce an annual walk to raise awareness of the literacy crisis in our community.
2. To raise resources to grow children’s programs that increase reading and writing skills.
3. To encourage meaningful and strategic collaborative efforts to help every child in our community reach grade-level reading.

Grant Dollars Available 100% of support provided by group, family, and individual registration fees and by sponsorships from the 2022 Walk 4 Literacy will be granted out to the community for qualified activities beginning in February 2023.

What We Will Fund

1. Project-specific grants for organizations that provide literacy education programs for children and youth, ages birth through 18, in Sacramento County.
2. Project that demonstrate ways in which collaborations are manifested and/or encouraged. General operating expenses will be considered.
3. Projects utilizing the Science of Reading in their curriculum.

What We Will Not Fund Funds may not be used to replace state or local funds for staff or school personnel, or for celebration supplies, food and refreshments.

Eligibility To be eligible for funding, proposals must meet all of the following basic criteria. Applicant agencies and programs utilizing the Science of Reading in their curriculum will be given extra attention.

1. Applicant agency must have 501(c)3 status or operate under the fiscal sponsorship of a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
2. Service area must be within Sacramento County and must impact literacy education programs for children and youth, ages birth through 18 (early education through 12^th grade), in Sacramento County.

An award-winning application will meet all eligibility requirements and:

1. Discuss the community served by the program and demonstrate why this program is important within the community.
2. Demonstrate how the organization works in collaboration with other community agencies or programs targeting children and youth literacy.
3. Show the reach/impact that the program has or has capacity to reach.
4. Provide a program budget.

Requirements of a funded project: 1. Host a site visit by members of the Grants Committee. 2. Submit a report no more than 1 year after receiving the grant.

Timeline: Dates for the grant application period and notification of recipients are forthcoming. The next grant application period will be announced in February 2023.