Literacy Minnesota

ESTIMATED TOTAL FUNDS REFER TO THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR CASH GRANTS WHILE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF GRANTS EQUALS TOTAL OF ALL AMERICORPS VISTA PROJECTS, TH

VISTA STATE

VISTA STATE

MINNESOTA LITERACY COUNCIL'S MISSION IS TO SHARE THE POWER OF LEARNING THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ADVOCACY. OUR PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CNCS PROGRAMMING PRIORITY AREA OF EDUCATION BY ENABLING COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS IN MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY LITERACY SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. AS A RESULT, INDIVIDUALS AND WHOLE FAMILIES WILL BE EQUIPPED TO REACH HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY, ULTIMATELY ALLOWING THEM TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. EIGHTEEN VISTAS, SUPPORTED BY TWO VISTA LEADERS TO INCREASE THE SUCCESS OF PROJECTS, WILL INCREASE CAPACITY THROUGH PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN SERVICE AREAS ADULT LITERACY, K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. THE ESTIMATED LENGTH OF TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE PROJECTS IS THREE TO FIVE YEARS. WE ALSO REQUEST 46 SUMMER ASSOCIATES. SUMMER ASSOCIATES WILL SERVE FOR EIGHT WEEKS TO HELP CHILDREN ENTERING GRADES K-4 MAINTAIN OR INCREASE READING SKILLS OVER THE SUMMER.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024-2025 AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2024-2025 REGULATORY MATCH IS 24% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 29.59%.

THIS AWARD APPROVES FUNDING FOR THE 2022-23 VISTA SUPPORT GRANT DESCRIBED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM NARRATIVE AND BUDGET.

CITIZENSHIP AND INTEGRATION NATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM