Non-profit organizations have less than a month to submit applications for the 2018-19 Saskatchewan Community Literacy Fund (SCLF) and receive up to $50,000 in funding.
The SCLF provides funding for Saskatchewan-based, non-profit organizations to cultivate and distribute literacy products to families and communities in their area.
“These funds allow communities to respond to identified family or community literacy challenges in our province,” Deputy Premier and Education Minister Gordon Wyant said in a recent media release. “They support community-based initiatives targeted at improving literacy rates and offering everyone the opportunity to get an education, gain skills and participate in the Saskatchewan economy.”
The organizations that are eligible for the funding include:
- Literacy Organizations and Public Libraries
- First Nation Communities, Bands, Tribal Councils and Organizations
- Métis Communities and Organizations
- Early Learning and Child Care Centres
- Immigrant-serving Agencies and Cultural Organizations
- School Divisions
- First Nations Education Authorities
- Post-Secondary Institutions, including Regional Colleges
The above eligible projects will share the available funds of $400,000 from the Government Saskatchewan for the year 2018-19 and should be between 3 – 12 months in length. Projects that focus on the literacy needs of Indigenous and/or Métis people, newcomers, people with intellectual and/or physical challenges, young and/or single parents, youth, low income families, or rural communities will be given preference, as well as projects that offer services not otherwise offered in the community.
Applicants are required to submit the complete application package by email to the Saskatchewan Literacy Network at saskliteracy@saskliteracy.ca by Thursday, May 24, 2018. All proposals received by the deadline will be reviewed by a selection committee to select those that most closely meet the criteria to receive SCLF funding.
The 2018-19 SCLF guidelines and application forms are available at www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/education-and-learning/literacy-in-saskatchewan.
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