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grants & agency services: literacy for life grants program
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The Foundation continues to support arts and culture in our community.
The Literacy for Life Fund supports family literacy programming in Manitoba. The fund, a partnership between The Winnipeg Foundation, Literacy Partners of Manitoba and Winnipeg Public Library, provides grants of up to $4,000 for intergenerational literacy programs in libraries and community centres across the province. Since it was established in 2003, the fund has provided more than $600,000 to a wide range of literacy initiatives.
Application Dates
Literacy for Life grant decisions are normally made by the end of the same month as the application date. Applications dates are:
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• February 1st
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- for spring & summer programs
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• June 1st
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- for fall programs
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• October 1st
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- for winter programs
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Organizations may apply for a Literacy for Life Grant once per calendar year and apply for a Community Grant in the same calendar year, but it must be for different projects. Project Examples
The Literacy for Life Fund supports a wide range of family literacy programs. Grants typically cover books, refreshments, craft supplies, wages/honoraria, administration, child-minding, professional development and other relevant costs.
The following are not eligible for funding through the program: rent, renovations, capital campaigns and programs that would normally be covered by a school or government agency.
Submit Your Application
To apply for a Literacy for Life Grant, download the following application form - includes information on the application process and eligibility:
Mail or deliver completed applications by the application date to:
Literacy for Life Grants Program
The Winnipeg Foundation
1350 One Lombard Place
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0X3
Final Report
Once your project is complete, please fill out the final report form and email it to Kerry Ryan at The Winnipeg Foundation.
Recent Literacy for Life Grants
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April 2011
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Canadian National Institute for the Blind
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Winnipeg
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Materials and staffing for Early Intervention program
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$4,000
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Louis Riel Institute
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Winnipeg
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Coordinator for Little Metis Travelling Summer Program
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$4,000
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Machray Day Nursery
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Winnipeg
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Literacy for Fun program
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$4,000
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North-West Regional Library
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Swan River
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Books, wages and supplies for Summer Reading Program
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$4,000
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Riverton and District Friendship Centre
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Riverton
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Books and program costs for Learning Life Skills Through Story Writing day camp program
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$4,000
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Winnipeg Public Library
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Winnipeg
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Materials for pre-school packs at 12 branches
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$7,200
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January 2011
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Crescentwood Community Centre
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Winnipeg
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Rock ‘n Read
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$4,000
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Grassroots, Pinawa Early Childhood Development Committee
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Pinawa
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Storytime, Book Bags and Story Sacks
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$4,000
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