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Literacy Support Grants Committee
Updates: 
  • IRC Announces 2011-2012 Grant Recipients!  This year the Illinois Reading Council awarded over $60,000 in grant awards.  The 2011-2012 Grant Recipients are listed by region and council.  

  • Illinois Reading Council is also accepting grant applications for the 2012-2013 year.  The Guidelines and Application Forms are available online.  Application deadline is May 1, 2012.


Committee: 

Sheree Kutter, Region 1 and Chair

Mary Grom, Region 2

Pat Braun, Region 3

Leslie Forsman, Region 4

Helen Du Four, Region 5

Larry Pennie, Region 6

Susan Cisan, Region 7

Kim Winter, Region 8

Tammy Cripps, Region 9

Marjorie Henseler, Region 10


Purpose:

To promote literacy development in the school and community, and/or provide professional development opportunities related to the improvement of reading and writing instruction. 


Grants:

The IRC Literacy Support Grants Committee will award financial grants to local and special interest councils and individual council members for the purpose of promoting literacy.  The Grant Application and Deadlines are available online.  The application deadline is May 1, 2012.  Awards will be announced by July 1, 2012.

Reports:

Grant Recipients can submit the Final Report for their literacy project either with the online form or by mail.  Final Reports are due within 30 days of the conclusion of the program or project. 




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International Reading Association

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