The Roald Dahl Foundation
Literacy Grant
Location National
Dates


Deadline for applications: Ongoing
Aims

Objective of the funding opportunity:
To actively promote literacy throughout the UK.
The funders are particularly interested in making grants to:
- Out-of-school clubs for children and their families who would like to improve their literacy skills
- Centres which offer or wish to initiate literacy programmes for young people (16-25) as part of their normal activity.
- Support computer/technological assistance in reading for the partially sighted, blind or head-injured.
It aims to help the following client groups:
Young People
Those Lacking Basic Skills
The Low Skilled
Those with Disabilities
FRESA priorities The funding opportunity fits with the following FRESA priorities:

Top priorities:
Skills for employability

High priorities:
Future labour force

Medium priorities:
Access to learning and ICT
More information on the FRESA
The following labour market factsheets contain evidence to support bids for this funding: 
Skills for Employability
Eligibility Eligible Organisations:  Charitable organisations or organisations with a charitable aim
For further information on eligibility criteria see 'What does the RDF Fund?' on the Roald Dahl Foundation Website
Accreditation Organisations must have the following accreditation to bid: No accreditation is needed
Amount available Funding available:
Grants range from £175 to £10,000 over 2 years.
Previous bids For examples of successful bids see 'case studies'' on the Roald Dahl Foundation Website
Application


You will need the following documents to apply :
Application Form

Contact

For further information contact:  

The Roald Dahl Foundation
92 High Street
Great Missenden
Bucks
HP16 0AN

Tel: 01494 890465
Fax: 01494 890459

http://www.roalddahlfoundation.org/Default.asp?PageID=8
Weblinks

Other useful websites:
Readathon - www.readathon.org
Education Extra - www.educationextra.org.uk
Association of Charitable Foundations - www.acf.org.uk