January 2009 Archive

Ida J. Hill Scholarship Award: Application Deadline March 2 (January 23, 2009)

Altrusa International, Inc. of the Capital City of Virginia is pleased to announce continuation of its statewide annual award of the Ida J. Hill Scholarship. The two selection categories and scholarships are as follows:

• Selection 1: $1,000.00
• Selection 2: $1,000.00

The purpose is to provide scholarships to two qualifying adults re-entering the workforce or advancing their employment skills. The nominating council or adult education program will be expected to observe progress throughout the year. The only requirements for participation in the scholarship program are the submission of a nomination letter from the organization or agency head, and a letter/statement from the potential recipient indicating interest, current status and career goals, training location or anticipated use of funds, and a statement of need. Plans are to award two scholarships at the Altrusa meeting on March 11, 2009 in Richmond. The deadline for the applications is March 2, 2009.

The recipients' council or adult education office will receive a commemorative plaque. The agency or organization head or designee is invited also to join the recipient at the dinner on March 11, 2009. Attendance at the dinner is required.

In the next section (This Article Continues ...) you will he Ida J. Hill Scholarship criteria and a description of the scholarship program.

Questions should be directed to Joanne Cash, Awards Committee Chair, at (804) 378-7000.

Click here for criteria and a description of the scholarship program.

2009 Virginia Literacy Foundation Grant Announcement (January 21, 2009)

The Virginia Literacy Foundation applications for 2009-2010 matching grants are now available. If your program is a community-based literacy program and eligible to apply for one of these grants, you may either request a packet of grant application forms by calling Julia Norman at 804-237-8909 or by clicking on the links below. The VLF grant deadline this year is 5:00 p.m., March 16, 2009. This year only new applicants are required to fill out a 2009 Survey Form and return it with their grant application. (This form is filled out once every three years. Programs that last filled out a survey for FY 2005/2006 should also send in a survey form.)

This is the second year that programs may request the VLF QuAL-D database in their grant. The request is competitive, and only two programs will be chosen per year to receive it. (See the Instruction Sheet to calculate costs.)

Our 2009-2010 matching grants are offered in tiered categories. The amount of funding for which an organization is eligible is tied to the numbers of adult literacy students it served in the last full fiscal year.* Funding tiers are as follows:

Tier One: One-year matching grants

• Programs that served 30-49 students* are eligible to apply for a $2,500 matching grant
• Programs that served 50+ students* are eligible to apply for a $5,000 matching grant

Tier Two: Two-year matching grants

• Programs that served 200-399 students* are eligible to apply for $7,500 per year
• Programs that served 400 + students* are eligible to apply for $10,000 per year

* "Students served" is defined as permanently matched adult students who have received at least six hours of basic literacy instruction in 2007-2008 in one or more of these areas: one-on-one tutoring, small group classes, family literacy (adult literacy component), pre-GED instruction, computer literacy, jail program, etc.

Click here to download the documents:

• Memo: Call for 2009 Applications
• 2009 VLF Grant Instructions
• 2009 VLF Grant Application Required
• 2009 Goals Chart Required
• 2009 Project Budget Required
• Ten Characteristics
• 2009 Survey Form Please read instructions to see if this form should be filled out
• 2009 VLF Grant Request
• 2009 Guidelines for Writing a VLF Grant Much of the information in this form is discussed during our grantwriting workshops.