EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS
Improving Literacy Through School Libraries

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Eligibility

Who May Apply: (specifically) Local education agencies (LEAs) in which at least 20 percent of students served are from families with incomes below the poverty line may apply. Outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs are eligible for funds under a set-aside.

The following data (based on the 2007 census) are for the 2009 competition.

Family Poverty Rates

Please select from the chart below to view the districts in each state.

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