The Striving Readers program will not hold a competition for new grant awards in 2007. The 2007 appropriation for Striving Readers was approximately the same as it was in 2006. Consequently, 2007 funds are being used to make continuation awards to the eight projects first funded in 2006. The 2007 funds will support the second year of program implementation in the eight sites.

Striving Readers was first funded in FY 2005. A competition for grant awards was held in 2005 with applications due November 14, 2005 and awards made March 1, 2006. The application package for the 2005-06 competition continues to be available here as a source of information about the requirements and goals of the Striving Readers program.

Application Deadline: Closed

Award date: March 2006

2005 application package:
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• Striving Readers Notice of proposed priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria. The Assistant Secretary may use these priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2009 and later years. (April 8, 2009)
• Federal Register Notice Inviting Applications (Modification) (September 30, 2005)
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• Federal Register Notice Inviting Applications (August 15, 2005)
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