Snapdragon Book Foundation Grant

Deadline: 2/13/22

Amount: $2,500-$10,000

Website: http://snapdragonbookfoundation.org/application/

Description:

Grants of up to $10,000 for PreK-12 school libraries to provide books to disadvantaged youth. Funding is intended to ensure that school libraries are still offering children good books to read. Applications must be connected to a specific project at a specific school.

Support may be used for:

Books that will be used repeatedly by school-aged children through classroom libraries, central library (or something similar)
Processing or cataloging fees from book vendors (for processing of the books ordered in conjunction with your Snapdragon project)
Reference materials for use by students
Magazine or newspaper subscriptions

The winners will be notified by email in May 2022 and checks will be mailed to the schools at that time. A list of the winners will also appear on the website. During September 2022 and throughout the school year, Snapdragon board members will schedule visits to awarded schools.

Eligible applicants:

Any school library that serves disadvantaged youth may apply. Grants will be awarded to public, private, and experimental schools. You can also submit a single application on behalf of a district, if you are the person responsible for overseeing the libraries at several schools, as is often the case with smaller districts.

What is not funded:

Books for students to keep permanently
Author visits
Staff hours or professional development books for teachers (including “Novel Study” guides about fiction texts, or books on literacy development, etc.)
Refreshments, space or furniture rentals (event space)
Shelving, tables, chairs or other furniture, seating area
Computers, eBooks, eReaders, iPads, software
Audio/visual equipment, including audio books, headsets, projectors, DVDs
Subscriptions to online databases
Accelerated Reader subscriptions or quizzes
Destiny Follett Library Automation Software (or similar), barcode reader, etc.
Arts, crafts, posters, or other decorative items
“Hands-on” materials like science experiment kits, etc.
Test-Prep books for SAT, ACT or other entrance exams.