Our Grant Program
For the first time in 2024 Addison County Readers announced the availability of a limited number of grants of up to $400 to help fund early literacy efforts in Addison County preschools, early childhood centers, and home daycares.
Grant funds could be used to purchase books or help defer the cost of materials, guest visitors, presentations, or performances, or for other activities that will increase children’s exposure to books and participation in early literacy learning. Thirteen grants were awarded in early 2025 across multiple towns in Addison County.
2025 Grant Application
Addison County Readers is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of grants of up to $600 to help fund early literacy efforts in Addison County preschools, early childhood centers, and home daycares. New applicants are encouraged.
Grant funds may be used to purchase books or help defer the cost of materials, guest visitors, presentations, or performances, or for other activities that will increase children’s exposure to books and participation in early literacy learning. Grants will be awarded in early 2026. Addison County Readers seeks to support early childhood education in all towns in Addison County.
If multiple providers would like to partner together for a grant to fund a training, initiative, events, etc. we would welcome these requests. Each applicant should submit their own application and refer to their partner(s) in the application. Each applicant can request up to $600.
Application details and deadline (December 5, 2025) can be found here. If you prefer a printed application please contact us at addisoncountyreaders@gmail.com. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact us.
Addison County Readers is an all volunteer non-profit organization and our mission is to support literacy in Addison County through activities such as distributing books, providing educational opportunities and raising literacy awareness. Perhaps you know us best as the local sponsors of the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
We are very excited to review requests for funding and look forward to hearing about all of the great things that are happening in early childhood programs in Addison County!
Grant Testimonial
One of the recipients of the ACR grant was Mountain Road Preschool in Addison. Child care provider Cheryl Danyow shared this about her project:
"I had an empty corner of the playroom where I wanted to add a listening/music area. I purchased an IKEA base cabinet and added a top for the children to look at the book while listening to music or a story. I also purchased a Toni's box and a CD player so that the children can listen to songs and books.
The children use this space for listening to music and books on CD. This area is very flexible where several children can utilize the space and materials at the same time. The listening area has also encouraged creative movement and dramatic play within the classroom through the songs, rhymes, and stories.
This project has greatly enhanced our classroom experience through a different type of literacy
comprehension. It encourages collaboration and engagement with their peers and the children utilize this space in different ways to expand their literacy learning."