We Need Diverse Books™ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and a grassroots organization of children’s book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people.
WNDB established the Educators Making a Difference Grants for educators who believe in the importance of incorporating diverse books by diverse authors into their schools, libraries, and educational organizations. These grants will provide up to $2000 per educator and can be used toward buying diverse titles, hosting diversity-focused student or community events, diversity audits of existing collections, or any other project that supports diverse literature.
Eligibility
- Applicant must be an educator, employed in a student-facing role at least part-time where they work with students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Applicants should have a long-term position at their school, library, or organization.
- This is a United States-based grant so the applicant must be an educator at a US-based school or organization.
- Applicant must plan to use grant funds to integrate diverse literature in their classroom, through diversity audits of an existing collection, hosting diversity-focused student or community events, book purchases, author visits, activities, book clubs, school-wide reads, and other projects that support diverse literature. Applicant must provide a list of diverse titles if they plan to purchase books with grant funds.
- Applicant must be at least 18 years of age.
- The deadline to apply is March 4, 2022.
For more information visit: https://diversebooks.org/programs/educators-making-a-difference-grants/
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