The Regional Health Improvement Plan (RHIP) Upstream Prevention: Promotion of Individual Well-Being Workgroup is investing in programs aligned with the Science of Reading to support early literacy.
Donor Name: Central Oregon Health Council
State: Oregon
County: Crook County (OR), Deschutes County (OR), Jefferson County (OR)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/17/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Programs should include professional training and support for teachers alongside learning and skills workshops for non-teachers who are serving youth and families.
Future State Measures:
- Increase third grade reading proficiency to the following by county:
- Crook County 51%(ED) 33.5%(UR) .
- Jefferson County 49.5%(ED) 40.5%(UR).
- Deschutes County 52%(ED) 47%(UR).
Funding Information
- Minimum Award Amount: $50,000
- Available Funds: $250,327.00
- Funding Duration: Single and multi-year projects will be considered.
Project Criteria
Applicants should demonstrate how projects:
- Align with The Science of Reading.
- Examples include trainings like Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LTRS), Reading Rockets Reading 101, Cox Campus, University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI), or Eastern Oregon University’s K-3 Literacy Training.
- Examples include trainings like Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LTRS), Reading Rockets Reading 101, Cox Campus, University of Florida
- Literacy Institute (UFLI), or Eastern Oregon University’s K-3 Literacy Training.
- If a professional development, instruction, or tutoring is proposed, identify the company or materials and explain how it aligns with the Science of Reading.
- Align with Oregon Department of Literacy’s Framework.
- Include training and professional support for educators.
- Include training, learning and skills support for cohorts of non-teachers serving youth and family.
- Occur in physical proximity to the priority populations served by the project.
- Partner with the people they are serving in the design, adaption, implementation and/or review of outcomes.
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- Include letters of support from these project partners.
- Be culturally and linguistically responsive for prioritized populations.
- If a project partners with tribes, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Tribal partner must be included.
- Include prioritized populations & communities that are intentionally excluded from power, access, and privilege.
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- Special consideration will be given to projects serving Jefferson County schools, Crook County school, Culver School District, Title Schools in any school district, and students with disabilities.
- Projects must take place within Central Oregon or serve the following tribal members:
- Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties
- Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Klamath Tribes
- Northern Klamath County, limited to:
- Gilchrist, Chemult, Crescent, Crescent Lake Junction and Beaver Marsh (Zip codes at 97731, 97733, 97737, and 97739)
- Applications must be submitted by an organization with an EIN/Tax ID. Both nonprofit and for-profit organizations are welcome to apply.
- Projects must directly impact the Future State Measures of the Regional Health Improvement Plan specified above.
For more information, visit COHC.
