NEA Big Read supports organizations with book purchases and community-wide reading and arts programs that inspire conversation, celebrate local creativity, and strengthen community connections.
Innovative Reading Grant supports school libraries in developing original reading programs for K–9 learners, especially struggling readers, to encourage reading and improve literacy and student learning.
NEA’s Year-Round Organizing Grant funds affiliate-led projects that build organizing capacity and advance professional practice and equity in education through sustained, collaborative initiatives.
READ Nebraska, funded by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, supports nonprofit-led mentorship programs to boost literacy and academic success among elementary students through evidence-based reading activities.
The NEA Aspiring Educators CREATE Grants fund projects that strengthen AE programs and partnerships, advancing educator quality, community engagement, advocacy, and social justice.