National Adult Literacy Database

Funding of up to $70,000 is available for qualifying communities interested in coming together to form community partnerships, assess their local literacy needs and resources, and prepare a proposal for submission to the SaskSmart Innovations Fund for 2012-13

Organizations which are not yet ready to submit a full community literacy plan can apply for up to $10,000 to do literacy needs assessments and inventories in preparation for submitting a full literacy plan proposal to the fund in 2012-13.

The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. on July 5, 2011.

Proposal information sessions: To assist communities in the process, pre-application workshops will be hosted by the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network and the Saskatchewan Literacy Network in the following locations:

• Regina (Wednesday, June 22, at SIAST Wascana Campus, Room 106 - 4500 Wascana Parkway)
• Prince Albert (Thursday, June 23, at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 60 – 12th Street East)

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Cost: FREE OF CHARGE. Lunch included.

To register for a workshop, please contact:

The Saskatchewan Literacy Network: (306) 651-7288 (Toll-free 1-888-511-2111)| saskliteracy@sasktel.net

For further information please visit the SaskSmart website, www.education.gov.sk.ca/literacy

or contact:

• The Saskatchewan Literacy Network: (306) 651-7288 ((Toll-free 1-888-511-2111)| saskliteracy@sasktel.net
• The Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network: (306) 934-2632 | aboriginal.literacy@sasktel.net
• Literacy Office, Ministry of Education: (306) 787-2514 |saskliteracy@gov.sk.ca

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