Imagination Library RFP
Funds available to launch new programs and sustain existing ones
In an effort to expand a popular children’s book program more broadly in Alaska, Best Beginnings will issue grants to launch Imagination Library in new communities and expand it in communities that already have the program.
Best Beginnings is working to expand Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library throughout Alaska. Presently, 80 communities have the program under 27 local Imagination Libraries. Nearly 17,000 children receive a book in the mail each month. With the financial support of the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, Best Beginnings is soliciting proposals to launch or sustain Imagination Library in additional communities. View RFP
Imagination Library mails a brand new, age appropriate book each month to every child from birth to age 5 who signs up for the program in their community, regardless of family income. The Dollywood Foundation manages the system to deliver the books to the home.
“Community” can be defined as a town, village, or an area where a group of people live. Normally, the community raises the money for the books and mailing, promotes the program, registers children, and enters the information into the database. This Request for Proposals invites communities to apply for matching financial and technical assistance in setting up their programs. Funding awards will be on a competitive basis.
The Checklist and Contact Form offer a structure for applications.
Deadline: Friday, March 30, 2012, 5:00 p.m. .
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