CRA, Inc. empowers educators by offering grants each year. These grants support projects that promote literacy and current theory in our schools and classrooms. Winners have the opportunity to share their projects at our Awards Banquet each spring.

Nominate a colleague & Apply for one of CRA’s Esteemed Literacy Awards

Click the links below for additional information on each award, including how to apply and due dates for submission. 

• Reading Award for Administrators

• Outstanding Literacy Educator Award

• New Teacher Literacy Recognition Award

• University Literacy Award

• Community Literacy Support Award

Apply for a $500 CRA Grant to support your Literacy Project!

Attention CRA Members! Do you need funding to support your literacy instruction? Are you using current literacy research? Do you promote innovative literacy practices with your students? If so, we invite you to apply for a $500 teaching grant for use in your school or classroom. Apply as an individual or with a group of colleagues to support the creative and innovative literacy practices with your students. Please click here to view our previous award and grants winners and their projects!

You must be a current CRA member to apply. If you need to join, please click here to become a member today! Winners will receive:

• A $500 grant to spend on your literacy project
• An opportunity to showcase your project at the annual CRA Awards Banquet in March 2025

Click here for more information on applying for this year’s grant

Applications will open on Monday, September 30, 2024 and will close on Friday, November 1.

Winners will be notified via email by November 18, 2024.

*Receipts for Grants are due by February 1, 2025.