Frequently Asked Questions

Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy Grant Opportunities

  • Eligible applicants include any not-for-profit organization, or organization that works with a fiscal sponsor, aiming to address and improve educational and/or developmental outcomes for Georgia’s children. Applications must reflect a cross-sector collaboration between the primary applicant and at least one partner organization. 

    The Deal Center welcomes applications across organizations, including but not limited to:    

    • Advocacy organizations  

    • Civic and community organizations   

    • Family Connection collaboratives  

    • Community-oriented non-profits  

    • City or County government agencies   

    • Municipality departments, such as libraries or museums  

    • Early education organizations  

  • This grant mechanism includes three funding tiers with variable amounts as indicated in the table below. Applicants must designate a tier for their project and provide a rationale for the selected tier. The Deal Center will award grants totaling up to $150,000. Each grant is issued for one year. Previous awardees are encouraged to apply for higher funding tiers each year. 

    • (Tier 1) Creating and Growing: $10,000 

    • (Tier 2) Strengthening and Sustaining: $14,000 

    • (Tier 3) Scaling and Amplifying: $24,000 

    More information on the requirements and expectations for each tier can be found in this year’s RFA.

Community Coalition Grant

  • Yes! For questions related to Qualtrics or application submission, please contact: 

    Ryan Hersh 
    Grants Administrator  
    478-445-8537 
    ryan.hersh@gcsu.edu 

    For content-related questions regarding the Community Coalition grant application, please contact: 

    Akia Lewis 
    Strategic Innovation and Get Georgia Reading Project Manager 
    470-366-1431 
    akia@gafcp.org 

  • Yes! We suggest completing the application in a Word document prior to beginning the online application.

    The back button in the online portal is enabled, but Qualtrics will save your progress. 

  • No, if you discover a mistake has been in the application after it has been submitted, please contact us for assistance.

    Please note that changes to the submitted application cannot be made after the grant deadline has closed. 

    For assistance, please contact: 

    Ryan Hersh 
    Grants Administrator
    478-445-8537 
    ryan.hersh@gcsu.edu 

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