grants
2024 Grant Applications open
January 12th through April 12th
January 12th through April 12th
Thank you for your interest in applying for a Jeanine Nicarico Memorial Literacy Fund Grant. Grant submission opens in the late Fall of each year.
The Jeanine Nicarico Memorial Fund for Literacy awards grants to individual educators or entire schools to promote a deeper understanding of literacy and provide enriched literacy opportunities for the learners within the Naperville community.
mission statement & goals
To learn about the mission statement and goals regarding the Nicarico Literacy Fund please click here.
who the fund benefits
The Jeanine Nicarico Memorial Fund for Literacy supports grants to individual educators, or entire schools, in an effort to promote a deeper understanding and teaching of literacy, to enrich instructional programs, to provide opportunities to link literacy between the home and the school, and to lay foundations that will develop life-long readers. The Fund was established in 1996 by friends and family of the Nicaricos, faculty members at River Woods Elementary School and other staff members of Naperville Community Unit School District 203.
grant guidelines
- How clearly defined are the beliefs about literacy?
- How clearly detailed is the grant description and purpose?
- How closely does the grant support the mission statement and goals of the Jeanine Nicarico Memorial Fund for Literacy?
- How clearly does the assessment plan reflect an opportunity for the applicants to deepen their understanding of literacy and provide enriched literacy opportunities for the learners within the Naperville community?
grant submission
Grant submission opens in the late Fall of each year. Click here to submit your grant.
congratulations to our 2022-2023 grant recipients!
School:
Granger Middle School
Program:
Poetry Suitcases: For Poems that Move!
Grade:
6th
School:
Scott School
Program:
Stopping Summer Slide, Part Deux
Grade:
1-4
School:
Program:
Jeanine Nicarico DuPage Children's Advocacy Center
Grade:
School:
NA
Program:
Jeanine Nicarico Children's Advocacy Center
Grade:
VARIES
interested in applying for a grant?
Our grants are awarded to individual educators or entire schools to promote a deeper understanding of literacy and provide enriched literacy opportunities for the learners within the Naperville community.