Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant
In 2024, Ohio was awarded a $60 million Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant from the U.S. Department of Education. This grant will support teaching and learning opportunities to help more Ohio students advance their literacy skills, with a focus on those who have been traditionally underserved.
The Request for Applications for kindergarten - grade 12 subgrants is now available. The Department of Education and Workforce will release the subgrant application process for birth - kindergarten separately later in 2025.
The application due date has been extended to April 8, 2025.
The One Funding Application is now live in EdSteps. Information on accessing and using the platform is available in the One Funding Application User Manual. A recorded training is also available.
Eligible applicants may access the CLSD Application in the One Funding Application by selecting “View/Update Applications” on the dashboard, changing the fiscal year to “Application FY 2026”, selecting the “Competitive” toggle, and clicking the “Add Grant” button.
The Budget Worksheet was updated 3/21 to correct a formula for error notices. Please use the updated Budget Worksheet or, if an applicant has already begun completing the worksheet, they may send it to ComprehensiveLiteracy@education.ohio.gov by April 3 to have the formulas corrected. Note that the identified error does not impact budget calculations, and review of the application will not be affected if the budget is submitted using the originally-posted budget worksheet.
2025 Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant Request for Applications
- Steps to Apply - Updated February 7, 2025 to reflect updated due dates
- Eligibility Requirements
- Prioritization List
- Only eligible Local Education Agencies (LEAs) may apply, as described in the Eligibility Requirements. Subgrants will be prioritized within each region based on the criteria described in the Eligibility Requirements and posted in the Prioritization list. Prioritization is based on LEA data as of the final EMIS reporting of the 2023-2024 school year.
- Intent to Apply (Optional but highly encouraged, please submit by February 26, 2025 - deadline extended)
- Request for Applications
Application Development Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
Curriculum-Based Professional Learning
Reading-Tiered Fidelity Inventory
Local Literacy Plan
Ohio's Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement
Ohio’s 2024 Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant Application
Enhancing MTSS for English Learners
2020 Ohio's Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant
In 2019, Ohio Department of Education was awarded $42 million for a Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Education to build on ongoing work to improve the language and literacy development of our state’s children. Approximately 95 percent of the award will be distributed directly to local districts, community schools and early childhood education programs to improve literacy outcomes for children from birth through grade 12.
Subgrants are currently in their final year of implementation, a no cost time extension year. Activities of the grant focus on developing model comprehensive literacy sites in early childhood education programs and district preschools as well as elementary, middle and high schools across the state. The model sites concentrate on implementing practices consistent with Ohio’s Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement. The grant also supports professional learning and coaching. The partnership between the model sites and the Department allows early childhood education programs, districts, schools and families to improve student literacy and increase educational options available to students who have been traditionally underserved.
2023 Ohio's Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant Awards
2020 Ohio's Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant Awards
Resources
Ohio's 2019 Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant Application
Send questions to ComprehensiveLiteracy@education.ohio.gov
Last Modified: 5/1/2025 3:15:53 PM