Minnesota SF4449 appropriates $250,000 to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families for Rally to Read to improve reading proficiency.

Minnesota SF4449 allocates $250,000 from the general fund to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families for Rally to Read. This funding aims to support community reading coalitions across the state, focusing on enhancing reading proficiency and reducing inequities. The grant money can be used for staffing, coalition facilitation, meeting expenses, data tracking, and evaluation. Rally to Read must prioritize delivering literacy resources to children who need them most, building on existing successful programs. This onetime appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.

Minnesota SF4449 appropriates $250,000 to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families for Rally to Read to improve reading proficiency.

Minnesota SF4449 allocates $250,000 from the general fund to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families for Rally to Read. This funding aims to support community reading coalitions across the state, focusing on enhancing reading proficiency and reducing inequities. The grant money can be used for staffing, coalition facilitation, meeting expenses, data tracking, and evaluation. Rally to Read must prioritize delivering literacy resources to children who need them most, building on existing successful programs. This onetime appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.