FY2027 grant for youth literacy programs
Grand Rapids Public LibraryMichigan- Detected
- Oct 20, 2026
- 24 days ago
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- Grants
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From the meeting
At the October 20, 2026 meeting, GRPLF reported that it was submitting a grant application to the Michigan Arts and Culture Council on behalf of the Library. The application would benefit the Summer Reading Challenge and One Book, One City for Kids for fiscal year 2027 programs. The foundation also noted that fiscal year 2027 was the second year of a two-year grant award from the Wege Foundation for Diversity Programming at GRPL, totaling $75,000 over two years.
- Meeting date
- October 20, 2026
- Agency
- Grand Rapids Public Library
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