All Children Reading Round 2 Grant Competition and the second is the All Children Reading Round 2 Prize

Competition
USAID, World Vision and the Australian Government recently launched exciting early grade reading funding opportunities that Id li e to share !ith you" #he first is the All Children Reading Round 2 Grant Competition and the second is the All Children Reading Round 2 Prize Competition $!!!"allchildrenreading"org%" &oth of these opportunities support USAIDs glo'al education goal of improving reading s ills for ()) million children in primary grades 'y *)(+ and similar goals in 'oth World Vision and the Government of Australias ,ducation Strategies" We hope to improve the reading s ills of millions of children, and these t!o initiatives !ill help us reach that goal in partnership !ith people li e you" As you no!, children !ho do not attain reading s ills at the primary level are on a lifetime tra-ectory of limited educational progress and therefore limited economic and developmental opportunity" A myriad of factors contri'ute to lo! reading levels, including teacher a'senteeism, fre.uent closure of schools, limited instructional time, lac of relevant and accessi'le reading material, poor teaching practices, and limited use of reading assessment instruments" /ur strategy is to see impact and scale through sustaina'le innovation to tac le some of these challenges" #hrough the All 0hildren 1eading initiative, !e hope to discover, develop, and scale innovative reading solutions that !ill help get all children reading and, more importantly, understanding !hat they read" All Children Reading Grand Challenge for Development /n 2e'ruary *3, *)(4, !e announced round t!o of the All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development, along !ith partners USAID, World Vision, Inc", World Vision Australia, and the Australian government" #his glo'al grant and pri5e competition see s innovative ideas that leverage the transformative po!er of technology to leapfrog existing challenges that prevent children from learning to read" #he grant competition !ill a!ard funding to technology6'ased innovations from the glo'al science, technology, education, and 'roader development communities that improve reading for children in early primary school" 1ound * focus areas are7 8other #ongue Instruction and 1eading 8aterials, 2amily and 0ommunity ,ngagement, and Children with Disabilities" The deadline for submission of the concept note is April !" 2# $ % $:## &'T() Also a part of round t!o of the All 0hildren 1eading Grand 0hallenge for Development is the *&nabling +riters, Prize to amplify the overall initiative" 9()),))) !ill 'e a!arded to the organi5ation or individual that develops a soft!are solution to help !riters create reading materials in local languages for children in developing countries" Applicants are invited to submit their software applications until -ul. /" 2# $)

0lic here to vie! A01 G0D 1ound * 6 ,nglish We hope that you !ill find these opportunities to impact reading levels around the !orld as exciting as !e do and that you !ill see !ithin them !ays for us to partner together on innovative, sustaina'le solutions"