The Atlanta Reimagining and Innovating for Schools Everywhere (A.R.I.S.E.) Fund is our inaugural participatory grant fund. Grant criteria, the application, issue area of focus, and community of impact were developed and selected by community members participating in the pilot A.R.I.S.E. Fellowship. To inform the fellows' selections, ongoing listening sessions and outreach to community members in the Atlanta Public School Douglass Cluster will continue through Nov.12, 2022.
Applications can address broad-based, community-centered solutions to support K-12 literacy for students in Atlanta Public Schools Douglass Cluster. We know arts, math, social activities, parental involvement, and a wide list of innovative programs can impact student literacy. The grant fund welcomes all types of creative and traditional solutions to address the goal of improving and growing students' reading and writing proficiency.
The two-year $300,000 fund aims to drive community efforts to support the Atlanta Board of Education's goal of increasing student literacy outcomes for Atlanta Public Schools students in the Douglas Cluster.