Do you have an idea you would like to try out in your school library to promote literacy and student achievement? Have a new activity you want to implement at your school? Want to try out that idea you have for a parent-child book club, a student storytelling festival, a visual literacy activity, or that intriguing collaborative project germinating in your brain?
Check out this video interview in which Keely Nudo (Scappoose School District) and Kate Dutro (Reynolds School District) discuss their 2023 Connie Hull Mini-Grants and the grant process. Keely's grant focused on nonfiction collection development to support new curriculum, while Kate's grant focused on student reading engagement. Be inspired to apply for your own grant!
On behalf of the Connie Hull Endowment Fund, the Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL) offers a unique opportunity for current OASL members to apply for one of two $1000 mini-grants designed to promote literacy through an activity or program in a strong school library program.
Who is eligible?
A Connie Hull Mini-Grant applicant must be a current member of OASL.
Only one Connie Hull Mini-Grant application per member per year may be submitted.
Connie Hull Mini-Grant winners from the immediate previous year are ineligible to apply for the current year.
The application is very simple and the deadline is December 30th, 2025! Recipients will be announced in January 2026.
1. Submit a Connie Hull Mini-Grant cover page, or cover email that includes the following:
Grant Proposal Title
Your Name
School
Position
School Mailing Address
Contact Telephone #
Contact Email Address
Name of Building Administrator
Signature of Building Administrator
2. Write a one-page proposal detailing how you would use the grant to promote literacy and academic achievement in your school library.
The application form can be found here (this link will force copy the Google doc).
As this is a blind review, your name and your school name must not appear in this document.
Be sure to address the following Selection Criteria that the Connie Hull Board considers:
Evidence of literacy promotion - 20 pts
Tie to OSLIB standards - 10 pts
Extent of project impact - 10 pts
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion support - 5 pts
Clarity and completeness of the proposal - 6 pts
Sustainability of project after grant funds are expended - 10 pts
3. Prepare an itemized expense sheet to detail materials and costs associated with your request for grant funds.
4. Forward your completed application (and any questions to): pastpresident@oasl.olaweb.org.