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Alaska Reads Act
District-Wide Early Education Program Grants
The Alaska Reads Act was passed in May of 2022 and goes into effect in July of 2023. Included in the act is a district-wide early education program grant. DEED is currently accepting applications for this grant with 4:00pm on April 4 as the deadline. The application may be accessed on the DEED forms page or this link. For more information, please go www.education.alaska.gov/akreads and click on “Voluntary Pre-K and Parents As Teachers.”
You may access the recording of the application technical assistance webinar here. Use passcode .78csSrN
You may review the District-Wide Early Education Program Grant FAQ’s here.