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Spring 2006 Lifelong Learning Grants

GRANT AWARDS:

PARENT'S & ADULT'S SKILLS TO INSTILL LIFELONG LEARNING

     Reach Out and Read Kansas City
general operating - $50,000

     Family Literacy Center, Inc.
general operating - $25,000

     KC Area Parents as Teachers Consortium
general operating - $25,000

      HOMEFRONT
general operating - $25,000

     KCPT - Public Television 19, Inc.
KCPT Kids - $50,000

     Kansas Pediatric Foundation
Turn A Page. Touch A Mind. - $50,000

Total Amount Awarded: $230,000
Total Number Awarded: 6

GRANT AWARDS:
EARLY EDUCATION SYSTEM

     Kansas Action for Children, Inc.
general operating - $25,000

      Partnership for Children
general operating - $25,000

     The Family Conservancy
Data management & Child Care R&R - $54,000

     Metropolitan Council on Early Learning
Quality Rating System (QRS) - $265,000

     Coalition for Early Education in Kansas
Kansas Pre-K Pilots - $25,000

Total Amount Awarded: $394,000
Total Number Awarded: 5

GRAND TOTAL NUMBER: 11
GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT: $624,000