NEW HAVEN TUTORING INITIATIVE GRANT - FALL 2023

Grant Deadline Extended until Tues. Sept 19th at 4PM

The City of New Haven funded the New Haven Tutoring Initiative to help New Haven Public School students in kindergarten-5th grade improve their literacy and math skills. The goal of the NHTI is to assist community groups and organizations (places of worship, child care centers, youth agencies, sports & arts programs, etc.) in New Haven to have the resources and support they need to provide impactful afterschool tutoring experiences that will help children build those skills. United Way of Greater New Haven (UWGNH) is releasing the first NHTI grant opportunity for after-school youth agencies and community organizations to apply for funding support during the Fall 2023 academic semester. All funded grantees will receive coaching and program support from either New Haven Reads as the lead literacy organization or New Haven Counts as the lead math organization.

There are two different grants that are based on two different program models – the “Tutoring Model” which provides structured 1:1 tutoring and the "Infusion Model” that provides less structured, large group tutoring activities.  An agency or organization can only apply for one grant for the Fall semester and can only apply for either a literacy or math tutoring program.  Please review the descriptions below to decide which grant your organization is interested in and meets the requirements for.   

THE TUTORING MODEL

The Tutoring Model requires that programs provide structured 1:1 tutoring (or for more experienced programs, it can be small group tutoring) for a minimum of 2 days/week for an hour each day. Tutoring may be provided by staff and/or with the help of volunteers. Students must take assessment tests to determine their skill levels at the beginning of the program (to determine placement) and at the end of the program (to measure growth). New Haven Reads and New Haven Counts will work closely with Tutoring Model partners to train staff and volunteers, match volunteers, set up assessments, conduct weekly coaching visits, and provide significant coaching support.    

This grant is intended for youth agencies and community organizations that already offer after-school academic activities (e.g., tutoring, homework help, etc.), have staff who run these activities, and have the capacity to set up the required systems and assessments required for this type of intensive tutoring. This grant is for programs that want to uplevel their capacity and grow the number of students they serve.   

There will be a limited number of new Tutoring Model grants awarded in order to ensure high-quality coaching and support from New Haven Reads and New Haven Counts.  Grant applications require a proposed budget, but New Haven Reads and New Haven Counts will review and work with newly awarded Tutoring partners to finalize budgets.  The maximum grant award is $20,000 and so funding awards will be competitive and awards could be made for a portion of the total funding request. 
 

THE INFUSION MODEL

The Infusion Model is intended for youth organizations and community organizations that are new to offering academic activities as part of their after-school programming and/or for smaller organizations with limited staff capacity.  The Infusion Model programming will offer less structured, larger group reading (e.g. read-alouds, group book discussions) and math (e.g. fact fluency and vocabulary games). New Haven Reads and New Haven Counts will work with these partners to train staff on the general program set up for larger group literacy and math activities and conduct frequent program visits to provide coaching support.   
 
Infusion Model grant recipients will receive a grant amount between $500-$1,500 (depending on number of children served) to offset costs for additional training.  Infusion Model grant recipients will be supplied with literacy or math books and manipulatives for use in their program.