CLSD Supplemental Grant
Comprehensive Literacy State
Development-Supplemental Grant
Arizona has been awarded the Comprehensive Literacy State Development-Supplement (CLSD-Supplemental) Grant. This is a 2-year grant with a total of $2,064,650 million in funding that will enhance and expand the current goals and activities of the Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Grant. Per Federal guidelines, funding is broken down into three tiers, 15% of grant funds must be used for children from birth through kindergarten entry and 40% for K-5 and 6-12 grades.
CLSD-Supplemental competitive grant opportunities include literacy-based curriculum and high-quality resources that meets Tier 1 or Tier 2 Strong to Moderate ESSA requirements, Dyslexia Designee Training, K-5 Literacy Endorsement Professional Development, and high impact Intervention that meets Tier 1 or Tier 2 ESSA Evidence requirements.
To determine ESSA requirements, you may use the following resources:
Click here for a list of approved K-5 Literacy Endorsement trainings.
Click here for a list of approved Dyslexia Designee trainings.
Eligible LEA’s, Charter Schools, Early Childhood programs, and Educational Consortiums will be able to apply for subgrant funding through a competitive application process.
Applicants must not currently be a CLSD, PDG B5 or HQEL grantee.
The CLSD Funding Application opened August 1, 2023, and closes on October 13, 2023.
If your program does not currently have the below, refer to How to Access the CLSD-Supplement Grant to begin your process.
ADE Entity or CTDS Number
SAM.gov UEI Number
Ever received funds from ADE
Grants Management role in ADEConnect
The SAM.gov UEI registration process can take up to 10 business days to complete.
How to Access the CLSD-Supplement Grant Application
CLSD-Supplemental Grant Overview Presentation
Grants Management Resource Library
Grants Rubric and Narrative Questions
ADE CLSD-Supplemental Tier 1 or Tier 2 Strong to Moderate Vetted List (Updates will be coming soon.)
*The CLSD-Supplemental grant operates on a federal calendar year from 10/1-9/30 concluding 9/30/2025.
Videos
- Understanding the ESSA Tiers of Evidence Video and handout
- Reading a study
- Using the WWC to Identify ESSA Evidence Ratings
Tools
- Evaluating evidence to align with current needs/wants/context
- The Science of Reading: Defining Guide from The Reading League
Evidence-Based Resources
- ADE Science of Reading
- Evidence for ESSA
- CLSD Literacy State Development information
- Using the WWC to Find ESSA Tiers of Evidence
- Aligning Evidence-based Clearinghouses with the ESSA Tiers of Evidence
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
Videos
- 3-minute "elevator speech" about the Science of Reading, as explained by Dr. Stephanie Stollar.
- Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9: What the IES Guide and Research Tell Us
CLSD Professional Learning Modules
Tools
- COX Campus Coaching Courses
- Move On When Reading: Professional Development
- Assessing the body of evidence for a particular intervention
- ADE Move on When Reading Interventions and Supplemental Programs
Evidence-Based Resources
- Evidence-Based Resource Websites (ESSA)
- Selecting Evidence-Based Practices for Low-Performing Schools
- Evidence for ESSA
- IRIS Center Peabody College Vanderbilt
- CLSD Program Resources: Evidence-Based Practices
- Ohio's Evidence-Based Clearinghouse
- Connecticut State DOE Evidence-Based Practice Guide
- What Works Clearinghouse
- Scarborough’s Reading Rope
- The Center for Literacy and Learning: The Simple View of Reading
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
- Pre-K Practice Guide: Preparing Young Children for School
- Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind
- Avondale Elementary District
- Casa Grande Elementary District
- Espiritu Community Development Corp.
- Espiritu Community Development Corp.
- Gila Bend Unified District
- Marana Unified District
- Phoenix Elementary District
- Prescott Valley Charter School
- Southwest Human Development
- Washington Elementary School District
- Winslow Unified District
1. EMAC
EMAC Administrator Guide | EMAC Portal User Guide
Micro-Training Modules
2. CNA
CNA Rubric for Application to Literacy Grant
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