from the YALSA website

Dollar General Summer Reading Grants

This grant is designed to encourage outstanding summer reading programs by providing financial assistance, while recognizing YALSA members for outstanding program development. The applicant must plan and present an outline for a teen-focused summer reading program in a library. The program must be open to all teens (12-18 years). 
YALSA encourages innovative proposals that are inclusive of underserved teen populations, including but not limited to teens with disabilities and teens who speak English as a second language. The $1,000 grant, made possible by Dollar General, is to be used to support the program. A total of twenty grants are available. Individual library branches within a larger system are welcome to apply. Applications are due March 1, 2011. Recipients will be announced in early April.
To apply, you must:

• be a personal member of YALSA
• live in one of 35 states that has a Dollar General store (check and see if your state is eligible at www.tinyurl.com/DGstate)
• plan to offer a summer reading program for teens in your library

Download the instructions and application (Word doc), view the sample budget (Excel), and submit to yalsa@ala.org by March 1, 2011. Questions can be sent to Letitia Smith at lsmith@ala.org or 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4390.