United Way literacy grants now available for Putnam County child care providers, schools, nonprofits

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 10:33 AM

By Staff report

United Way of Central Indiana is inviting Putnam County child care providers, schools and community organizations to apply for grants designed to help them start or expand literacy initiatives.

Applications are now open through March 9 for United Way's Literacy Fund, which provides grants of $10,000 to $25,000 to support literacy projects and efforts for children within the birth to age 8 range that improve language development, early literacy skills, reading and writing.

Now in its second year, the Literacy Fund is open to licensed nonprofit child care centers, licensed family child care homes, registered ministries, licensed out-of-school time providers, Title I elementary schools and nonprofits located in United Way's seven-county service area: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan and Putnam counties.

Interested applicants must attend one of two virtual information sessions:

3-4 p.m. Feb. 17. Register here.

1-2 p.m. Feb. 23. Register here.

Applications will be provided following the info session. Application questions can be sent to Cody Haupert, United Way’s early care and learning director: cody.haupert@uwci.org.

Last year, more than $500,000 was awarded to 33 child care providers, schools and community organizations across Central Indiana, including one in Putnam County.