The Arkansas Literacy Tutoring Grant Program offers
families a valuable opportunity to access high-quality, state-approved
literacy tutors at no cost. Through this program, the Arkansas
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education connects eligible students with
trusted, effective tutoring support designed to accelerate literacy growth.
Districts are required to notify families when their
student is eligible for the Literacy Tutoring Grant Program. The ADE will
inform superintendents of eligible students in two stages, aligned to the
established priority groups, for the $1,500 Literacy Tutoring Grant.
- The
first stage of grant award letters were released through the digital
locker in November 2025 for grade 3 students who are determined to be at
risk according to the SY26 K-3 ATLAS Screener. Eligible students from this
first stage will receive priority to apply for funds over other eligible
students.
- The second stage of letters will be released in mid-December to superintendents
of eligible K-2 students, provided funding is available. Any funds will be
made available on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to
approval.
The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) administers
the Literacy Tutoring Grant Program and is partnering with ClassWallet, an organization that
provides a digital wallet technology platform, to distribute the funds directly
to approved providers.
Qualifying for a Literacy Tutoring
Grant
Arkansas Literacy Tutoring Grants are available to
Arkansas public school and open-enrollment charter school students in grades
kindergarten through third who:
- Do
not meet the reading standard, as defined by the state board;
- Are
determined to be at risk of reading difficulties by a high-quality
literacy screener; or
- Are
enrolled in public schools or open-enrollment public charter schools who
were retained in third grade or have received a good cause exemption for
promotion to grade four.
Tutoring services are to be provided outside of the
school day.
Applying for a Literacy Tutoring Grant
If an eligibility letter is received, please see the
information below.
Families will need the following information to
apply:
- Student
ID Number
- Student
name
- Parent/guardian
name
- Parent/guardian
phone number
- Parent/guardian
email address
- School
District
- School
Name
To submit an application, a valid email
address is required.
- Families
can click here
to apply.
The ADE will verify the family and student information
and eligibility for the program. ClassWallet will then notify parents or
guardians of their approval status and next steps for receiving funds,
including setting up a ClassWallet account. Families should expect to receive
an email on their approval status within two weeks.
Families whose applications were approved will receive an
email from ClassWallet on setting up an account. Be sure to add to your safe
sender list "info@classwallet.com" and
"automation@app.smartsheet.com" to ensure receipt of notification
emails.
To create an account with ClassWallet families will need
to complete the following steps:
- Login
with the link provided in the ClassWallet email.
- Agree
to assurances that the child will remain in an Arkansas public school or
open-enrollment public charter school for the remainder of the academic
year.
- Agree
to assurances that parents or guardians will spend funding only on
allowable services.
- Input
student information.
- Provide
LTGP
invoices for processing payments from state-approved programs.
The ADE will create a waitlist for families who register
but are not awarded due to limited funding. If additional funding is available,
the ADE will make awards to families on the waitlist based on the order in
which the families registered.
Approved Uses of the Literacy Tutoring
Grant
Under the LEARNS Act, approved parents or guardians may
only spend the Literacy Tutoring Grant program on:
- Online/virtual
or in-person, literacy tutoring services from a list of state-approved
providers.
- Evidence-based
digital tutoring applications or software programs from a list of
state-approved programs.
Please contact ade.tutoring@ade.arkansas.gov with
questions about the application or program requirements or visit the Tutoring
Services website.
Attachments:
District-Facing
Guidance
Parent/Guardian
Quick Guide
SY26
AR LTGP Account Holder Family Training - ClassWallet
SY26
AR LTGP Tutor Training - ClassWallet