Alabama Literacy Act (Act 2019-523) / Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI)
How schools fund reading intervention in Alabama
How schools fund reading intervention in Alabama
How schools fund reading intervention in Alabama
The state-level programs below are the streams Alabama districts most often use for evidence-based reading intervention purchases, alongside the federal streams available everywhere.
ARI Grant Supporting Implementation of the Alabama Literacy Act
LEA grants for Literacy Task Force-approved core and intervention reading program needs, professional learning aligned to the Continuum for Teacher Development, and out-of-school interventions (summer learning, before/after-school tutoring); in the FY25 cycle, every district that applied received an award.
ARI High-Quality Instructional Materials for K-3 Literacy grant (FY26)
A newer ALSDE/ARI grant stream announced by State Superintendent memo (January 2026) supporting high-quality K-3 literacy instructional materials; check current ALSDE memos for eligibility and application windows.
ARI Beyond Grade 3
State supplemental-budget-funded ARI support extending literacy intervention structures to students beyond third grade — relevant for grades 4-5 intervention needs.
Approved-list note: The Alabama Literacy Task Force maintains approved lists of core reading, reading intervention, and dyslexia-specific intervention programs, and ARI grant funds cannot be spent on unapproved core or Tier 3 intervention programs — approved-list status is effectively a purchasing prerequisite when using these funds.
