Center for Bilingual/Multicultural Studies

BRILLA: Biliteracy as a Resource: Investing in Literacy Across Languages for All

The Biliteracy as a Resource: Investing in Literacy Across Languages for All (BRILLA) National Professional Development Grant was funded by the Office of English Language Acquisition within the United States Department of Education.  The $2,313,130 grant increases the pool of highly effective bilingual educators, and provides professional development for educators of the Hamilton, Orland, Williams, Chico, and Redding Unified School Districts. The BRILLA project focuses on the development and delivery of culturally sustaining literacy lessons and the skills to engage families in culturally and linguistically sustaining literacy activities. One hundred and ninety-eight proposals (198) were submitted and only fifty (50) were funded in this competition.