The Learning Disabilities Foundation of America provides funding for scientific, literary, and educational services, as well as efforts that raise public awareness of learning disabilities. Proposed projects could include research into the causes, prevention, or alleviation of learning disabilities, public awareness programs to advance public understanding of the needs of people with learning disabilities, or programs to advance their achievement, increase the support skills of their families, support academic and professional advisors, and enhance the understanding of learning disabilities by their colleagues and employer.