In March 2018, Colcord Public School was awarded the Oklahoma Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant in the amount of $575,063 over the course of three years. The purpose of the Oklahoma Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (OSRCL) grant is to support districts in creating and implementing comprehensive literacy programs to advance literacy skills of Oklahoma students from birth through grade 12, including limited-English-proficient students and students with disabilities.