Before you can get started with FVR you will need to establish some sort of a classroom library. In order for the magic of pleasure reading to occur, you need to be able to offer books at many levels and on a variety of topics.
I am not going to lie, it took a lot of effort to get funding. But, it was well worth it in the long run! Once you put in the work, you will have books to fill your classroom for the rest of your career. I ended up getting around $7,000 of funds to build and round-out my library, but you can build an effective library for less! Even if you just start small and add onto it year after year, you will be amazed with what you can accumulate!
To help you in your journey to get funding I wrote blog posts about where to apply for grants and how to write a grant proposal.