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Introduction to Grants Central Station
Karen Brooks
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Bob Costas Grants for the Teaching of Writing
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/k-12/awards/costas
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It's All About The Fruit Program
http://www.kidsgardening.org/grants/jamba.asp
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Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1795
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Environmental Literacy Grants for Formal K-12 Education: Dept of
Commerce Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=56016
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Verizon Education and Literacy Grants
http://foundation.verizon.com/core/education.shtml
http://foundation.verizon.com/grant/application.shtml
Verizon Foundation only
accepts electronic proposals.
Find out how to use our simple
Apply Online process. The Verizon
Foundation reviews unsolicited
proposals on a continuous calendar
year basis from January 1st through
the last business day of October.
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Family Literacy Library Services Grant Program
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/familylit/
Submitted online to the Division of Library Development by 5:00
p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2010.
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NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/current-opps-index.html
International Youth Art Competition (Grades K-12)
In April 2011, experts from around the world will gather in Houston
for the International Academy of Astronautics Humans in Space
Symposium. As part of this event, students ages 10-17 are invited
to express their ideas about the future of human space exploration
through visual, literary, musical or digital art. Winning art will
be displayed at the Symposium and in an online gallery. Submissions
must be received by Dec. 3, 2010.
"Kids in Micro-g" Challenge (Grades 5-8)
"Kids in Micro-g" is a student experiment design challenge geared
toward grades 5-8. Its purpose is to give students a hands-on
opportunity to design an experiment or simple demonstration that
will have observably different results when performed in the
classroom and aboard the International Space Station. Experiment
proposals may be submitted by educators on the behalf of student
groups. Winning proposals will be performed aboard the space
station. Proposals are due Dec. 8, 2010. RealWorld-InWorld NASA
Engineering Design Challenge (Grades 9-12 and Higher
Education)
The RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge invites
high school students to work cooperatively as engineers and
scientists to solve real-world problems. Participants explore and
design solutions to two problems related to the James Webb Space
Telescope. Project solutions for Phase 1 of the challenge are due
Dec. 15, 2010. Teams who complete the first phase are then paired
with participating college engineering students to begin Phase 2,
the InWorld phase of the challenge.
2011 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (Grades
K-12)
The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship is a paid
fellowship for K-12 science, mathematics, engineering and
technology teachers. Einstein Fellows spend a school year in
Washington, D.C., serving in a federal agency or on Capitol Hill.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and be employed full-time in an
elementary or secondary school or school district. Applicants must
have been teaching full-time for at least five of the last seven
years. Applications are due Jan. 4, 2011. Alan Shepard Technology
in Education Award (Grades K-12)
Do you know K-12 teachers who are making a difference in education
through the use of technology? Recognize their achievements by
nominating them for the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award.
Technology personnel and K-12 classroom teachers who have
demonstrated exemplary use of technology to enhance learning are
eligible. The deadline for applications is Jan. 15, 2011. Waste
Limitation Management and Recycling Design Challenge (Grades 5-8
and Informal)
The Waste Limitation Management and Recycling Design Challenge is
open to students in grades 5-8. Teams of up to six students are
challenged to create a Sustainable Water Recycling System for the
moon. The challenge uses real-world scenarios that meet science and
mathematics content standards. Students can participate in a
formal, informal or home-school setting. Teams will test their
system on a simulated wastewater stream and report results to NASA.
Entries are due Feb. 28, 2011. NASA Space Settlement Design Contest
(Grades 5-12)
Design a space colony! Space colonies are permanent communities in
orbit, as opposed to being on the moon or other planets. Designing
a space colony involves physics, mathematics, space science,
environmental science and many other disciplines. This contest is
for 11-18-year-old students from anywhere in the world. Individuals
or teams may enter. Grades 6-8, 9-10 and 11-12 are judged
separately, except for the grand prize. Submissions must be
received by March 15, 2011.
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Scholastic Book Grants
http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/communitybookgrants.htm
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Digital Wish Grants
http://www.digitalwish.com/dw/digitalwish/grants
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Adopt-A-Classroom Educational Grants
http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/index.aspx
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National Rifle Association Grants
http://www.friendsofnra.org/National.aspx?cid=9
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CVS Community Grants for Public Schools Creating Inclusive
School Settings
http://info.cvscaremark.com/community/our-impact/community-grants/public-schools
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Target Field Trip Grants
http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-031880
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Mocking Bird Foundation
http://mbird.org/funding/
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Science and Math Toshiba Grants
http://www.toshiba.com/taf/
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Lowes Educational Grants
http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/hta.html
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Learning and Leadership Grants
http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/grant-application/learning-and-leadership/
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Tech & Learning 2010-2011 Grant Deadlines
http://www.techlearning.com/article/31084
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Finding Grants
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=GhYQMSyL79C78qPHn5lp4N0pqWQJP2xTpQ7KGd4XVZvLp9VwJybR!-845042754?mode=CATSEARCH&fundActivity=ED
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21st Century Classroom Grants
http://www.bigdealbook.com/cdwgk12/view_book.aspx?editionid=32
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Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/grants/additional_grants.shtml
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Grant Wrangler for Teachers
http://www.grantwrangler.com/
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Grant Resource
http://www.vernier.com/grants/fulllist.html
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Teacher Classroom Grants
http://grants.ocde.us/Teacher_Classroom_Grants.htm
This site is from California, but many of the grants are open
Nationwide.
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Grants Alert
http://www.grantsalert.com/
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Writing Grants
Please look at http://www.techlearning.com/article/31022 These are
2009 grant winners Best Practices in grant winners. The winners
expressed what they where doing in the grant and why they think
they won. Do you see any patters?
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Common Errors in Grant Writing
http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/funding/common_errors_grantwriting
I don't believe there is a special language, but I do believe there
are words and phrases that speak clearly to the reader. I keep a
list of "instead ofs" that I refer to when I write and when I
edit.For example instead of this phrase, try these words:in view
of, use because
in a number of cases, several
in view of the fact that, because
in all probability, probably
in the event that, if
in the vicinity of, near
it is imperative that, be sure that
arrived at the conclusion, concluded
make decisions, decide
last but not least, finallyYou get the idea. Keep it simple and to
the point. Your reader will understand what you are trying to do
and your grant will have a better chance of being funded.Dr. Julie
Miller, in her book "Business Writing That Counts" suggests that we
eliminate the ultimate weasel word: there. She believes that it
does not produce engaging prose and should be expunged forever from
your writing. There is, there was, there has been, there will be
are all examples of dull, flat writing. Starting sentences with
this non-word is a lazy way of writing.
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Suggestions by Dr. Julie Miller
http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/funding/common_errors_grantwriting
As you weigh your choice of words, select from strong action verbs.
You will build your own list of action verbs over time. For
example, many proposals ask you to include information about key
players in the proposal implementation. You will have your key
project implementers submit their resumes for inclusion in the
appendix of the grant. In the narrative, you will write a few
sentences about each person and the role that individual will play
in your grant. Looking at your list of action verbs will help you.
A few to consider include: accelerated, accomplished, achieved,
conducted, demonstrated, expanded, generated, launched, motivated,
revamped, streamlined, and so forth.
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Grant Writing Blogs and Webpages
http://granttemplate.net/ -
bloghttp://veronicarobbins.blogspot.com/ -
Bloghttp://foundationcenter.org/ -
Websitehttp://www.tfkgrants.com/grantwritingresources/newsletter.html
Grant Guidance Newsletterhttp://www.grantspy.com/
Websitehttp://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/about/grantmaking/grantmaking.pdf
PDF
http://www.ehow.com/how_4488218_find-elementary-classroom-grants.html
How to Find Classroom Grantshttp://www.edutopia.org/grantinfo Grant
Resources to get you started
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More Grant Resources
http://www.kdp.org/educationalfoundation/classroomteachergrants.php
http://impactoneducation.org/teacher-support/classroom_mini_grants
http://www.classroomearth.org/grants
http://www.washougalschoolsfoundation.org/grants/ccgrants.htm
http://www.articlealley.com/article_1513706_22.html
http://www.cpsb.org/scripts/abshire/grants.asp Basic information
about Grants and Grant
writing.http://www.teacherscount.org/teacher/grants.shtml Teachers
Count Grant Listing for
Classroomshttp://www.the-aps.org/education/classroomGrants/ov_grants.htm
Resource for Writing grants and seeking
donations.http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/edgrants.html
Ed.gov grant
opportunitieshttp://www.scilearn.com/blog/classroom-grants-for-teachers.php
http://teachersnetwork.org/Grants/ For NYC
teachershttp://www.waldenu.edu/Colleges-and-Schools/College-of-Education-and-Leadership/33042.htm
http://www.engaging-technologies.com/education-technology-grants.html
Companies that offer technology grants
http://www.teachersnetwork.org/grants/grants_technology.htm 2010
Technology Grantshttp://technologygrantnews.com/ Must Look at if
you are trying to fund
technologyhttp://www.learnboost.com/grants-for-classroom-technology/
http://www.technologygrantnews.com/ Technology Grant
Newshttp://www.fundsnetservices.com/educ01.htm More education and
school grants