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SCHOOL FUNDING NEWSLETTER
July 24, 2006 (click here to see our archived newsletters)
We've changed our summer special. Order a 12-month subscription between now and August 31, 2006, and get a 14-month subscription.
You save almost $100.00, and you get access to the very best school grant database in the country.
Order now.
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Use Our Database for Free All Summer Long
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It's not long now until school starts again.
The School Funding Center Grant Database contains every federal, state, and foundation grant available to your school. Subscribe now and get 14 months of access instead of 12.
We have grants for: Reading, math, science, arts, TAG, at-risk, ESL, library, migrant, homeless, facilities, maintenance, journalism, environment, technology, transportation, vocational, bilingual, health/PE, after- school, adult literacy, social studies, foreign language, family services, general education, Native American, safe/drug-free schools, community involvement, special education, and professional development.
If you need a grant, it's in our database.
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On-line: http://www.schoolfundingcenter.info/jump.asp
To do a free search, go to:
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Quote of the Month
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind. - Samuel Johnson
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Editorial
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Because of recent budget cuts in education, some which threaten the very livelihood of the core principles of education itself, school districts should consider the integration of grantwriting into their planning processes.
I recently was told by a leader in a county school system that the system "wasn't interested in purchasing a subscription to The School Funding Center Web site because
not many teachers apply for grants, so we really don't need the service."
I have to admit that I was taken aback. I guess I have just two questions to ask them: Why AREN'T your teachers applying for grants? Better still, why aren't your teachers applying for as many grants as they possibly can?
The fact is that the available monies aren't going to allocate themselves. And if you don't ask for them in the form of a well-written, well-thought out grant proposal, funds won't magically appear on your school's doorstep. I can guarantee that another district or individual school anxiously awaits the money you will pass up this year. No one is going to wait on you to take advantage of the opportunity to get money for your school. They already know how to get it---and they will. It's as simple as that.
You have nothing to lose except funding for your school's program. By taking immediate and necessary action by subscribing to The School Funding Center's database, you will have an edge the others don't. You can launch your school into a different realm from the others who believe all that free money isn't worth applying for.
Jennifer Kellar Erwin
For a full list of available grants (110,000), go to:
http://www.schoolfundingcenter.info
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SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL GRANTS is a step-by-step grant-writing manual for both new and experienced grant writers. The author, Dr. Deborah Porter, is one of the most successful grant writers in the United States. You need this manual, $38.00 total cost, including shipping.
3 ways to order:
Phone: 1-877-856-7400 with credit card
Fax: 1-903-856-5272 (signed purchase order)
On-line: http://www.schoolfundingcenter.info/jump.asp
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Feature Article
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Look To Your Community For Help
by Jennifer Kellar Erwin
It's amazing the wealth of knowledge that community organizations can share when you begin to apply for a grant.
And sometimes, this type of support is essential.
Individuals or groups that represent academic organizations often will be willing to support your proposal in writing, which can give an edge to the initial phase of your grant request. Letters of endorsement can often persuade a grantor to award the funds necessary for your project.
It's also important to garner support from local government agencies and public officials. Letters that can spell out your project in detail, and back it with words of encouragement, sometimes are required from certain grantmaking agencies, including the federal government.
Since months of planning may be necessary to develop these letters of endorsement, give yourself plenty of time to collect them. If your grant proposal is centered around a certain aspect of the program's value---for example, construction of a new campus facility or the hiring of competent staff members---negotiation time between all parties involved might be required.
Another method to generate community support is to meet with the top "decision makers" who may be concerned with or have a personal tie to your proposal's subject. By discussing the proposal's merits, it's possible that supportive data can be collected, which will further strengthen your proposal once it lands in the grantmaker's hands.
Leave no stone in the community unturned. Review all your options. You'll find that the end result will be worth your effort, and will leave you with permanent relationships that could benefit future endeavors.
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Tips
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1. As you begin to get ready for students to return, also
start planning for the grants you want to write.
2. Solicit help from administrators and teachers to both
research and write your grants.
3. Write several grants to address your school's weakest
area and get the money to address it.
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Our database is filled with every state, federal, and foundation grant available to your school. You have absolutely no need to buy any other product. We already monitor more than 4,000 sources to compile our grant information.
We have grants for universities, colleges, K-12, and pre-K.
We have grants for public, charter, private, and faith- based schools.
Our database contains more than 110,000 grants worth more than $6.5 billion.
To do a free search, go to:
http://www.schoolfundingcenter.info
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School Grant-writing Manual
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SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL GRANTS is a step-by-step grant-writing manual for both new and experienced grant writers. The author, Dr. Deborah Porter, is one of the most successful grant writers in the United States. You need this manual, $38.00 total cost, including shipping.
3 ways to order:
Phone: 1-877-856-7400 with credit card
Fax: 1-903-856-5272 (signed purchase order)
On-line: http://www.schoolfundingcenter.info/jump.asp
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Q & A
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Q. What should I do if my proposal is funded?
A. The first thing, before all else, is to acknowledge the funder's gift with a thank-you letter. You have been awarded the funds because your project was deemed a worthwhile investment. Let them know you appreciate it.
Second, you might receive either the check with a cover letter congratulating you on the award, or a complete contract that stipulates the submittance of a full report once the project is completed. If the contract requires your signature, make sure you know what type of report the funder is requesting and when it is due. If you still have questions, don't hesitate to contact the funder. Even if the funder doesn't require a report, it isn't a bad idea to submit one anyway. By doing so, you can show them just how their money was spent.
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Grant Announcements
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Grant name: "Connected Classroom" Grant
Funded by: SchoolSpan
Description: Individual schools and districts looking to connect their teachers and students through online learning communities can now take advantage of SchoolSpan's new "Connected Classroom" Grant program. SchoolSpan is accepting applications for matching grants to help subsidize schools as they begin to launch online class environments. Grant application is available online.
Program areas: Technology, all other
Recipients: Public school, private/charter school
Proposal deadline: 7/30/2006
Telephone: 800-289-1622, ext. 301
E-mail: info@schoolspan.com
Web site: http://www.schoolspan.com/
Availability: All states
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Our database is filled with every state, federal, and foundation grant available to your school. You have absolutely no need to buy any other product. We already monitor more than 4,000 sources to compile our grant information.
We have grants for universities, colleges, K-12, and pre-K.
We have grants for public, charter, private, and faith- based schools.
Our database contains more than 110,000 grants worth more than $6.5 billion.
To order, go to: http://www.schoolfundingcenter.info/jump.asp
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Grant name: IDEA General Supervision Enhancement Grants
Funded by: U.S. Department of Education
Description: This program promotes academic achievement and improves results for children with disabilities by supporting technical assistance, model demonstration projects, dissemination of useful information, and implementation activities that are supported by scientifically-based research.
Program areas: Disabilities, special education, all other
Recipients: Public school, private/charter school, higher education
Deadline: 8/7/2006
Total amount: Approximate $3.7 million
Average amount: Up to $307,500
Contact person: Larry Wexler
Telephone: 202-245-7571
Email: Larry.Wexler@ed.gov
Website:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10093&mode=VIEW
Availability: All states
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SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL GRANTS is a step-by-step grant-writing manual for both new and experienced grant writers. The author, Dr. Deborah Porter, is one of the most successful grant writers in the United States. You need this manual, $38.00 total cost, including shipping.
3 ways to order:
Phone: 1-877-856-7400 with credit card
Fax: 1-903-856-5272 (signed purchase order)
On-line: http://www.schoolfundingcenter.info/jump.asp
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Grant name: Arts & Literacy Grants
Funded by: The Starbucks Foundation
Description: These grants 1) Address literacy and learning in an innovative way and provide high standards of excellence for the mastery of basic skills. 2) Encourage reading, writing, the arts, and critical thinking as powerful communication tools in commitment to important social issues: social equity, justice and environmental awareness. 3) Provide opportunities for youth voices in print, electronic, digital, audio/video media and/or spoken word performance. 4) Encourage partnerships among formal and informal education systems. 5) Embrace diversity and build bridges of understanding among youth of diverse ethnic, racial and socio-economic backgrounds.
No funding is available for private Christian or other paraochial schools. Letter of inquiry should be submitted between Aug. 1 and Sept. 1. Final proposal due Sept. 1.
Program areas: Arts, at-risk/character, early childhood, general education, reading, science/environmental
Recipients: Public school, Private/charter school
Deadline: 9/1/2006
Average amount: $5,000 - $20,000
Telephone: 206-318-7022
Website: http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/grantinfo.asp
Availability: All states
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Grant name: Faculty Humanities Workshops
Funded by: National Endowment for the Humanities
Description: Grants for Faculty Humanities Workshops support local and regional professional development programs for
K-12 teachers and faculty at post-secondary institutions by providing such faculty with the opportunity to engage in vigorous intellectual inquiry with visiting scholars on significant topics in the humanities. For school teachers, these intellectual enrichment projects typically respond to or align with humanities topics and subjects identified in state or other appropriate frameworks for learning.
Participants will have opportunities to work with visiting humanities scholars as they carry out a collaborative program of readings, discussions, and other activities.
Projects can involve teachers from a single school, a cluster of schools, or a school district, and draw upon humanities resources in the wider community, such as libraries, museums, historical organizations, and other educational institutions.
Program areas: Library, professional development, social studies, all other
Recipients: Public school, higher education, other
Deadline: 9/15/2006
Average amount: $30,000 - $75,000
Telephone: 202-606-8380
E-mail: education@neh.gov
Web site:
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/facworkshops.html
Availability: All states
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Feedback
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Don Peek
dpeek@schoolfundingcenter.com
I look forward to hearing from you.
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General Info
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