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SCHOOL FUNDING NEWSLETTER
December 16, 2003
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AEDs ARE BEING DEPLOYED IN SCHOOLS ACROSS AMERICA!
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--More than 450,000 fatal heart attacks occur each year
in
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--Defibrillation within 3 minutes of the onset of a heart
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Quote of the Month
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America believes in education: the average professor earns
more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in
a whole week.
Evan Esar (1899 - 1995)
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Editorial
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Welcome to the 750 new subscribers since our last
newsletter. This issue is being delivered early so you can
make use of the information before the holidays. Many
foundation grants have quarterly deadlines, and one of
those will be December 31st.
Our big news for this month is The School Funding Center's
new offer. Don't miss this. Now you can subscribe to our
entire database that contains over 100,000 grants worth
over 6 billion dollars for only $99.00. This is a 60-day
trial subscription so you can experience how easy it is to
find money for your school.
And if you subscribe now, your 60 days won't officially
begin until January 1st, but you can use the database for
the rest of December for free. Subscribe now by going to:
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If you're ever going to try to get grants for your school,
please accept this offer today. You simply will not find
more grant information for a lower price anywhere.
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Top Education Web Sites
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Education World: http://www.educationworld.com
U.S. Dept. of Education: http://www.ed.gov
DiscoverySchool.com: http://school.discovery.com
Library in the Sky: http://www.nwrel.org/sky
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Feature Article
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Setting Goals and Objectives for Your Grant Program
by Don Peek
I had a call a few weeks ago from a board member asking
how easy it was for school districts to get grant money to
increase their general fund. I almost laughed. I
thought he was kidding.
If you happen to find a foundation or government agency
that WILL give you money just to increase your general
fund, PLEASE, PLEASE give me a call. I have a few credit
card debts I'd like to have them help me with.
Some granting agencies may have rules and restrictions
less stringent than others, but you must have very clear
and very precise goals when you submit a grant application
of any kind if you expect to receive grant money.
Educators are generally familiar with goals and objectives
for the classroom. Writing grant goals and objectives are
similar. Goals are broader. Objectives are more specific.
In a reading classroom, your goal might be to improve
the
reading comprehension of all your students during the year.
More specifically between the STAR reading pre- and
post-tests given in September and May, you want your
students to average 1.5 years of growth in reading
comprehension.
For a grant, you might be trying to improve the reading
comprehension of your 7th graders. One specific objective
might be for at least 95% of your 7th graders to score at
or above grade level in reading comprehension on the
Iowa Test of Basic Skills.
This goal and objective is specific and measurable. You
have every reason to believe you can take the grant money
you're asking for, put your new program and/or materials in
place, achieve the goal you've set, and have hard evidence
of having achieved the goal. If you say you'll provide
anything less, you have a weak grant application.
What is your goal?
100% of our students will pass the state technology exam
by the end of 8th grade.
25% more of female students will enroll in and pass
advanced mathematics and science courses.
Within the next 2 years, our dropout rate will decrease
by 15%.
These are clear, concise, and measurable.
You still must have a good needs assessment, a good program
that will produce these results, and a specific
evaluation procedure. But once you have clear goals and
objectives, most of your grant application will fall into
place. In fact, the entire application will be built
around your goals and objectives.
For sample grants and additional tips on grant writing,
go to:
http://www.schoolfundingcenter.info/
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Tips
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Before any house is built, it must have a plan. The
grant application is the blueprint for your program. -
Collect all pertinent student data (economic status,
failure rate, dropout rate, race, gender, etc.) before
writing your needs assessment. -
It may pay you to hire a professional grant writer if
the grant is particularly large or highly competitive.
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Subscriber Feedback
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Please read our entire newsletter and visit our web
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of
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Drop me an email or give me a call:
Don Peek
dpeek@schoolfundingcenter.com
Toll-free 1-877-856-7400
I look forward to hearing from you.
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Q & A
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Q. Why should I bother trying to get
grants when hundreds
of other schools are trying to get the same money?
A. First, it might surprise you how much
grant money never
gets awarded simply because enough schools do not apply.
Second, this is not the lottery. If your school has
real needs, financial and otherwise, you have a better
chance of getting money than those less needy.
Third, if you are a good grant writer, you can get grant
money. A strong, well-written application is the key.
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Grant Announcements
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Grant name: Te@ch Program Grants
Funded by: Best Buy Children's Foundation
Description: Grants in support of school programs or
projects that creatively integrate interactive technology
into the curriculum. School must be within 25 miles of a
Best Buy store.
Program areas: Technology
Recipients: Public schools, private/charter, faith-based,
Proposal deadline: 12/31/03
Total amount: $3,000,000.00
Average amount: $2,500.00
Web site:
http://communications.bestbuy.com/communityrelations/teach.asp?kiosk
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PROTECT YOUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY TODAY!
--For every minute that passes after sudden cardiac arrest
without defibrillation, a person’s survivability decreases
by about 10%.
Prevent your students and faculty from becoming statistics.
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For more information, click on: http://www.cardiacscienceaeds.com/fund2 today!
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Grant name: CivConnections Grants
Funded by: National Council for the Social Studies
Description: Grants for teacher teams and students grades
3-12 to link historical inquiry with community service-
learning projects. Thirty-three teams of teachers are
expected to be funded.
Program areas: Social Studies
Recipients: Public school
Proposal deadline: 4/30/04
Average amount: $7,500.00
Website: http://www.socialstudies.org/civiconnections
Availability: All states
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Repeated from last issue because of close deadline.
Grant name: School Library Grants
Funded by: The Laura Bush Foundation for
America's libraries
Description: Grants to update, extend, and diversify the
book collections of school libraries. You must use the
online form.
Program areas: Library, reading
Recipients: Public school
Proposal deadline: 12/17/03
Contact person: Meg Pearson
Amount: Up to $5,000
Website: http://www.laurabushfoundation.org/foundation.html
Availability: All states
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IF YOU SUBSCRIBE TO THE SCHOOL FUNDING CENTER DATABASE,
YOU WILL GET EMAIL ALERTS FOR NEW GRANTS AS THEY ARE PUT
INTO OUR DATABASE!
http://www.schoolfundingcenter.info/
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Short deadline.
Grant name: Innovation Grants
Funded by: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Description: Priorities are talent identification,
scholarship provision and out-of-school programs in the
arts, language, writing, science.
Program areas: After-school, arts, general education,
reading, and science
Proposal deadline: 12/22/03
Average amount: $100,000.00 - $200,000.00
Web site: http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org
Availability: All states
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Grant Writer Manual
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AEDs SAVE LIVES
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Join the numerous schools throughout the nation preventing
the tragic loss of life from sudden cardiac arrest with the
Cardiac Science Powerheart® AED G3. Safeguard your
students and faculty from America’s #1 killer today. The
life you save may be your own.
Visit: http://www.cardiacscienceaeds.com/fund2
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