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SCHOOL FUNDING NEWSLETTER
April 24, 2007 (click here to see our archived newsletters)
Right now is best time to order a subscription to the School Funding Center Grant Database. You'll never again get this much value for your money.
If you order a subscription to The School Funding Center Grant Database between now and May 30th, you get 3 months free. That's right. You get June, July, and August free just for subscribing now.
The School Funding Center Grant Database lists every grant available to your school in the United States. It is updated daily and currently contains over 110,000 grant opportunities.
If you are really serious about getting grant money for your school, you should subscribe to our grant database.
12-month subscription $397.00 (Now, a full 15 months.)
6-month subscription $249.00
2-month trial $ 99.00
When you order the 12-month subscription, you get Dr. Deborah Porter's SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL GRANTS free with your subscription. It is a step-by-step grant-writing manual by one of the foremost grant writers in the country.
To order: http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com (credit card)
or call: toll-free 1-877-856-7400 (credit card)
or fax: 1-903-856-5272 (signed purchase order)
or mail: The School Funding Center, 449 Rusk Street,
Pittsburg, TX 75686
United States' schools will get more than 6.5 billion dollars in grant money in 2007. Why should yours be left out?
Don't forget that you can do limited free searches in our huge school grant database by going to:
http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com
and typing in your email address on our main page.
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Quote of the Month
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The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
---Anatole France
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Editorial
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In light of the Virginia Tech tragedy, I think we should take a moment to explore what each of us might do to help prevent this type of destruction at our own school.
Looking back over my own many years of experience as teacher, counselor, principal, and assistant superintendent, I know there are troubled students in every class. I have seen my own troubled students go on to steal, rape, and kill others. I have seen them take their own lives, too.
That's not to say that I haven't had many, many more students who became doctors, lawyers, preachers, and just all-around good citizens. But while these students need guidance, they don't need the intervention that the others need.
Of course I know that teachers and administrators are already overburdened with the tasks they are expected to accomplish each year. All I am saying is that we all need to take a little extra time to notice who does not fit in well at school. Who gets teased, or maybe worse, gets left completely and totally alone? Who exhibits bizarre behavior just to get noticed regardless of the consequences? Who writes those strange papers to shock members of the class and even the teacher?
Lots of students simply never develop coping skills. Some have no support at all from parents.
You can't act as counselor if you're not a trained counselor, but you can refer students who exhibit unusual behavior.
You can discuss them in team meetings.
There many students who will never go on a shooting rampage like the one at Virginia Tech but still need help to prevent them from brutalizing others around them in one way or another.
In the time we have left in this school year, I encourage you to identify and intervene. It may literally save your own life or others you love.
Don Peek
dpeek@schoolfundingcenter.com
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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. More than 90% of the grants she writes are funded each year. You need this manual, $38.00 total cost, including shipping.
http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com/jump.asp
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Feature Article
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Making the Call
One of the many pieces of information we give for each grant we feature in The School Funding Center Grant Database is the contact person and phone number for that particular grant. We wouldn't list that information if it were not important.
It takes considerable time and effort to apply for a grant.
If you are going to expend that time and effort, why not give yourself every chance possible of actually winning that grant money?
Typically, the contact person for a grant will be more knowledgeable about that grant than anyone else. They might even give you tips to better your chances for receiving the grant. At the very least, they can give you more information than anyone else, and the more information you have about the inner workings of a grant, the better your chances of getting that grant money.
A phone call is especially helpful when you are applying for foundation grants. Many foundations are run by a small board, and the contact person usually sits on this board and helps decide which grant applications to fund.
The contact person can tell you if your project really fits the scope of the foundation. Matching your need with the intent of the foundation is absolutely critical, and a phone call can often save you tremendous time and effort. In some cases, you'll abandon your application to the particular foundation because you'll find that the fit is not there. More often, you'll be able to make your application much, much clearer and more persuasive by having one or more conversations with the contact person.
Please be aware that some grants specifically ask you NOT to call. Often there is an email address instead of a phone number for the contact person. Even though a phone call is typically more productive, use whatever means of communication is available to get all the information you can before you ever start to apply for a grant.
Whether you plan to apply for one grant or ten, call each contact person to get as much information as you can. It's one call that can often pay a ton in dividends.
Don Peek
dpeek@schoolfundingcenter.com
The School Funding Center's database at http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com
will help you match your needs to the grants that are available. We include live links to e-mail and Web sites of
granting organizations whenever available.
Usually address, phone, and/or fax is included.
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Tips
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1. Study the grant database. Carefully match your need with
the grants that address that need.
2. Write multiple grants for the same program to insure that
you get the grant money you need.
3. Call the contact person for the grant and get as much
information as you can before starting the grant
application.
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Right now is best time to order a subscription to the School Funding Center Grant Database. You'll never again get this much value for your money.
If you order a subscription to The School Funding Center Grant Database between now and May 30th, you get 3 months free. That's right. You get June, July, and August free just for subscribing now.
The School Funding Center Grant Database lists every grant available to your school in the United States. It is updated daily and currently contains over 110,000 grant opportunities.
If you are really serious about getting grant money for your school, you should subscribe to our grant database.
12-month subscription $397.00 (Now, a full 15 months.)
6-month subscription $249.00
2-month trial $ 99.00
When you order the 12-month subscription, you get Dr. Deborah Porter's SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL GRANTS free with your subscription. It is a step-by-step grant-writing manual by one of the foremost grant writers in the country.
To order: http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com (credit card)
or call: toll-free 1-877-856-7400 (credit card)
or fax: 1-903-856-5272 (signed purchase order)
or mail: The School Funding Center, 449 Rusk Street,
Pittsburg, TX 75686
United States' schools will get more than 6.5 billion dollars in grant money in 2007. Why should yours be left out?
Don't forget that you can do limited free searches in our huge school grant database by going to:
http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com
and typing in your email address on our main page.
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Top Grant-writing Manual in the Nation
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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. More than 90% of the grants she writes are funded each year. You need this manual, $38.00 total cost, including shipping.
http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com/jump.asp
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Q & A
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Q. How can I find good grants without spending the money
to subscribe to your database?
A: Most are listed on the Internet, but it takes so much
time and effort to find them, it's much cheaper in the
long run just to subscribe to The School Funding Center
Grant Database.
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Grant Announcements
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Grant name: Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Grant Program
Funded by: U.S. Department of Education
Description: The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools
(REMS) grant competition supports efforts by LEAs to improve and strengthen their school emergency management plans, including training school personnel and students in emergency response procedures; communicating emergency plans and procedures with parents; and coordinating with local law enforcement, public safety, public health, and mental health agencies
Program areas: Safe/drug-free schools
Recipients: Public school
Proposal deadline: 5/21/2007
Total amount: $24 million
Average amount: $100,000 to $500,000
Contact person: Sara Strizzi
Telephone: 202-708-4850
Email: sara.strizzi@ed.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13411&mode=VIEW
Availability: All states
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Grant name: "Living in a Material World" Grants
Funded by: ASM International Foundation
Description: The ASM International Foundation's mission is to excite young people worldwide in materials careers. To help teachers bring the "real world" of materials science into the classroom, the ASM International Foundation is awarding 10 grants of $500 each to teachers, K-12.
Program areas: Science/environmental, all other
Recipients: Public school, private/charter school
Proposal deadline: 5/25/2007
Average amount: $500
Telephone: 800-336-5152
Email: jeane.deatherage@asminternational.org
Website: http://www.asminternational.org/content/Foundation/LivingintheMaterialWorld/Living_Material_World.htm (copy & paste into browser window)
Availability: All states
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Grant name: Early Reading First Program
Funded by: U.S. Department of Education
Description: This program supports local efforts to enhance the oral language, cognitive, and early reading skills of preschool age children especially those from low-income families, through strategies, materials, and professional development that are grounded in scientifically based reading research.
Program areas: At-risk/character, early childhood, professional development
Recipients: Public school, other
Proposal deadline: 5/29/2007
Total amount: $102 million
Contact person: Pilla Parker
Telephone: 202-260-0968
Email: Pilla.Parker@ed.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12328&mode=VIEW
Availability: All states
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Grant name: Classroom Grants
Funded by: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauts (AIAA) Foundation
Description: These grants are available to supplement the math, science or technology curriculum for K-12 teachers nationwide.
Up to $200 per individual request is awarded, and each school is limited to up to $1,000 per calendar year.
Program areas: Math, science/environmental, technology
Recipients: Public school
Proposal deadline: 5/31/2007
Average amount: Up to $1,000
Website: http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=216
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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Pittsburg, TX 75686
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