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SCHOOL FUNDING NEWSLETTER
August 28, 2007 (click here to see our archived newsletters)
Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
---Proverbs 10:1
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We have 4 grants that could add thousands to your school's budget further below, but if you really want to find grants for your school, go to:
www.schoolfundingcenter.com
to do some sample free grant searches.
Then, subscribe to our huge grant database. It allows you to look for grants 24/7, and it is updated daily with the latest federal, state, and foundation grants for your school.
12-month subscription $397.00
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
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Editorial
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Have you started back to school with a zest for educating students? Many times our attitudes toward students and their learning is as important as what we try to teach them.
Even the dogs and cats we keep around us as pets can sense our attitudes toward them and their behavior. Does it make any less sense that students would have a natural feel for those attitudes toward them?
Whether you are a principal, teacher, superintendent, or in some other position, make your students feel as welcome at school as possible. Let them know that the school is there solely for their benefit. Let them know you are there to help them get the best education possible.
When you give off those vibes, students will easily receive them. It will make learning easier for them, and it will make your job a whole lot easier, too.
In my years as principal, I'd take a teacher with great attitude over great aptitude any day of the week. As a higher level administrator, I felt the same way about principals.
You don't have to have the brightest bulb in the school as far as IQ and credentials. Make sure you are the brightest bulb when it comes to caring and leadership.
Did you know we list over 150 grant sources for grants dealing with character, at-risk, community involvement, volunteerism, and family services?
To do a free grant search, go to:
http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com
Give your email address.
Don Peek
dpeek@schoolfundingcenter.com
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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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Feature Article
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It's Grant-Writing Time
Okay, you already know that any time is a good time to write a grant for your school. But if I were picking out possibly the best time to write a grant, it would be at the beginning of the school year. Here are several reasons why:
1) You have all the data from last school year to determine what problems you had and what needs to be corrected. Why run the same programs and get the same poor results this year?
If your math program fell further behind, if your reading levels were not up to par, if your minority students did not perform as well as your other students---all of these are reasons to change your programs and apply for grant money to fund them. And you know if you have these problems by scanning last year's data.
2) More grants are available this time of year than any other. Fall is when a majority of state and federal grants are announced. You should be scouring our database to see what grants are newly available at least on a weekly basis.
It's true, many, many grants are available throughout the year, but it is also true that more grants are available in the next month or two than any other time of the year.
3) Once the rush of the first week or two of school is over, you will probably not have as much time as you do right now. The beginning of school is usually hectic, but get past the first week or two, and blocking out time to write a grant or two will be easier now than later when things begin to pile up.
4) You can apply for grant money for the remainder of the fall semester, the spring semester, or even for next summer.
You will never have as much flexibility as you do in the fall to apply for money, and, yes, there's still time to get money for the fall semester.
I've listed 4 solid reasons that NOW is the time to begin writing grants for your school. All you need to do now is subscribe to our grant database so you can spend your time writing grants rather than spending your precious time searching aimlessly for the right grants to write.
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.
To do free limited grant searches, go to:
http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com
and type in your email address.
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Tips
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1. You have to write your first grant before you can write
your second one.
2. There is no better time to apply for a grant than the
beginning of the fall semester.
3. Subscribe to our grant database. Don't waste your time
looking for grants when you could be applying for several
during that same time.
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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
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 this year. 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. Is getting grant money more trouble than it's worth?
A: It can be if the administration requirements are too
burdensome. Typically, this is not the case, however,
and getting free money for your school is generally well
worth the effort.
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Grant Announcements
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Grant name: Best Buy te@ch Program
Funded by: Best Buy
Description: Teachers and schools successfully using interactive technology in the classroom may be selected to receive $2,500 gift cards from Best Buy. Educators in qualifying
K-12 schools should complete and submit an application online.
All accredited public, private, parochial and non-profit charter schools that are within 50 miles of a U.S. Best Buy store can apply. Schools must be located in the United States.
Home schools and for-profit schools do not qualify for the te@ch program.
Program areas: Technology, all other
Recipients: Public school, private/charter school, faith-based
Proposal deadline: 9/30/2007
Average amount: Up to $100,000
Email: CommunityRelations@BestBuy.com
Website:
http://communications.bestbuy.com/communityrelations/teach.asp
Availability: All states
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Grant name: Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program
Funded by: U.S. Department of Education
Description: The purpose of the FI Projects program is to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities.
Program areas: Disabilities
Recipients: Higher education, other
Proposal deadline: 9/21/2007
Average amount: $2.6 million
Contact person: Lynn Medley
Telephone: 202-245-7338
Email: lynn.medley@ed.gov
Website:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=14911&mode=VIEW
Availability: All states
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Grant name: Learning & Leadership Grants
Funded by: The NEA Foundation
Description: These grants support public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education for one of the following two purposes: 1) Grants to individuals fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research.
2) Grants to groups fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment. Applicants must be practicing U.S. public school teachers in grades K–12, public school education support professionals, or faculty and staff at public higher education institutions.
Preference will be given to members of the National Education Association. The NEA Foundation encourages grant applications from teachers with less than seven years of experience in the profession, and education support professionals.
Program areas: Professional development
Recipients: Public school
Proposal deadline: 10/15/2007
Average amount: Up to $5,000
Telephone: 202-822-7840
Website:
http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm
Availability: All states
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Grant name: 2007 Hooked on Hydroponics Awards
Funded by: NGA / The Grow Store / Progressive Gardening Trade
Association
Description: Classroom hydroponics offers eager students loads of opportunities to explore concepts across the curriculum, from biology to economics. Winning programs receive a compact hydroponics package that includes everything required to grow plants successfully indoors.
Eligibility: Schools and youth organizations that plan to garden with at least 15 children between the ages of
6 and 18 during 2007.
Program areas: Science/environmental
Recipients: Public school, private/charter school, other
Deadline: 9/30/2007
Fax number: 1-802-864-6889
Web site: http://www.kidsgardening.com/grants/2007-hoh-landing.asp
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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