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SCHOOL FUNDING NEWSLETTER
January 28, 2008 (click here to see our archived newsletters)
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Quote of the Month
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I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
---Lily Tomlin
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A Grant Database That Has Every Grant Available ===========================================================
It's time now to start writing those grants for summer school and for next fall. Why waste hours and hours pouring through the Internet and paper newsletters when you can get all the grant information you need in just minutes from our database?
Go to:
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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.
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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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Can the Falling Economy Affect Your School?
With house values falling, it is likely that less taxes will be collected this year than last. People having trouble making house payments also have trouble making credit card payments and tax payments.
The less tax money that schools have to maintain their budgets, the more they need grant money to keep from cutting programs and people. The more competition there is for grant money, the harder it is for schools to get the grant money they need.
If things get bad enough for businesses, they usually put less money into their foundations to give to schools.
You can see where this cycle is going.
I strongly recommend that you begin applying for as many grants as you can now. A year from now our economy may be back as strong as it ever was, but there's no guarantee of that. It is better to be cautious and line up as much grant money for next school year as you can now than to wait and face more competition later in the year.
Hopefully, things will look much brighter economically in a few months than it does now. Just in case it doesn't, do your planning now. You'll be glad you did.
Don Peek
To do a free grant search using The School Funding Center Grant Database, go to:
http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com
Enter your email address.
Don Peek
dpeek@schoolfundingcenter.com
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Feature Article
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Time for More Assessment
Those of you who read this newsletter regularly know I've got a real bug for assessment. I don't play games without keeping score. I don't think you can run a business effectively without keeping books. And I don't think you can run a school effectively without constant and accurate assessment.
Something else you can't do without proper assessment is write grants properly. Too many people have the idea that you write grants just to get money. If you take that approach, you will never be truly successful in your grant writing.
You should be writing grants to improve programs that you already have or to institute new programs that will solve or alleviate a problem that you have. The only way to do either properly is to begin with an assessment of the program or the problem.
Good assessments can take many forms. You can use test scores, surveys, questionnaires, teacher and administrator observation, focus groups, etc. However, I personally believe the more quantitative the data, the better it supports your grant application.
If you can show that your at-risk 5th graders read two grades lower than they should but improve substantially when they are placed in small groups, you can write a grant to support that arrangement.
If you have statistics to show that high school dropouts were decreased by 40% by intensive individual counseling in a neighboring town with a similar population, then you have assessment to strengthen your grant application.
The first semester is now over for most of you. It's a perfect time to gather assessment data from that first semester and use it to write all the grants you need.
Remember, assess your programs and/or your needs first, gather all the data you can, and start filling out those grant applications. The more you write and the stronger your assessment data, the better your chances of getting the grant money you need.
Don Peek
The School Funding Center Grant Database is the premier school grant database. It is more comprehensive and up-to-date than any other grant database that you will find.
Join us today.
http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com
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. Do your assessment work during January and February.
2. Begin writing grants immediately for summer school and
for the fall.
3. Just start writing. Just getting started is always the
hardest part.
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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. I'm new at this. Does writing grants get easier as you go?
A: Absolutely. Not only does getting experience make it
easier, but you can often use large pieces of what you
have written in other grant applications. This makes
it much easier to write grants 2,3, 4, and 5. Getting
started is always the hardest part.
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Grant Announcements
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Grant Name: Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Grants
Funded by: Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools
Description: Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) grants support efforts by local educational agencies
(LEAs) to improve and strengthen their school emergency management plans, including by training school personnel and students
in emergency management procedures; communicating with parents about emergency plans and procedures; and coordinating with
local law enforcement, public safety, public health, and mental health agencies.
Program Areas: Health/PE, Safe/Drug Free Schools
Recipients: Public School, Private/Charter School
Proposal Deadline: 2/19/2008
Total Amount: $24 million
Average Amount: $250,000.00
Contact Person: Sara Strizzi
Address: U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E320, Washington, DC 20202
Telephone: 303-346-0924
Email: sara.strizzi@ed.gov
Website:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=Hf3F11y4bgKycvG9Gj22xdnzVHYPJSvYBJhyGyWmhlyTVvhS1y2l!-1648198584?oppId=16423&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW
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Grant Name: Target Store Grants - Arts, Early Childhood Reading and Family Violence Prevention
Funded by: Target
Description: Reading grants are awarded to schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations, supporting programs such as weekend book clubs, after-school reading programs and events encouraging family reading time. Arts grants are given to programs that bring the arts to schools or make it affordable for families to participate in cultural experiences, such as school touring programs, field trips to the theater or symphony, or artist residencies and workshops in schools. Family violence prevention grants support groups working to make individual homes and entire communities safer, such as funding child abuse counseling programs and shelters.
Program Areas: After-School,Arts, At-Risk/Character, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Reading
Recipients: Public School, Private/Charter School
Proposal Deadline: 5/31/2008
Proposal Deadline Description: Between March 1 and May 31 each year
Average Amount: $100.00 - $3,000.00
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Availability: All States
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Grant Name: Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program Grants
Funded by: Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program
Description: The purpose of this program is to improve student reading skills and academic achievement by providing students with increased access to up-to-date school library materials; well-equipped, technologically advanced school library media
centers; and well-trained, professionally certified school library media specialists.
Program Areas: Library, Reading, Technology
Recipients: Public School, Private/Charter School
Proposal Deadline: 3/7/2008
Total Amount: $18.5 million
Average Amount: $230,000.00
Contact Person: Irene Harwarth
Address: U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3W227, Washington, DC 20202
Telephone: 202-401-3751
Email: Irene.Harwarth@ed.gov
Website:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=Hf3F11y4bgKycvG9Gj22xdnzVHYPJSvYBJhyGyWmhlyTVvhS1y2l!-1648198584?oppId=16580&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW
Availability: All States
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Grant Name: Kinder Morgan Foundation Education Grants
Funded by: Kinder Morgan Foundation
Description: Grants are primarily directed to educational programs for youth in grades K-12. Funding is provided to local,
state, provincial and regional educational institutions, libraries and programs that provide ongoing support, such as Junior
Achievement. The foundation also supports youth programs provided by local arts organizations, symphony orchestras, museums
and others. Initial approach is to contact the foundation for application form, which is required.
Program Areas: Arts, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, General Education, Library, Math, Reading, Science/Environmental,
Social Studies
Recipients: Public School
Proposal Deadline: 3/10/2008
Total Amount: $994,693.00
Average Amount: $750.00 - $5,000.00
Contact Person: Maureen Bulkley, Community Rels. Coord.
Address: 370 Van Gordon St., P.O. Box 281304, Lakewood, CO 80228-8304
Telephone: 303-763-3471
Email: km_foundation@kindermorgan.com
Website: http://www.kindermorgan.com/community/km_foundation.cfm
Availability: All States
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dpeek@schoolfundingcenter.com
I look forward to hearing from you.
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