Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities
1. Government and Private Grant Sources for Education Programs
August 20, 2003
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Funding Opportunities

Government and Private Grant Sources for Education Programs

August 20, 2003

The information in

Funding Opportunities

comes from a variety of sources and is

compiled by the Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Grants Management,

a’s education communities serve students.

Be sure to verify availability, eligibility, and instructions with the

funding source before preparing proposals.

In this issue

Funding Source - Government

Florida Department of Education / Mentoring Initiative –

Florida Department of Education / Mentoring Initiative –

Rural Districts

Florida Department of Education / Mentoring Initiative –

Funding Source - Foundations/Private

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

JM Family Enterprises, INC.

The Green Family Foundation

BankAtlantic Foundation

With Arms Wide Open Foundation

Florida Department of Education / Mentoring Initiative –

School-Based 3

Encouraging 3

rd Graders in Reading

: The Department of Education has dedicated $275,000 to a

mentoring initiative that targets 3

rd grade students. These students were

chosen due to the following factors: the Florida Center of Reading Research

concluded students learn to read during Pre-K to 3

they read to learn and 3

rd grade FCAT assessments are now used in part to

determine a student’s progress for promotion/retention purposes.

Applications for this initiative should focus on strategies designed to improve

the delivery of services, the quality of instruction and the appropriate

methods and intervals of assessment for the intended population.

Preference will be given to low performing schools.

: September 15, 2003.

: Up to $5,000 per award.

ELIGIBILITY

: School districts on behalf of individual schools and non-

profits in conjunction with school districts.

: Traci Cotton, email: Traci.Cotton@fldoe.org, (850) 245-0815,

Office of Family and Community Outreach, Florida Department of Education,

325 West Gaines Street, Turlington Bldg, Tallahassee, FL 32399. Documents

http://info.fldoe.org/dscgi/ds.py/Get/File-

1388/School-Based3rdGrade.pdf

Florida Department of Education / Mentoring Initiative –

Rural Districts

Assisting Schools with Student Enrollment Less than 30,000

: The Rural District Initiative is designed to assist school districts

with enrollment populations of less than 30,000 students. The funding

provides incentive dollars to districts to partner and match dollars with

nonprofit groups and community based organizations to support a district-

level coordinator position for mentoring services. Preference will be given to

applicants whose proposals are designed to implement the Mentor Reading

Curriculum Guide developed under the auspices of the Governor’s Mentoring

: September 15, 2003.

: Up to $20,000 per award.

ELIGIBILITY

: School districts, laboratory schools, post secondary

institutions as appropriate and non-profit organizations.

: Traci Cotton, email: Traci.Cotton@fldoe.org, (850) 245-0815,

Office of Family and Community Outreach, Florida Department of Education,

325 West Gaines Street, Turlington Bldg, Tallahassee, FL 32399. Documents

http://info.fldoe.org/dscgi/ds.py/Get/File-

1397/RuralDistrict.pdf

Florida Department of Education / Mentoring Initiative –

School-Based

Providing Incentive Dollars for Low Performing Schools

: The Governor’s Mentoring School-Based Initiative provides

incentive dollars to districts and non-profit groups to partner with schools in

providing mentoring services. The Department invites your local schools to

submit proposals through their district office or through non-profit groups.

Preference will be given to low performing schools and to those applications

submitted on behalf of the schools that have received Accountability Grades

of “F” for the past two consecutive school years.

: September 15, 2003.

: Up to $10,000 per award.

ELIGIBILITY

: School districts on behalf of individual schools and non-profit

organizations in conjunction with school districts.

: Traci Cotton, email: Traci.Cotton@fldoe.org, (850) 245-0815,

Office of Family and Community Outreach, Florida Department of Education,

325 West Gaines Street, Turlington Bldg, Tallahassee, FL 32399. Documents

http://info.fldoe.org/dscgi/ds.py/Get/File-

1394/School-Based.pdf

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Seeking Solutions to Campus-based Alcohol Abuse

: The National Institute of Health is funding research programs

that seek solutions to college-based alcohol abuse problems. The proposed

projects can be funded up to three years and receive funds up to $200,000

per year. Funds will support state-of-the-art studies of services or

interventions that can capitalize on natural experiments (unexpected events,

policy changes, new media campaigns, etc.). University administrators,

partnered with a research scientist are encouraged to apply.

: Applications are accepted year-round, with the next review

date scheduled for October 1, 2003.

: Up to $200,000 per year for a maximum three-year period.

ELIGIBILITY

: Public or private universities and colleges, faith- or

community-based organizations.

: Peggy Murray, International and Health Education Programs

Branch, Office of Collaborative Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse

and Alcoholism, Willco Bldg., Ste. 302, 6000 Executive Blvd., MSC 7003,

Bethesda, MD 20892-7003, (301) 443-2594, fax (301) 480-2358, email:

pmurray@mail.nih.gov.

JM Family Enterprises, INC.

Donating Charitable Gifts

: JM Family Enterprises, INC. is looking to donate charitable gifts

to 501(c)(3) organizations who are focused primarily on at-risk and

disadvantaged youth, education, the arts and multi-cultural diversity. Since

its inception in 1968, JM Family’s hands-on approach has earned numerous

awards. Charitable gift requests are reviewed as they are received.

However, all organizations should allow 4 to 6 weeks for review and research

of a charitable request.

: Requests for funds should be made as far in advance as

possible since the company finalizes its budget in the fourth quarter of the

prior calendar year.

ELIGIBILITY

: Non-profit 501(c) 3 organizations within South Florida

(Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties) and Jacksonville.

: Kim Bentley, Director of Charitable Giving, c/o: JM Family

Enterprises, 111 Jim Moran Blvd., P.O. Box 1160, Deerfield Beach, FL 33443,

email: Kim.Bentley@jmfamily.com, (954) 418-5037. For specific program

details visit the website at http://www.jmfamily.com/community/charity.htm.

The Green Family Foundation

Empowering Disenfranchised Communities

: The Green Family Foundation funds projects that engage and

empower disenfranchised communities; that is, projects that include and

involve the people they seek to benefit without imposing upon the dignity or

rights of the beneficiaries. They are committed to working with non-profit

agencies and community leaders. The Foundation looks for programs that

show potential and have developed long-term plans to sustain and even

expand their efforts. In this sense, special consideration is given to entities

that are able to secure matching funds and those that have a proven record

of accomplishment within the community. The Foundation also supports and

encourages the development of new and creative ways to respond to long-

standing social problems rather than merely funding existing programs.

: Open for letters of inquiry. Upon invitation, proposals are

accepted between July 1st and October 1st each year.

ELIGIBILITY

: Non-profit 501(c) 3 organizations.

: Please visit the website for information on specific guidelines for

the Letters of Inquiry and Proposals, http://www.greenff.org/grantmaking.shtml

BankAtlantic Foundation

Funding for a Variety of Program Areas

: The BankAtlantic Foundation funds specific projects as well as

general operations for programs within the areas of arts and culture,

education and literacy, community and economic development, or social

: Proposals are received and reviewed from May 1st to

: Majority range from $1,000 to $3,000.

ELIGIBILITY

: Programs within BankAtlantic communities including

Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, the Treasure Coast Counties and Tampa

: Shelly Levan Margolis, Executive Director, (954) 760-5458,

BankAtlantic Foundation, 1750 East Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL

33304. Visit the website at

http://www.bankatlantic.com/CommunityInvestment/bafoundation.asp.

With Arms Wide Open Foundation

Encouraging Healthy Parent-Child Relationships

: The With Arms Wide Open Foundation protects the lives and

well-being of children by seeking to ensure healthy, loving, nurturing bonds

between children and their parents. The foundation gives general funding to

established family-service providers as well as project funds to fill gaps

identified by these organizations. The Foundation's intent is to raise

awareness of the importance of healthy parent-child relationships; to

provide encouraging support and education to parents, and to identify and

address problematic areas that impede the development of healthy, loving,

nurturing parent-child relationships. Past projects included: providing

assistance to poor/low income families, providing assistance to families

dealing with a crisis that threatens the family unit, education, public policy

and judicial action.

: September 30, 2003.

ELIGIBILITY

: Non-profit 501(c) 3 organizations.

: Cynthia A. McNeely, Esq., Executive Director, email:

inquiry@witharmswideopen.org, (850) 222-3882, 525 East College Ave.,

Tallahassee, FL 32301. Visit the website at

http://www.witharmswideopen.org/default.cfm.

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