Funding Opportunities
Government and Private Grant Sources for Education Programs
March 30, 2005
The information in
Funding Opportunities
comes from a variety of sources and is
compiled by the Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Grants Management,
Grants Development Office to help Florida’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
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Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program / U.S.
Department of Education (USDE)
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Florida Learn and Serve / Florida Department of Education (FDOE)
Funding Source - Foundations/Private
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Cable in the Classroom
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First Amendment Schools
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RGK Foundation
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Teaching Tolerance / Southern Poverty Law Center
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development
Program / U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
Enhancing School Readiness
PROGRAM:
The purpose of the Early Childhood Educator Professional
Development (ECEPD) program is to enhance the school readiness of young
children, particularly disadvantaged young children. The focus of the ECEPD
program is to prevent these children from encountering difficulties once they
enter schools by improving the knowledge and skills of early childhood
educators who work in communities that have high concentrations of
children living in poverty.
DEADLINE:
April 22, 2005.
FUNDING:
Over $14 million estimated funds; estimated average award,
$3.75 million.
ELIGIBILITY:
Partnerships of at least one entity from each of three
categories: 1) institutions of higher education, or other public or private
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agencies that provide professional development for early childhood
educators who work with children from low-income families; 2) public
agencies (including state and local educational agencies or human service
agencies), Head Start, or private organizations; and, 3) if possible, an entity
that has experience training educators in early childhood programs
identifying and preventing behavior problems or working with children who
may be victims of abuse.
CONTACT:
Rosemary Fennell, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave., S.W., Room 3C-100, Washington, DC 20202-6132, email:
eceprofdev@ed.gov. You may visit the website at
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2005-
1/020705a.html.
Florida Learn and Serve / Florida Department of Education
(FDOE)
Improving Education
PROGRAM:
The Florida Learn and Serve program is designed to engage
students in service learning, school and/or community service activities that
apply academic curricula and education standards to improve academic
performance, promote civic engagement and career exploration, and address
community needs.
DEADLINE:
May 16, 2005.
FUNDING:
At least $318,800 total. A single school or schools working
together may receive from $1,000-$12,000. Thirty-five to forty grant awards
are anticipated.
ELIGIBILITY:
Individual or multiple public schools (including charter
schools), applying through their school districts or school district consortia
(Heartland, NEFEC, PAEC); public colleges and universities.
CONTACT:
Joe Follman, Florida Learn & Serve, (850) 488-9661, email:
jfollman@admin.fsu.edu. You may visit the website at
http://www.fsu.edu/~flserve.
Cable in the Classroom
Viewing Educational Programs
PROGRAM:
Cable in the Classroom (CITC) is a public service initiative
enabling schools and national cable networks to air commercial-free,
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copyright-cleared educational programs. The CITC nonprofit organization
represents the cable industry’s commitment to K-12 education. Through this
initiative, cable companies and networks have provided free access to
educational cable content and new technologies to 81,000 public and private
schools.
DEADLINE:
Open.
FUNDING:
Free monthly access to educational, commercial-free cable
programming.
ELIGIBILITY:
K-12 public and private schools.
CONTACT:
Cable in the Classroom, 1724 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20036, (202) 775-1040. You may visit the website at
http://www.ciconline.org.
First Amendment Schools
Incorporating the First Amendment
PROGRAM:
First Amendment Schools (FAS) awards Project School grants to
help schools become laboratories of democratic freedom. Every FAS Project
School commits to a whole-school reform process. FAS Project Schools work
to practice and teach First Amendment principles throughout their school
communities.
DEADLINE:
April 29, 2005.
FUNDING:
$10,000 per award.
ELIGIBILITY:
K-12 public and private schools.
CONTACT:
Molly McCloskey, (703) 575-5475, or Sam Chaltain, (703) 284-
2808, First Amendment Center. You may visit the website at
http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/news/event.aspx?id=14866.
RGK (Ronya and George Kozmetsky)
Foundation
Promoting Education, Community, and Health
PROGRAM:
The RGK (Ronya and George Kozmetsky)
Foundation focuses on
three areas: education, community, and medical/health. In the area of
education, the Foundation’s interests include programs that target formal K-
12 education, specifically in the fields of math, science, and reading. The
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foundation also supports integrating technology into the curriculum, teacher
development, literacy, and higher education. Another goal of the Foundation
is to reach out to more female and minority students in the areas of math,
science, and technology.
DEADLINE
Open.
FUNDING:
Up to $25,000 per award.
ELIGIBILITY:
Nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations.
CONTACT:
RGK Foundation, 1301 West 25
th Street, Suite 300, Austin, TX
78705-4236, (512) 474-9298. You may visit the website at
http://www.rgkfoundation.org/guidelines.php.
Teaching Tolerance / Southern Poverty Law Center
Learning Patience
PROGRAM:
Classroom teachers of grades K-12 can apply for grants to
promote tolerance and fight hate. The Teaching Tolerance project of the
Southern Poverty Law Center accepts proposals for projects that will involve
students and promise the most direct student impact. Projects should
promote acceptance of diversity, peacemaking, or community service; be
clearly defined and suited to a particular community; be economically
responsible; and be sustainable in some way.
DEADLINE:
Open.
FUNDING:
Up to $2,000 per award.
ELIGIBILITY:
K-12 classroom teachers implementing tolerance and youth
activism projects in schools and communities.
CONTACT:
Grants Administrator, Teaching Tolerance Grants, 400
Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104. You may visit the website at
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/grants/guide.jsp.
Visit the FLDOE Grants Management Website at
http://www.firn.edu/doe/grants/grants.htm.
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