Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities
1. Government and Private Grant Sources for Education Programs
December 2, 2003
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Funding Opportunities

Government and Private Grant Sources for Education Programs

December 2, 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,

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

funding source before preparing proposals.

In this issue

Funding Source - Government

Technical Assistance System / FLDOE

Funding Source - Foundations/Private

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation

DisneyHand Teacher Awards / Walt Disney Community Outreach

Hewlett Packard Technology for Teaching Grants

Microsoft Unlimited Potential Grants

National School Fitness Foundation (NSFF)

Teaching Tolerance Grant Program

Serving Pre-kindergarten Children with Disabilities

: This grant will provide funding for the implementation of a

system of technical assistance and training that promotes high quality

programs which lead to and support positive outcomes for pre-kindergarten

children with disabilities and their families. The program must include these

five priorities: Program Effectiveness; Inclusion; Evaluation and Assessment;

Curriculum and Instruction, and Transition. For a description of these

priorities, see the RFP at the link below. Applicants are required to address

their projects’ support for the Just Read, Florida! initiative and the federally

: Notices of Intent-to-apply are due by December 19, 2003;

Applications are due by January 23, 2004.

: A single award of up to $650,000.

ELIGIBILITY

: Public and private universities and community colleges.

: Program Issues: Cathy Bishop, (850) 245-0478, fax: (850)

245-0955, email: Cathy.Bishop@fldoe.org. Technical/Fiscal Issues: Kay Arnold

Caster, (850) 245-0479, fax: (850) 245-9957, email: Kay.Caster@fldoe.org. To

download a copy of the RFP, visit

http://info.fldoe.org/dscgi/ds.py/Get/File-1665/PreK_-_RFP.pdf

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation

Donating New and Refurbished Musical Instruments

: Composer of the film “Mr. Holland’s Opus” created this

foundation to help music education programs by ensuring the future of

music through the donation of new and refurbished musical instruments

and/or instrument repairs. There are three different funding programs,

which are: the melody program, the special projects program and the solo

program. To see descriptions of each program, visit the website below.

Priority will go to programs that lack financial support and serve students

who qualify for financial assistance.

: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and reviewed

three times a year.

: New instruments and instrument repairs.

ELIGIBILITY

: Schools, after-school music programs, youth orchestras and

community schools of the arts.

: The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, 15125 Ventura Blvd., Suite

204, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, Attn: Grant Committee, email:

info@nhopus.org. Visit the website for specific program details at

www.mhopus.org.

DisneyHand Teacher Awards / Walt Disney Community

Honoring Teachers Who Exemplify Creativity and Inspiration

: These awards honor teachers who exemplify creativity in

teaching and inspire a joy of learning in their students. Submit applications

in one of fifteen categories: Elementary – early childhood (preK-1); primary

(grades 2-3); intermediate (grades 4-6); Middle (grades 6-8) – humanities;

math; science; interdisciplinary team; High (grades 9-12) – humanities;

science; interdisciplinary team; Any range in PreK – the arts; special needs;

wellness and sports.

: January 2, 2004.

: Forty awards of $10,000 each; expenses-paid to Los Angeles,

California, for a recognition ceremony and to Orlando, Florida, for a

professional development institute; and $5,000 for their school. One

“Outstanding Teacher of the Year” will receive an additional $15,000.

Winning teacher teams will share each honorarium among the team

ELIGIBILITY

: Full-time U.S. classroom public or private school teachers.

: DisneyHand Teacher Awards, 500 South Buena Vista St.,

Burbank, CA 91521-0893, (877) 282-8322. Visit their website at

www.disneyhand.com (click on “Community Commitment,” then DisneyHand

Teacher Award”).

Hewlett Packard Technology for Teaching Grants

Awarding Cash and Equipment to K-12 Schools

: This initiative awards innovative and effective use of

technology to improve teaching and learning. Applicants should use a

collaborative, team-based system to implement technology in the classroom.

The projects must also use “technology to teach, rather than teaching

students to use technology.” Preference will be given to low-income schools

and those that will use the grant to boost math or science curriculum.

: Applications will be accepted from January 15, 2004 through

: Each winning school will receive five HP Tablet PCs, multimedia

projectors, and $500 stipends (one for each teacher on the team), HP Help

Desk technical support for one year, and customized professional

ELIGIBILITY

: K-12 public schools.

: Email: hpscholars@hp.com. Visit the website at

http://grants.hp.com/us/programs/tech_teaching/index.html.

Microsoft Unlimited Potential Grants

Assisting Disadvantaged Communities in Building Technology Centers

: Microsoft will distribute more than $1 billion in grants over the

next five years. These grants will assist disadvantaged communities in

building community technology centers to boost technological literacy at the

local level. Each center will be a free or low cost friendly place (in a

community center, school, library, housing facility or other convenient

location) where people of all ages and abilities can come to learn about

computers, use the internet, explore new careers, further their education,

participate in community activities or develop technology skills. Each center

will be open to the public; informal and welcoming; have a strong leadership

base; hire approachable qualified staff or volunteers; work toward a clear

social benefit; use relevant curriculum; and have well-maintained and up-to-

date computer equipment, peripherals and connectivity.

ELIGIBILITY

: Nonprofits, school-based programs operating after-school

hours and organizations that are government funded and operated.

http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/citizenship/giving/apply/guidelines.asp.

National School Fitness Foundation (NSFF)

Encouraging America’s Youth to Get Fit

: Through the Leadership in Fitness Training (L.I.F.T.) program,

NSFF is encouraging America’s youth to L.I.F.T. themselves to a new level of

fitness. The winning schools will receive equipment, proven curriculum and

certification for staff. Schools will be required to provide adequate space for

the equipment, comply with all safety and assessment procedures, hire or

provide the staff to be certified in operating the fitness center and provide

regular assessment reports on the program’s progress. This grant comes at

a time of overwhelmingly high national trends in obesity.

: Fully equipped state-of-the-art fitness center, computerized

assessment system for personalizing each fitness program, staff in-service

training and certification and proven physical education curriculum for

regular ongoing use.

ELIGIBILITY

: School districts.

: National School Fitness Foundation, c/o Vice President, Business

Development, 915 South 200 West, Suite. 110, American Fork, UT 84003,

(801) 492-3440, fax: (801) 492-3441. For specific program details, visit

their website at http://www.nsff.net.

Teaching Tolerance Grant Program

Promoting Tolerance in Schools and Communities

: The Teaching Tolerance projects of the Southern Poverty Law

Center is funding K-12 teachers for implementing tolerance and youth

activism projects in their schools and communities. The Teaching Tolerance

program generally funds projects that promise the most direct and

immediate student impact.

: Up to $2,000.

ELIGIBILITY

: K-12 teachers.

: Grants Administrator, Teaching Tolerance Grants, 400

Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104. To download an application

and to review specific program guidelines, visit the website at

http://www.tolerance.org/teach/expand/gra/index.jsp.

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