Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities
1. Government and Private Grant Sources for Education Programs
April 12, 2004
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Government and Private Grant Sources for Education Programs

The information in

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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

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science /

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Funding Source - Foundations/Private

Kellogg’s Child Development Award

Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams

Robert H. Michel Civic Education Grants

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF)

Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF)

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and

Science / National Science Foundation (NSF)

Identifying Outstanding Math and Science Teachers

: The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and

kindergarten through 6th grade, in each state and the four U.S. jurisdictions.

These teachers will serve as models for their colleagues and will be leaders

in the improvement of science and mathematics education.

: $10,000 and expenses to attend recognition ceremonies in

Washington, D.C.

ELIGIBILITY

: K-6 teachers who work in a public or private school who are

full-time employees of their school districts, with at least five years teaching

experience prior to application.

: Contact Florida’s State coordinator at

http://www.paemst.org/StateCoordinatorSearch.cfm. For more program

information, visit the website at http://www.paemst.org.

Kellogg’s Child Development Award

Recognizing People who Dedicate their Lives to Children

: The Kellogg’s Child Development award is co-sponsored by

World of Children and recognizes courageous people who brighten children's

future by greatly improving their opportunities to learn and grow.

: April 26, 2004.

ELIGIBILITY

: Those who have dedicated their lives to serving children.

: World of Children, (614) 939-1533, email:

Dlippy@WorldOfChildren.org. For more program information, visit the

website at http://worldofchildren.org/TheAward.htm.

Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams

Encouraging Inventiveness in High School Students

: The Lemelson-MIT Program for Invention and Innovation foster

inventiveness in high school students. Their goal is to excite young people

about inventing. They provide grant support to high school-age invention

teams for projects developed during the academic year. InvenTeams are

formed by high school students, their teachers and industry mentors for the

purpose of inventing something of value for their school or local

: Up to $10,000 per grant.

ELIGIBILITY

: Teachers from public, private, charter and vocational

: Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams, Massachusetts Institute of

Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Bldg. E60-215, Cambridge, MA 02139-

4307, (617) 253-3352, email: kariukit@mit.edu. For more information, visit

the website at http://mit.edu/invent/www/InvenTeam/application.html.

Robert H. Michel Civic Education Grants

Improving the Quality of Civic Instruction

: The Robert H. Michel Civic Education Grants help teachers

improve the quality of civics instruction, with priority on the role of Congress

in our federal government. Areas of interest include designing lesson plans,

creating student activities, and applying instructional technology in the

: Total award of $35,000, individual awards vary.

ELIGIBILITY

: 6-12 Teachers, community and junior college faculty, and

college and university faculty. Priority will be given to the following

disciplines: history, government, social studies, and political science.

Institutions and organizations are eligible under certain conditions (see

: Frank H. Mackaman, The Dirksen Congressional Center, 2815

Broadway, Pekin, IL 61554-4219 USA, (309) 347-7113, fax: (309) 347-

6432, email: fmackaman@dirksencenter.org. For more information, visit

the website at http://www.dirksencenter.org/grantmichelciviced.htm.

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF)

Helping Young Americans with Disabilities

: The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation is dedicated to

helping young Americans with disabilities maximize their potential and full

participation in society. The Foundation supports organizations and projects

within its mission that address important needs, have broad scope and

impact, and demonstrate potential for replication at other sites.

A major program emphasis is inclusion: enabling young people with

disabilities to have full access to educational, vocational and recreational

opportunities and to participate alongside their non-disabled peers.

: Letters of inquiry are accepted year-round, those invited to

submit full proposals must do so by June 1, 2004.

ELIGIBILITY

: 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations.

: Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, 1560 Wilson Blvd., Ste.

1150, Arlington, VA 22209, (703) 276-8240, fax: (703) 276-8260. For more

information, visit the website at http://www.meaf.org/apply/priorities.html.

Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF)

Supporting the Graphic Arts

GAERF provides full grants and mini grants to support the

graphic arts. Full grants are distributed in three focus areas: standard,

teacher conferences and continuing grants. A standard grant covers a

specific time period, normally one year, but may be continued or renewed.

Teacher conference grants are funded for specific one to two-week periods

and are normally held in the summer months. A continuing grant is for a

specific time period and level of support with a statement of intent to

provide additional support of the project, provided funds are available and

the results achieved warrant further support. Funding is normally in one-

year increments. Also, GAERF gives up to four mini-grants per year (see

website for more details).

: Full grants: May 30, 2004; mini-grants: open.

: Full grants: varies; mini-grant

s: up to four grants of $2,500

ELIGIBILITY

: Graphic arts teachers, institutions, students and graduate

: GAERF, 1899 Preston White Drive, Reston, VA 20191-4367,

email gaerf@npes.org. For more details, visit the website at

http://www.gaerf.org/grants/grant.html.

Visit the FLDOE Grants Management Website at

http://www.firn.edu/doe/grants/grants.htm.

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