1. Just Read, Florida! (Governor’s Office/FDOE)
  2. Transition to Teaching Program (USDOE)
  3.  
  4. Parent Information and Training: Technical Assistance (USDOE)
  5. Doctoral HBCU Capacity Building Grants (NSF)
  6. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF)
  7. Compassion Fund to Nurture Faith- and Community-Based Groups (HHS)
    1. Following are Compassion Fund Programs:
  8. Charles Lafitte Foundation
  9. RGK Foundation
  10. Child Nutrition Foundation

Funding Opportunities
from government and private sources for education programs
June 21, 2002
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
Just Read, Florida! (Governor’s Office/FDOE)
Transition to Teaching Program (USDOE)
Parent Information and Training (USDOE)
Parent Information and Training: Technical Assistance (USDOE)
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Centers for Independent Living: Training and Technical Assistance Center
(USDOE)
Doctoral HBCU Capacity Building Grants (NSF)
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF)
Compassion Fund to Nurture Faith- and Community-Based Groups (HHS)
Funding Source - Foundations/Private
Charles Lafitte Foundation
RGK Foundation
Child Nutrition Foundation
Just Read, Florida! (Governor’s Office/FDOE)
PROGRAM
: The Governor’s Office in conjunction with the Florida Department of Education
(FDOE) announces applications for
Just Read, Florida
! grants which will provide resources to
districts to hire reading coaches for elementary, middle and high schools with low-performing
students. Coaches will serve as a stable resource for professional development, progress
monitoring, and student data analysis leading to improvements in reading instruction and
achievement.

Just Read, Florida!
prioritizes reading in Florida ’s public schools and among all the
community groups and volunteer organizations that support them. It is based on the latest
reading research that includes emphasis on phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency
and comprehension.
DEADLINE
: July 15, 2002 – to the Florida Department of Education.
FUNDING
: School districts can compete for a portion of the $11 million available. In addition
to the $11 million in state grants, Florida anticipates receiving $45.6 million in federal funds to
help reach the goal that every child read at or above grade level by 2012.
ELIGIBILITY
: Applications for
Just Read, Florida!
grants must be submitted by school
districts on behalf of their schools. Priority will be given to those districts applying for schools
receiving an “F ” letter grade for the 2002 school year and for schools eligible for
Reading First
federal funds.
CONTACT
:
Applications are being sent to school district superintendents across the state.
Web site, www.myflorida.com.

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Transition to Teaching Program (USDOE)
PROGRAM
: The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) Transition to Teaching program
supports the recruitment and retention of highly qualified mid-career professionals, school
paraprofessionals, and recent college graduates as teachers in high-need schools, through use of
existing, or development and enhancement of new, alternative routes to certification.
DEADLINE
: August 1, 2002.
FUNDING
: Approximately $35,000,000. USDOE has established separate funding categories
for projects of different scope. These categories are (1) national/regional projects, where
placement of teachers would be in LEAs in more than one State; (2) statewide projects, where
placement of teachers would be statewide or in LEAs scattered across a particular State; and (3)
local projects, where placement of teachers would be in one LEA or in two or more LEAs
located in close proximity to one another.
The estimated available funds for each category is as follows:
National/regional projects: $7,750,000; Statewide projects: $15,000,000; Local projects:
$12,500,000. Funds available in future years depend on the level of Congressional
appropriations. Estimated Range of Awards: National/regional projects--$300,000-$1,200,000
per year; Statewide projects--$150,000-$600,000 per year; Local projects--$50,000-$400,000 per
year. Estimated Average Size of Awards: National/regional projects--$750,000 per year;
Statewide projects--$375,000 per year; Local projects--$225,000 per year. Estimated Number of
Awards: National/regional grants--10; Statewide grants--37; Local grants--60. Maximum
Awards: The maximum award amounts are expected to be $1,200,000 per year for a
National/Regional project, $600,000 per year for a Statewide project, or $400,000 per year for a
Local project. Absent exceptional circumstances, the Department does not intend to make awards
in excess of these amounts.
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ELIGIBILITY
: A state educational agency (SEA); a high-need local educational agency
(LEA); a for-profit or nonprofit organization with a proven record of effectively recruiting and
retaining highly qualified teachers, in partnership with a high-need LEA or an SEA; an
institution of higher education (IHE), in partnership with a high-need LEA or an SEA; a regional
consortium of SEAs; or a consortium of high-need LEAs.
CONTACT
: Dr. Frances Yvonne Hicks, telephone, 202/ 260-0964; e-mail,
transitiontoteaching@ed.gov, Web site, http://www.ed.gov/GrantApps/. CFDA # 84.350.
Parent Information and Training (USDOE)

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PROGRAM
: The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) is inviting applications to provide
training and information to enable individuals with disabilities, their parents, family members,
guardians, advocates or other representatives to participate more effectively with professionals in
meeting their needs.
DEADLINE
: August 1, 2002.
FUNDING
: $700,000 for seven awards; range of $95,000 to $105,000.
ELIGIBILITY
: Private nonprofit organizations with demonstrated capacity and experience,
and requisite membership and involvement of stakeholders.
CONTACT
: Joyce Libby, telephone, 202/205-5392; e-mail, joyce.libby@ed.gov; Web site,
http://www.ed.gov/GrantApps/. CFDA #84.235F.

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Parent Information and Training: Technical Assistance (USDOE)
PROGRAM
: The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) is inviting applications to provide
coordination and technical assistance for establishing, developing and coordinating funded
parent information projects.
DEADLINE
: August 1, 2002.
FUNDING
: $100,000 for one award.
ELIGIBILITY
: Private nonprofit organizations that, to the extent possible, are training, and
information centers established under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Amendments of 1997.
CONTACT
: Joyce Libby, telephone, 202/205-5392; e-mail,
joyce.libby@ed.gov; Web site,
http://www.ed.gov/GrantApps/. CFDA #84.235G.
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Centers for Independent Living: Training and Technical Assistance Center
(USDOE)
PROGRAM
: The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) is inviting applications to provide
training and technical assistance for planning, developing, conducting, administering and
evaluating centers for independent living.
USDOE is particularly interested in applications that would meet one or all of the following
priorities: demonstrate how the project would encourage community-based alternatives to
institutionalization by meeting needs for housing, transportation, assistive technology and
independent living skills; demonstrate how the project would improve provision of effective
independent living centers to increase consumer participation in systems change advocacy;
provide an annual and comprehensive analysis of centers’ operations, consumer services, process
and access measures and services and training needs; and demonstrate how the project would
help centers provide outreach and services to consumers from diverse multicultural communities
and from underserved disability groups.
DEADLINE
: August 1, 2002.
FUNDING
: $1.2 million for one to two cooperative agreement awards of $618,750 to $1.2
million each. The project period is up to five years.
ELIGIBILITY
: Entities that can demonstrate experience in operating independent living
centers.
CONTACT
: James Billy, telephone, 202/205-9362; e-mail, james.billy@ed.gov; Web site,
http://www.ed.gov/GrantApps/. CFDA # 84.132A.

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Doctoral HBCU Capacity Building Grants (NSF)
PROGRAM
: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting applications under a special
congressional appropriation to help develop research capacity and increase the production of
doctoral students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCU).
Applications may request support for any activity that could have a direct positive influence on
the competitiveness of participating scientists and engineers and the quality of the institutions’
research and training. Activities include: exploratory research projects; acquisition of materials,
supplies, research equipment and instrumentation; hiring nationally competitive scientists and/or
engineers; use of visiting scientists and engineers as consultants; undergraduate and student
research activities; and development of outreach and enhancement programs with neighboring
institutions.
DEADLINE
: July 2, 2002.
FUNDING
: $2.6 million in fiscal year 2002 for awards of up to $300,000 a year for three years.
ELIGIBILITY
: Doctoral-granting HBCUs.
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CONTACT
:
Emir Jose Macari, telephone, 703/292-4682; e-mail, emacari@nsf.gov; Web site,
www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02143/nsf02143.htm.

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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF)
PROGRAM
: The National Science Foundation (NSF), Research Experiences for
Undergraduates (REU) is seeking applications for programs that provide active research
participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research the agency funds.
DEADLINE
: September 15, 2002, for specific Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(REU) sites. Deadlines vary by research division for REU supplemental grants to augment
research projects.
FUNDING
: Funding for REU sites depends on the number of students and scope of the project.
The project period is one to five years. Supplements to research grants typically provide for up
to two students. Student stipends usually run $300 per week.
ELIGIBILITY
: Colleges and universities, among others.
CONTACT
: REU contacts Web site, www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/poc.htm.
Announcement Web site, www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02136/nsf02136.htm.

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Compassion Fund to Nurture Faith- and Community-Based Groups (HHS)
PROGRAM
: The U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), program is aimed
broadly at building the capacity of small faith- and community-based organizations to access
federal and private funds and manage social service programs, including a priority to help at-risk
children.
Following are Compassion Fund Programs:
1.
Compassion Fund Demonstrations
Funds intermediary organizations to provide technical assistance and provide sub-awards to
grassroots and faith-based organizations. Priority for sub-grants are programs to reduce
homelessness and hunger, address needs of at-risk children, easing the transition from welfare to
work and intensive rehabilitation services for addicts and prisoners. (PA 2002-14)
DEADLINE
: July 22, 2002.
FUNDING
: $24.5 million for 15 to 25 awards of varying size. The project period is three years.
Grantees are expected to provide at least 50 percent of the total funds requested in each year’s
budget period.
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ELIGIBILITY
: Nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, state and local
governments, colleges and universities and for profits.
2.
Research on Faith- Community-Based Services
Funds short-term studies on the role and promising practices of faith- and community-based
organizations in these areas: homelessness, hunger, at-risk children and youths, transition from
welfare to work and intensive rehabilitation services for addicts and prisoners. (PA 2002-15)
DEADLINE
: July 22, 2002.
FUNDING
: $1 million for five to eight grants of $125,000 to $250,000 each of short-term
projects of 12 to 17 months. Grantees should provide at least 5 percent of total approved project
costs.
ELIGIBILITY
: State and local governments, private nonprofit organizations and universities.
3.
Intermediaries and Service Groups Study
Funds a contract for two years to examine: the role of intermediary organizations in assisting
faith- and community-based organizations to build capacity to serve needy individuals and
families; innovative and best practices among organizations; methods to evaluate services; and
methods to assess and benchmark performance.
(RFP-18-02-HHS-OS)
DEADLINE
: 30 days after the issuance of the request for proposals, which is expected to be
available about June 20, 2002.
ELIGIBILITY
: Small businesses.
4.
Compassion Fund National Resource Center
Funds a resource center to help HHS meet objectives of the Compassion Capital Fund by
providing technical assistance and capacity-building to intermediaries and social service groups.
(RFP-17-02-HHS-OS)
DEADLINE
: 30 days after the issuance of the request for proposals, which is expected to be
available about June 20, 2002.
ELIGIBILITY
: Small businesses.
CONTACT
: Web site, http://www.hhs.gov/faith/. For contact synopses, FedBizOpps Web site,
www.eps.gov. Search by solicitation numbers.

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Charles Lafitte Foundation
PROGRAM
: The Charles Lafitte Foundation focuses on children’s advocacy, education,
medical research and the arts. The foundation’s children’s advocacy grant program supports
organizations working to improve the quality of life for children, in many areas including
literacy and after school programs. Education grants support innovative programs that work to
resolve social service issues, address the needs of students with learning disabilities, provide
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technology and computer based education, offer leadership skills education and support at-risk
students.
DEADLINE
: None. Letters of inquiry accepted.
FUNDING
: Grant sizes vary, ranging from a single donation to ongoing project funding and
volunteer support.
ELIGIBILITY
: Nonprofit organizations.
CONTACT
: Jennifer Vertetis, President, Charles Lafitte Foundation, 29520 2
nd Ave. SW,
Federal Way, WA 98023; e-mail, jennifer@charleslafitte.org; Web site, www.charleslafitte.org.

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RGK Foundation
PROGRAM
: The RGK Foundation awards program support grants in three areas: education,
community and medicine/health. In the area of education, grants support programs that focus on
formal K-12 education, particularly math, science and reading/literacy; after school tutoring and
enrichment; integrating technology into curriculum; teacher development; and higher education.
Preference is given to programs that attract female and minority students into the fields of math,
science and technology.
DEADLINE
: None for electronic letter of inquiry. If interested, the foundation will invite a full
proposal.
FUNDING
: Most grants are under $25,000.
ELIGIBILITY
: Nonprofit organizations.
CONTACT
: RGK Foundation, 1301 W 25
th St., Suite 300, Austin, TX 78705-4236; telephone,
512/474-9298; Web site, www.rgkfoundation.org.

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Child Nutrition Foundation
PROGRAM
: The Child Nutrition Foundation, which provides professional development,
financial aid and research to child nutrition professionals and members of the American School
Food Service Association (ASFSA), awards these grants for local school community kitchen
projects.
DEADLINE
: August 12, 2002.
FUNDING
: $10,000 each for six awards.
ELIGIBILITY
:
School districts.
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CONTACT
: Erik Peterson, Program Manager, Child Nutrition Foundation/ASFSA
Headquarters, 700 S. Washington St., Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone, 703/739-
3900, ext. 124; e-mail, wpeterson@asfsa.org; Web site,
www.asfsa.org/morethanschoolmeals/communiykitchens.
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