Funding Opportunities
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from government and private sources for education programs
July 2, 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
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Student Assessment (NSF)
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Local Dial-Up Internet Grants (USDA)
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Arts Learning Grants (NEA)
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Day Initiative (CNCS)
Funding Source - Foundations/Private
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National Schools of Character Awards
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Little Debbie Award
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Philip Morris Youth Hunger Relief grants
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Creative Classroom Plan-A-Dream
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Dow Jones Newspaper Fund High School Newspaper Project
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International Reading Association Albert J. Harris Award
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National Music Foundation American Music Education Initiative
Student Assessment (NSF)
PROGRAM
: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting applications to develop and
disseminate assessment practices for undergraduate student achievement in science,
mathematics, engineering, and technology. Funds support new development, adaptation and
dissemination across four areas: materials development to improve course design; development
of tools to assess student learning resulting from a group of courses constituting a minor or major
field of study; assessment of the effectiveness of efforts to improved undergraduate learning,
such as integration of materials from multiple disciplines and the use of student teams; and
development of indicators that can be used to tap student learning and program quality.
DEADLINE
: August 2, 2002 for letters of intent; September 4, 2002 for proposals.
FUNDING
: $3 million in fiscal year 2003 for about 20 awards of $20,000 to $500,000 a year
each for one to five years.
ELIGIBILITY
: Colleges and universities; non-profit, non-academic organizations, such as
independent museums, observatories, research laboratories and professional societies; for-profit
organizations, especially small businesses; state and local districts; and under some
circumstances, unaffiliated individuals.
CONTACT
: Myles Boylan, telephone, 703/292-8666; e-mail, mboylan@nsf.org; Web site,
www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf0182.
Local Dial-Up Internet Grants (USDA)
PROGRAM
: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is inviting applications to provide
Internet access to rural communities of fewer that 20,000 inhabitants where Internet service is
unavailable. Grant funds are used to finance the acquisition, construction and installation of
equipment, facilities and systems to provide local dial-up Internet access to rural areas.
DEADLINE
: August 20, 2002.
FUNDING
: $2.5 million for grants of $10,000 to $400,000 each for up to two years. There is
no matching requirement.
ELIGIBILITY
: Legally organized entities providing or proposing to provide local dial-up
Internet services in rural areas, including: public bodies, commercial companies, cooperatives,
nonprofit organizations and limited dividend or mutual associations.
CONTACT
: Roberta Purcell, telephone, 202/720-9554; e-mail, bpurcell@rus.usda.gov; Web
site, www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/index.htm.
Arts Learning Grants (NEA)
PROGRAM
: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) seeks applications to support direct
arts experiences for youths. Grants will focus on three areas: projects – either independent or
linked to schools – that benefit children in early childhood; school-based programs for children
that are directly linked to the school curriculum; and community-based programs that take place
outside the school in a variety of settings. Priority will be given to projects that emphasize skill
acquisition and direct participation and access to quality art as a basic part of learning. Projects
may include professional development for teachers and artists. School programs can take place
inside or outside the school building and at any time of the day of year – including summer or
after-school programs.
DEADLINE
: August 12, 2002.
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FUNDING
: Range from $5,000 to $150,000. Must be matched dollar for dollar. The
guidelines note that in the past few years, more than half of NEA grants have been for $25,000
and less. The project period is two years.
ELIGIBILITY
: Nonprofit organizations, units of state and local government and tribal
communities. Applicant organizations must have at least three years relevant experience.
Projects based at colleges are eligible if the focus is directly on children and youths. Individual
schools are not directly eligible; school districts, state and regional education agencies are.
CONTACT
: Arts Learning, NEA, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20506-0001;
for early childhood or school-based projects; telephone, 202/682-5536; for community-based
projects, 202/682-5026; Web site, www.nea.gov/guide/ArtsLearning03/Alindex.html.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Day Initiative (CNCS)
PROGRAM
: The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is inviting
applications to support community volunteer service projects in conjunction with the January 20,
2003, Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. Projects include education, public safety,
environmental and other activities to meet human needs through direct service and citizen action.
Activities should have measurable outcomes.
DEADLINE
: July 31, 2002.
FUNDING
: $400,000 to $600,000 total for grants of $2,500 to $7,500 each.
ELIGIBILITY
: Nonprofit organizations, state commissions on service, volunteer centers,
higher education institutions, local education agencies, education institutions, faith-based
organizations, state and local governments and private volunteer organizations.
CONTACT
: CNCS state offices listed in the announcement, which is available at
www.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html. Click “Browse,” then “2002,” and the publication
date, June 18. For information about CNCS, www.nationalservice.org; and the King Center for
Nonviolent Social Change, www.thekingcenter.org.
National Schools of Character Awards
PROGRAM
: The Character Education Partnership (CEP) will recognize approximately 10 K-
12 schools and school districts as models of effective character education. Minimally, programs
should encompass the 11 principles of effective character education delineated on CEP’s Web
site, www.character.org. The award will honor work across an entire school or district rather
than a single curriculum or other intervention.
DEADLINE
:
December 9, 2002.
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FUNDING
: $2,000 awards to winners to enhance program as well as national recognition and
the opportunity to assist other interested schools in implementing character education.
ELIGIBILITY
: K-12 schools and school districts that have been teaching character education
for at least two (for schools) or three (for districts) full years.
CONTACT
: National Schools of Character, CEP, 1600 K St. NW, Suite 501, Washington, DC
20060; telephone, 800/988-8081 or 202/296-7743, ext. 10; Web site,
www.character.org/eventsawards/nsoc.
Little Debbie Award
PROGRAM
: McKee Foods Corporation, the maker of Little Debbie Snack Cakes, in
conjunction with the National Association of Partners in Education, will recognize education
leaders who have played a vital role in developing partnerships that help students reach high
standards through systematic change.
DEADLINE
: September 15, 2002.
FUNDING
: Four winners will each receive $500 to donate to the educational partnership of
their choice. Winners will also receive transportation and lodging costs to attend a recognition
ceremony at Partner in Education’s national symposium in Washington, D.C. in November.
ELIGIBILITY
: Individuals with at least two years of experience with an education partnership.
CONTACT
: National Association of Partners in Education, 901 North Pitt St., Suite 320,
Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone, 703/836-4880; e-mail, napehq@napehq.org; Web site,
www.napehq.org.
Philip Morris Youth Hunger Relief
PROGRAM
: Philip Morris U.S.A. is now accepting applications for Hunger Relief grants
under its Positive Youth Development initiative. Projects should help youth develop core assets
and competencies that can help lead to positive outcomes in adolescent and adult life.
Hunger Relief grants require applicants to help youth get needed nutrition to work, play, and
grow. Grants will aid in direct food to youth participating in after-school programs or cover one-
time expenditures for equipment (refrigerators, microwave ovens, etc.), allowing organizations to
expand food programs.
DEADLINE
: August 30, 2002.
FUNDING
: Up to $10,000 per award.
ELIGIBILITY
: Nonprofits with preference to selected states including Florida.
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CONTACT
: Philip Morris U.S.A., Contributions Administrator, P.O. Box 26603, Richmond,
VA 23261; telephone, 804/274-2703; Web site,
http://www.philipmorrisusa.com/DisplayPageWithTopic00ce.asp.
Creative Classroom Plan-A-Dream
PROGRAM
: Creative Classroom Plan-A-Dream grant awards must be used to implement an
exciting educational classroom project. Winners should plan to implement the dream project
throughout the 2002-2003 school year.
DEADLINE
: September 30, 2002.
FUNDING
: Three awards of $2,500 each and expenses to attend award ceremony.
ELIGIBILITY
: Pre-K-8 teachers.
CONTACT
: Creative Classroom, Plan-A-Dream Department, 149 Fifth Ave., 12
th Floor, New
York, NY 10010; Web site, http://www.creativeclassroom.org/mj02hotstuff/application.html.
Dow Jones Newspaper Fund High School Newspaper Project
PROGRAM
: The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund awards are to create, revive, or boost high
school newspapers at schools with a high percentage of minority students. In addition, schools
will receive a minimum five new or reconditioned computers, software, scanners, printers, and
peripheral equipment. Grants may be used for textbooks and related materials, camera and photo
supplies, membership in high school journalism associations (Journalism Education Association,
National Scholastic Press Association, among others), and transportation and tuition for advisers
to attend summer graduate level-credit courses in scholastic journalism.
DEADLINE
: October 1, 2002.
FUNDING
: Up to $3,500; minimum five new or reconditioned computers, software, scanners,
printers, and peripheral equipment.
ELIGIBILITY
: High schools with a large concentration of students of color, primarily in urban
areas.
CONTACT
: Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Inc., P.O. Box 300, Princeton, NJ 08543-0300. Web
site, http://djnewspaperfund.dowjones.com/fund/hst_urbanproject.asp.
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International Reading Association Albert J. Harris Award
PROGRAM
: IRA’s Albert J. Harris Award honors outstanding published works on reading
disabilities and prevention, assessment, and instruction strategies for such disabilities. Articles
must have been published in a refereed professional journal between June 1, 2001, and May 31,
2002. Works should include reports of empirical studies involving the collection of original
data, in addition to developing theory, synthesizing knowledge, or suggesting practical
applications of existing research.
DEADLINE
: September 15, 2002.
FUNDING
: $1,000 and national recognition.
ELIGIBILITY
: Authors of outstanding published works on reading disabilities and the
prevention, assessment, or instruction of students with such learning difficulties.
CONTACT
: International Reading Association, Albert J. Harris Award, Division of Research
and Policy, 800 Barksdale Rd., P.O. Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139; telephone, 302/731-
1600 ext. 423, Web site, http://www.reading.org/awards/granthar.html.
National Music Foundation American Music Education Initiative
PROGRAM
: American Music Education Initiative awards go to teachers who creatively use
American music in classroom lessons. Teachers need not be music instructors; music may be
used to further student learning in any subject area.
DEADLINE
: September 16, 2002.
FUNDING
: $500 per award.
ELIGIBILITY
: Public or private K-12 teachers (any subject) who have used American music
in classroom activities, teachers from community music education programs, private music
instructors.
CONTACT
: American Music Education Initiative, 2457A South Hiawassee Rd. #244,
Orlando, FL 32835; telephone, 800/USA-MUSIC; e-mail, info@usamusic.org ; Web site,
http://www.usamusic.org/amei.html.
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