Funding Opportunities
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Government and Private Grant Sources for Education Programs
September 15, 2005
The information in
Funding Opportunities
comes from a variety of sources and is
compiled by the Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Contracts, Grants, &
Procurement, Grants Training & Development Unit 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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Geoscience Education / National Science Foundation (NSF)
Funding Source - Foundations/Private
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Advancing Student Achievement (ASA) / The Actuarial Foundation
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America Honda Foundation
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Disney Teacher Awards / Walt Disney Company
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Grammy Signature Schools
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National Schools of Character Award / Character Education
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Partnership (CEP)
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Geoscience Education / National Science Foundation (NSF)
Improving Geosciences in Education
PROGRAM:
The National Science Foundation invites prop
osals for projects
to improve geoscience education at all levels. Their goal is to increase the
number and quality of earth and space science teachers, promote careers in
the field, increase the number of students enrolling in geoscience courses,
and increase the public’s understanding of geoscience related issues. The
program will consider proposals submitted under one of two tracks.
Track 1 projects should describe plans to initiate or pilot highly innovative
geoscience education activities that combine research and education and
make use of current geoscience research results and methods. Awards are
designed to provide start-up funding to enable projects to compete for
longer-term funding from other sources or become self-sustaining.
Track 2 projects integrate geoscience research and education activities into
existing NSF programs designed to increase the number of minorities
studying, teaching and conducting research in science, technology and
mathematics fields.
DEADLINE:
November 17, 2005.
FUNDING:
$2.5 million a year, including $1.5 million a year for track 1 pilot
projects and $1 million a year for track 2 integrative collaborations. NSF
anticipates providing $5 million total for FY 2006 and FY 2008 competitions,
which will support 45 awards, 40 pilot projects (Track 1) and five
collaborative projects (Track 2).
ELIGIBILITY:
U.S. Colleges and universities; nonprofit 501(c)3
organizations; public agencies and for-profit organizations.
CONTACT:
Dr. Jacqueline Huntoon, (703) 292-8500, email:
jhuntoon@nsf.gov. You may visit the website at
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05609/nsf05609.htm.
Advancing Student Achievement (ASA) / The Actuarial
Foundation
Involving Actuaries in the Teaching of Mathematics
PROGRAM:
The Advancing Student Achievement (ASA) Grants, funded by
the Actuarial Foundation, will award monetary grants to schools and groups
seeking funding to develop a viable mentoring program involving actuaries
in the teaching of mathematics to children in private and public schools. The
program will bring together actuaries and educators in local classroom
environments with the belief that interaction with real-world mentors will
boost students’ interest and achievement in math. The Actuarial Foundation
can provide a local network of actuaries ready to participate, as well as
suggestions on how to integrate math concepts from the workplace into the
classroom. Groups applying for grants will be given wide latitude in
designing programs that enhance learning and create a “love of math” in
each student.
DEADLINE:
Ongoing.
FUNDING:
Varies.
ELIGIBILITY:
Nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations.
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CONTACT:
Debbie Scanlon, (847) 706-3535, email: asa@actfnd.org. You
may visit the website at
http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/grant/index.html.
American Honda Foundation
Promoting Youth and Science Education
PROGRAM:
The mission of the American Honda Foundation is to support
organizations which strive to meet the needs of American society in the
areas of youth and scientific education. In the process of reviewing various
requests and meeting key personnel, the Foundation staff and board
members have discovered innumerable unique programs and initiatives,
where students and children explore their surrounding universe and discover
their own possibilities.
DEADLINE:
November 1, 2005.
FUNDING:
Varies.
ELIGIBILITY:
Educational institutions, K-12; accredited higher education
institutions (colleges and universities) that offer scholarship and fellowship
programs which focus on math and science; community colleges and
vocational or trade schools; other scientific and education-related, non-profit
501(c)3 organizations; gifted student programs; media concerning youth
education and/or scientific education; and youth education projects.
CONTACT:
American Honda Foundation, P.O. Box 2205, Torrance, CA
90509-2205, (310) 781-4090. You may visit the website at
http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf.
Disney Teacher Awards / Walt Disney Company
Honoring Outstanding Teachers
PROGRAM:
DisneyHand, part of the Walt Disney Companies’ community
outreach program, offers awards to honor teachers who exemplify creativity
in teaching, stimulate curiosity, spark the imagination, and inspire a joy of
learning in their students.
DEADLINE:
Nominations are accepted until October 15, 2005. Once
nominated, teachers submit full applications due in late December or early
January.
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FUNDING:
Honorees each receive $10,000, a $5,000 grant for their school,
and $5,000 for six days of professional development training with their
principal at the Walt Disney World Resort.
ELIGIBILITY:
Full-time K-12 classroom public, private or parochial school
teachers. Students, former students, parents, principals, members of the
community, or co-workers may submit nominations.
CONTACT:
DisneyHand Teacher Awards, 500 South Buena Vista Street,
Burbank, CA 91521-0893, (877) 282-8322. You may visit the website at
http://disney.go.com/disneyhand/learning/teacherawards/index.html.
Grammy Signature Schools
Enhancing Music Programs in High Schools
PROGRAM:
The Grammy Sig
nature Schools program is designed to honor
exceptional public high school music programs across the country. There is
also the opportunity through the Grammy Signature Schools Enterprise
Award for underserved music programs to receive grants based on financial
need.
DEADLINE:
October 22, 2005.
FUNDING:
Awards range from $1,000 to $25,000.
ELIGIBILITY:
Public High Schools.
CONTACT:
Brandi Johnson, Project Coordinator, (310) 581-8668. You may
visit the website at http://www.grammyintheschools.com/gits_loader.html.
National Schools of Character Award / Character Education
Partnership (CEP)
Awarding Exemplary Schools
PROGRAM:
Each year the Character Education Partnership (CEP) recognizes
approximately 10 private and public schools and districts in the United
States as National Schools of Character (NSOC). To be selected a National
Schools of Character, the school or district must exemplify the Character
Education Partnership’s (CEP)
Eleven Principles of Effective Character
Education
. The program has a twofold purpose: 1) To identify exemplary
schools and districts to serve as models for others; and 2) To help schools
and districts improve their efforts in effective character education. The
program gives awards to K-12 schools and school districts that have shown
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positive results from various character building initiatives. Winners may vary
in scope, method, and content, but their projects must have common results
that emphasize the program’s core values of honesty, respect, responsibility,
and caring.
DEADLINE:
December 5, 2005.
FUNDING:
Awards up to $2,000, a National Schools of Character flag,
recognition at the Character Education Partnership Annual Forum, and will
be featured in the annual National Schools of Character book/CD and
website.
ELIGIBILITY:
Public and private K-12 schools and school districts that have
shown positive results from character education projects.
CONTACT:
National Schools of Character, Character Education Partnership,
1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1011, Washington, DC 20036, (800)
988-8081, email: geninfo@character.org. You may visit the website at
http://www.character.org/eventsawards/nsoc.
Visit the FLDOE Grants Management Website at
http://www.firn.edu/doe/grants/grants.htm.
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