Funding Opportunities
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Government and Private Grant Sources for Education Programs
September 23, 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 - Foundations/Private
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Hope Venture Grants / Music Television (MTV) / Youth Venture
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Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program (JFMF)
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Let’s Just Play Giveaway / Nickelodeon (Nick)
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Outdoor Classroom Grant Program / Lowe’s Charitable and
Educational Foundation / International Paper / National Geographic
Explorer! Classroom Magazine
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Youth Garden Grants Program / National Gardening Association
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(NGA)/ Home Depot
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Hope Venture Grants / Music Television (MTV) / Youth
Venture
Offering Assistance to Hurricane Katrina Victims
PROGRAM:
Music Television (MTV) and Youth Venture are offering the Hope
Venture Grants to support young people who want to launch a venture that
will aid those affected by Hurricane Katrina. First priority will be given to
proposals that support the creation of sustainable ventures that aid the
citizens and communities who have lost so much from this disaster. A
second priority will be for proposals to start organizations solely for the
purpose of raising and distributing funds for those in need. Hope Venture
Grants will be offered every week for the next six months to groups of two
or more young people (ages 13-20) with the most compelling venture ideas
to assist the people and communities affected.
DEADLINE:
March 17, 2006.
FUNDING:
Individual awards up to $1,000.
ELIGIBILITY:
Groups of two or more individuals between the ages of 13
and 20 years old. Any team member under the age of 18 must obtain the
signature of a parent or legal guardian on all written documents submitted in
connection with this promotion.
CONTACT:
Susan Hamilton, Youth Venture, Attn: Hope Venture Grants, 434
W. 33
rd Street, Twelfth Floor, New York, New York 10001. You may visit the
website at
http://www.youthventure.org/index.php?tg=articles&idx=More&article=1276&topics=368.
Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program (JFMF)
Learning and Sharing A New Culture
PROGRAM:
The Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program (JFMF),
sponsored by the Government of Japan, provides American primary and
secondary school teachers and administrators with fully-funded short-term
study tours of Japan. The program is designed to increase understanding
between the people of Japan and the United States by inviting U.S.
elementary and secondary educators to visit Japan and share their
experiences with fellow Americans upon their return. JFMF participants travel
to Japan with other outstanding educators, learn about Japanese culture and
education, and return to implement a self-designed plan to share their
knowledge and experience with their students, colleagues and community.
DEADLINE:
December 10, 2005.
FUNDING:
Round-trip travel, local transportation in Japan, lodging, and
meals.
ELIGIBILITY:
Full-time teachers or administrators at primary or secondary
levels (grades 1–12); please note that auxiliary personnel (nurses, social
workers, guidance counselors, speech pathologists), as well as kindergarten
teachers and university professors, are NOT eligible.
CONTACT:
Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program, Institute of
International Education, 1400 K Street, NW 6th Floor, Washington, DC
20005-2403, (888) 527-2636. You may visit the website at
http://www.iie.org/jfmf.
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Let’s Just Play Giveaway / Nickelodeon (Nick)
Playing Throughout the Nation
PROGRAM:
Let’s Just Play is a nationwide program dedicated to promoting
fun, sportsmanship, team spirit and fitness. Let’s Just Play will work with
parents, schools and other community organizations to put fun back into
play and play back into YOUR day.
DEADLINE:
Entries must be postmarked by May 31, 2006, and received by
midnight, June 7, 2006.
FUNDING:
Individual awards up to $5,000.
ELIGIBILITY:
Six to fifteen year olds as of May 31, 2006, with assistance
from a parent, teacher or after-school program director, can apply through
their after school community based nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations.
Winner's school or organization must: (1) be an elementary or middle
school, grades K through 9, (public or not-for-profit private) and/or an after-
school community based 501(c)(3) organization; (2) use the prize for play
and/or physical activities; and (3) be willing to sign an affidavit stating that
it will use the prize as described. SEE WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL
ELIGIBILITY DETAILS.
CONTACT:
Nickelodeon, P. O. Box 929, New York, NY 10108, Attn: The
Let's Just Play Giveaway, (212) 846-4333. You may visit the website at
http://www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/ljp_grants.jhtml.
Outdoor Classroom Grant Program / Lowe’s Charitable and
Educational Foundation / International Paper / National
Geographic Explorer! Classroom Magazine
Engaging Students in Hands-On Experiences
PROGRAM:
Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation, International
Paper and National Geographic Explorer! Classroom magazine have
partnered to create an outdoor classroom grant program to provide schools
with additional resources to improve their science curriculum by engaging
students in hands-on experiences outside the traditional classroom.
DEADLINE:
Varies.
FUNDING:
$20,000 to district or schools with major outdoor classroom
projects; $2,000 to individual schools.
ELIGIBILITY:
K-12 public schools and school districts.
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CONTACT:
Outdoor Classroom Grant Program, P.O. Box 3292, Memphis,
TN, 38173-0292. You may visit the website at
http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=pg&p=AboutLowes/outdoor/index.html.
Youth Garden Grants Program / National Gardening
Association (NGA)/ Home Depot
Incorporating Gardening into Learning
PROGRAM:
Home Depot will award gift cards to child-centered, outdoor
garden programs whose emphasis is on education, plant-to-food
connections, environmental awareness, entrepreneurship, or social aspects
of gardening. Youth Garden Grants will be awarded to (1) start-up
programs that are just beginning or have yet to break ground, and (2)
established programs that have completed one or more outdoor garden
seasons.
DEADLINE:
November 30, 2005.
FUNDING:
50 First Place winners will receive $500 gift cards; 100 Second
Place winners will receive $250 gift cards. Recipients will also receive an
activity package consisting of 3 NGA publications: Steps to a Bountiful Kids'
Garden, Schoolyard Mosaics, and GrowLab: Activities for Growing Minds; a
“2006 Youth Garden Grant Winner” sign to post in the garden; and 12
months of NGA Supporter benefits (including online garden Q&A service,
online gardening and botany courses, and a 10% discount at Home Depot’s
Gardening with Kids store).
ELIGIBILITY:
Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs,
treatment facilities, and intergenerational groups. Applicants must plan to
garden in 2006 with at least 15 children between the ages of three and
eighteen years.
CONTACT:
You may visit the website at
http://www.kidsgardening.com/grants.asp.
Visit the FLDOE Grants Management Website at
http://www.firn.edu/doe/grants/grants.htm.
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