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Funding Opportunities
Government and Private Grant Sources for Education Programs
July 19, 2007
The information in
Funding Opportunities
comes from a variety of sources and
is compiled by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE), Bureau of Contracts,
Grants, and Procurement Management Services, Office of Grants Training and
Development, 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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Education Partnerships – Alternative Education/Public Private
Partnerships / Bureau of Family and Community Outreach / FDOE
***Update - Deadline On Hold***
Education Partnerships – Alternative Education/Public Private
Partnerships / Bureau of Family and Community Outreach /
FDOE
PROGRAM:
Education Partnerships – Altern
ative Education/Public Private
Partnerships
SPECIFIC FUNDING AUTHORITY(IES):
2007 General Appropriations Act,
Section 2, Line Item #99.
PURPOSE OF PROGRAM:
This project provides funding for new Education
Partnerships (EP) serving students in grades 6-12 who are disruptive and low-
performing, or non-disruptive, over age and credit deficient students requiring
credit recovery and dropout prevention services in grades 6-12.
DEADLINE: ***On Hold***
FUNDING:
$2,800,000 to fund existing continuation
projects and new
Education
Partnerships projects.
ELIGIBILITY:
School districts, school district partners or regional education
consortiums that have not been funded since July 1, 2005, may apply for a new
project not for a previously funded program. The non-profit or non-for-profit
entity associated with the application must have at least three years experience
successfully serving this student population. District school boards and regional
education consortiums must contract with a non-profit or for-profit entity in order
to be eligible for funding.
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CONTACT:
Kimberly Davis, Program Administ
rator, 325 West Gaines Street,
Suite 544, Tallahassee, FL 32399, Phone: (850) 245-0551, SunCom 205-0551,
Fax: (850) 245-0849, SunCom 205-0849, Email: Kimberly.Davis@fldoe.org.
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http://www.fldoe.org/grants/
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