Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities
1. Government and Private Grant Sources for Education Programs
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Funding Opportunities

Government and Private Grant Sources for Education Programs

April 23, 2008

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 Management Services, Office of Grants Training & 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

Department of Education / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative

Services / Projects With Industry (PWI) Program

Department of Education / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

/ Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program

Funding Source – Foundations / Private

General Motors and Discovery Education / LIVE GREEN Teacher Grant

The National Education Association (NEA) Foundation / Student

Achievement Grants

History Channel / Save Our History Initiative

Department of Education / Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services / Projects With Industry (PWI)

Projects With Industry (PWI) Program

CATALOG of FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE (CFDA) #:

PURPOSE OF PROGRAM:

The PWI Program generates and increases career

opportunities for individuals with disabilities in the competitive labor market by

engaging the talent and leadership of private industry as partners in the

rehabilitation process. Projects identify competitive job and career opportunities

and the skills needed to perform those jobs, create practical settings for job

readiness and training programs, and provide training, job placements, and

career advancement services.

ESTIMATED AVERAGE SIZE OF AWARDS:

$300,000. Estimated number of

ELIGIBILITY:

Employers, nonprofit agencies or organizations, designated state

units, labor unions, community rehabilitation program providers, trade

associations, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and other agencies or

organizations, including faith-based and community organizations, with the

capacity to create and expand job and career opportunities for individuals with

disabilities. Grant awards will be made only to organizations that provide job and

career opportunities for individuals with disabilities within the state in which the

organization is located or a contiguous state.

Kerrie Clark, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., room 5048, PCP,

Washington, DC 20202–2800, 202-245–7281, kerrie.clark@ed.gov. You may

visit the website at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-6453.pdf

Department of Education / Office of Elementary and

Secondary Education / Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented

Students Education Program

Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education

CATALOG of FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE (CFDA) #:

PURPOSE OF PROGRAM:

The purpose of the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and

Talented Students Education Program is to carry out a coordinated program of

scientifically based research, demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and

similar activities designed to build and improve the ability of elementary and

secondary schools nationwide to meet the special educational needs of gifted and

talented students.

ESTIMATED AVERAGE SIZE OF AWARDS:

$441,000. Estimated number of

ELIGIBILITY:

State educational agencies, local educational agencies,

institutions of higher education, other public agencies, and private agencies and

organizations, including Indian tribes and Indian organizations as defined by the

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, and Native Hawaiian

Teresa Cahalan, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., room 5W218,

Washington, DC 20202-8343, 202-401-3947, jacobk.javits@ed.gov. You may

visit the website at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-8588.htm

General Motors and Discovery Education / LIVE GREEN

Teacher Grant Program

LIVE GREEN Teacher Grant Program

PURPOSE OF PROGRAM:

The LIVE GREEN Teacher Grant Program, a Discovery

Education program offered by General Motors, challenges middle school teachers

to create innovative ideas for furthering environmental and energy sustainability.

Teachers will recognize an issue or problem, generate a plan to address it, and

implement the topic into classroom teaching.

ESTIMATED AVERAGE SIZE OF AWARDS:

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to legal U.S. residents who are 18 years of age and older

and who are employed as middle school teachers for grades five through nine in

accredited public schools in the United States that are organized and primarily

operated for educational purposes, and being considered tax-exempt under

section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Tax Code or being registered

as a public school with the National Center for Educational Statistics.

livegreen@discovery.com. You may visit the website at

http://livegreen.discoveryeducation.com/

The National Education Association (NEA) Foundation /

Student Achievement Grants

Student Achievement Grants

PURPOSE OF PROGRAM:

The NEA Foundation offers grants to advance the

academic achievement of students in U.S. public schools and public higher

education institutions in any subject area(s). The designed work should engage

students in critical thinking and problem solving that expand their knowledge of

standards-based subject matter. The work should also advance students’ habits

of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection.

ESTIMATED AVERAGE SIZE OF AWARDS:

ELIGIBILITY:

Teachers at public schools, public school education-support

professionals, and faculty and staff members at public colleges and universities.

NEA Foundation, 1201 16th St., N.W., suite 416, Washington, DC

20036, 202-822-7840. You may visit the website at

http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/StudentAchievement_Guidelines.htm

History Channel / Save Our History Initiative

Save Our History Initiative

PURPOSE OF PROGRAM:

Save Our History is a national history education and

preservation initiative that seeks to raise awareness and support for preserving

local heritage. The goal of Save Our History is to inspire the youth in our

communities to become the preservationists of tomorrow.

MAXIMUM SIZE OF AWARD:

ELIGIBILITY:

Elementary, middle, and high school teachers who teach

American, state, or local history in a social studies or history class in a public,

private, or home school located within the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

saveourhistory@rockpa.org. You may visit the website at

http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_typ

e_id=52925&display_order=3&sub_display_order=6&mini_id=51103

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