1
Funding
Opportunities
Government
and
Private
Grant
Sources
for
Education
Programs
September
14,
2010
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
•
National
Science
Foundation
(NSF)/Discovery
Research
K
‐
12
(DR
K
‐
12)
•
National
Endowment
for
the
Huma
nities
(NEH)/Teaching
Development
Fellowships
•
Institute
of
Museum
and
Library
Services
(IMLS)/Sparks!
Ignition
Grants
Funding
Source
–
Foundations/Private
•
National
Education
Association
Foundation
(NEA)/Student
Achievement
Grant
•
Bealls
Department
Store/Bealls
and
Whistles
for
Schools
Grant
•
Subaru
2010/Healthy
Spouts
Grant
National
Science
Foundation
(NSF)
PROGRAM:
Discovery
Research
K
‐
12
(DR
K
‐
12)
CATALOG
of
FEDERAL
DOM
ESTIC
ASSISTANCE
(CFDA)
#:
47.076
PURPOSE
OF
PROGRA
M:
As
stated
on
the
Grants.gov
web
site:
“The
Discovery
Research
K
‐
12
(DR
K
‐
12)
program
seeks
to
enable
significant
advances
in
student
and
teacher
learning
of
the
Science,
Technology,
Engineering,
Mathematics
(STEM)
disciplines.
Projects
funded
under
this
solicitation
begin
with
a
research
question
or
hypothesis
about
how
to
improve
pre
‐
K
‐
12
STEM
learning
and
teaching
and
then
develop,
implement,
and
study
effects
of
innovative
educational
resources,
models,
or
technologies.
DR
K
‐
12
invites
proposals
that
meet
a
variety
of
educational
needs,
from
those
that
address
immediate
challenges
facing
pre
‐
K
‐
12
STEM
education
to
those
that
anticipate
the
future
when
expectations,
roles
and
resources
are
likely
to
be
aligned
in
different
ways.
DR
K
‐
12
especially
encourages
proposals
that
challenge
existing
assumptions
about
learning
and
teaching
within
or
across
STEM
fields,
envision
needs
of
learners
in
10
‐
15
years,
and
consider
new
and
innovative
ways
to
support
learning.
Project
goals,
designs,
and
working
strategies
should
be
supported
by
prior
research
and
practical
experience
drawn
from
all
relevant
disciplines
and
they
should
focus
on
concepts
and
skills
that
are
central
to
STEM
disciplines.
2
The
DR
K
‐
12
program
is
primarily
concerned
with
the
goals
and
effectiveness
of
formal
education,
yet
it
recognizes
that
learning
is
not
limited
to
traditional
school
sites
and
times.
As
appropriate,
the
program
encourages
projects
to
draw
from
knowledge
and
practice
of
learning
in
out
‐
of
‐
school
and
informal
settings.
While
many
projects
supported
under
this
solicitation
will
focus
on
exploratory
development
and
testing
of
innovative
ideas
for
some
specific
facet
of
STEM
education,
all
proposals
must
explain
how
the
work
can
lead
ultimately
to
successful
adoption
of
findings
or
products
in
the
pre
‐
K
‐
12
enterprise
on
a
national
scale.
NSF
has
created
an
agency
‐
wide
priority
to
fully
capture
the
transformative
potential
of
advanced
learning
technologies
across
the
education
enterprise.
The
intent
is
to
catalyze
new
approaches
to
STEM
learning
by
all
and
for
workforce
development,
and
to
provide
the
pathways
and
resources
to
study
the
learning
process
itself.
To
address
this
mandate,
the
DR
K
‐
12
program
has
the
more
focused
goal
of
fostering
the
creation
of
a
new
generation
of
resources,
models,
and
tools
that
take
full
advantage
of
the
capabilities
of
information
and
communications
technologies
to
enhance
the
education
of
K
‐
12
learners.
The
DR
K
‐
12
program
accepts
proposals
for
exploratory
projects,
full
research
and
development
projects,
and
synthesis
projects,
as
well
as
for
conferences
and
workshops
related
to
the
mission
of
the
program”
DEADLINE:
Required
:
Letter
of
Intent
Due
Date
(due
by
5
p.m.
proposer's
local
time):
November
05,
2010
Full
Proposal
Deadline
(
due
by
5
p.m.
proposer's
local
time):
January
06,
2011
ESTIMATED
AVERAGE
SIZE
OF
AWARDS
:
As
stated
on
the
NSF.gov
web
site:
“$55,000,000
in
FY
2011
for
new
awards
made
under
this
solicitation,
pending
availability
of
funds.
Normal
limits
for
funding
requests
of
DR
K
‐
12
proposals
are
as
follows:
(1)
Exploratory
projects
up
to
$450,000
with
duration
up
to
three
years;
(2)
Full
research
and
development
projects
up
to
$3,500,000
with
duration
up
to
five
years;
(3)
Projects
that
study
scale
‐
up
of
STEM
education
innovations
up
to
$5,000,000
with
duration
up
to
five
years;
(4)
Synthesis
projects
up
to
$250,000
with
duration
up
to
two
years;
and
(5)
Conference/Workshop
projects
up
to
$100,000
for
duration
up
to
two
years.”
ESTIMATED
NUMBER
OF
AWARDS
:
As
stated
on
the
NSF.gov
web
site:
“5
3
to
75
awards
per
year.
It
is
anticipated
that
about
20
‐
25
Exploratory
awards,
20
‐
25
Full
Research
and
Development
awards,
3
‐
5
Scale
‐
up
awards,
5
‐
10
Synthesis
awards,
and
5
‐
10
Conference/Workshop
awards
will
be
made
in
FY
2011,
pending
availability
of
funds.”
MATCH
REQUIREM
ENT:
N/A
ELIGIBILITY:
No
Limitations
Specified
CONTACT
:
Inquiries
can
be
made
to
either
te
lephone:
(703)
292
‐
8620
or
e
‐
mail:
DRLDRK12@nsf.gov
Link
to
full
announcement:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10610/n
sf10610.pdf
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National
Endowment
for
the
Humanities
(NEH)
PROGRAM:
Teaching
Development
Fellowships
CATALOG
of
FEDERAL
DOM
ESTIC
ASSISTANCE
(CFDA)
#:
45.160
PURPOSE
OF
PROGRA
M:
As
stated
on
the
NEH
web
site:
“Teaching
Development
Fellowships
(TDF)
support
college
and
university
teachers
pursuing
research
aimed
specifically
at
improving
their
undergraduate
teaching.
The
program
has
three
broad
goals:
1)
to
improve
the
quality
of
humanities
education
in
the
United
States;
2)
to
strengthen
the
link
between
research
and
teaching
in
the
humanities;
and
3)
to
foster
excellence
in
undergraduate
instruction.
Projects
must
improve
an
existing
undergraduate
course
that
has
been
taught
in
at
least
THREE
different
terms
prior
to
the
application
deadline
and
will
continue
to
be
taught
by
the
applicant.
Proposals
for
new
courses
or
for
mere
course
preparation
will
NOT
be
considered.
The
research
project
must
be
closely
related
to
the
applicant’s
core
interests
as
an
interpreter
of
the
humanities.
The
research
undertaken
as
a
part
of
the
project
may
involve
engaging
with
fundamental
texts
or
sources,
exploring
related
subjects
or
academic
disciplines,
or
cultivating
neglected
areas
of
learning.
Projects
may
in
part
entail
the
development
of
a
language
skill
or
the
acquisition
of
digital
skills
in
order
to
carry
out
the
proposed
research.
The
project
must
be
directed
primarily
towards
course
improvement,
not
scholarly
publication.
Research
in
any
area
of
the
humanities
is
welcome.
“
DEADLINE:
September
30,
2010
ESTIMATED
AVERAGE
SIZE
OF
AWARDS:
$21,000
ESTIMATED
NUMBER
OF
AWARDS:
30
MATCH
REQUIREM
ENT:
N/A
ELIGIBILITY:
Faculty
membe
rs
who
meet
the
citizenship
requirement
and
who
carry
a
full
‐
time
teaching
load
at
American
two
‐
year
or
four
‐
year
colleges
and
universities.
All
U.S.
citizens
teaching
at
American
two
‐
year
or
four
‐
year
colleges
and
universities
are
eligible
to
apply,
whether
they
reside
inside
or
outside
the
United
States.
Foreign
nationals
who
have
been
living
in
the
United
States
or
its
jurisdictions
for
at
least
the
three
years
immediately
preceding
the
application
deadline
are
also
eligible.
Applicants
whose
part
‐
time
teaching
positions
at
different
colleges
or
universities
amount
to
the
equivalent
of
a
full
‐
time
teaching
load
are
also
eligible.
Applicants
must
have
their
department
or
program
chair
or
deans
certify
in
writing
that
the
institution
supports
the
proposed
project
and
will
offer
the
proposed
course
after
the
completion
of
the
award.
CONTACT:
Division
of
Research,
Room
318,
Nati
onal
Endowment
for
the
Humanities,
1100
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
N.W.,
Washington,
DC
20506.
Telephone:
(202)
606
‐
8200.
E
‐
mail:
TDFellowships@neh.gov
Hearing
‐
impaired
applicants
can
contact
NEH
via
TDD
at
(866)
372
‐
2930.
Link
to
full
a
nnouncement:
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/td_fellowships.html
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Institute
of
Museum
and
Library
Services
(IMLS)
PROGRAM:
Sparks!
Ignition
Grants
CATALOG
of
FEDERAL
DOM
ESTIC
ASSISTANCE
(CFDA)
#:
45.312
PURPOSE
OF
PROGRA
M:
As
stated
on
the
IMLS
web
site:
“IMLS
Sparks!
Ignition
Grants
for
Libraries
and
Museums
are
a
new
IMLS
funding
opportunity
within
the
National
Leadership
Grants
program.
These
grants
encourage
libraries,
archives,
and
museums
to
challenge
existing
assumptions
about
how
they
operate
and
the
services
they
provide.
These
small
grants
support
the
deployment,
testing,
and
evaluation
of
promising
and
groundbreaking
new
tools,
products,
services,
or
organizational
practices.
Applicants
may
propose
activities
or
approaches
that
involve
risk,
as
long
as
the
risk
is
balanced
by
significant
potential
for
improvement
in
the
ways
cultural
heritage
institutions
serve
their
communities.
Successful
proposals
will
address
problems,
challenges,
or
needs
of
broad
relevance
to
libraries,
archives,
and/or
museums,
will
test
innovative
responses
to
these
problems,
and
will
make
the
findings
of
these
tests
widely
and
openly
accessible.”
DEADLINE:
November
15,
2010
ESTIMATED
AVERAGE
SIZE
OF
AWARDS
:
$10,000
‐
$25,000
MATCH
REQUIREM
ENT:
N/A
ELIGIBILITY
:
Libraries
that
fulfill
the
general
crit
eria
for
libraries
may
apply.
Follow
this
link
for
library
eligibility
criteria:
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/libraries.shtm
Museums
that
fulfill
the
general
criteria
for
museums
may
apply.
Follow
this
link
for
museum
eligibility
criteria:
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/museums.shtm
CONTACT:
Program
Con
tacts
for
Libraries:
Charles
(Chuck)
Thomas,
Senior
Program
Officer.
Telephone:
(202)
653
‐
4663.
E
‐
mail:
cthomas@imls.gov.
Robert
Trio,
Program
Specialist.
Telephone:
(202)
653
‐
4689.
E
‐
mail:
rtrio@imls.gov.
Program
Contacts
for
Museums:
Helen
Wechsler,
Senior
Program
Officer.
Telephone:
(202)
653
‐
4779.
E
‐
mail:
hwechsler@imls.gov.
Tim
Carrigan,
Program
Specialist.
Telephone:
(202)
653
‐
4689.
E
‐
mail:
tcarrigan@imls.gov.
Link
to
full
a
nnouncement:
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/SparksIgnition.shtm
National
E
ducation
Association
Foundation
(NEA)
PROGRAM:
Student
Achievem
ent
PURPOSE
OF
PROGRA
M:
As
stated
on
the
web
site:
“
Student
Achievement
grants
provide
$5,000
to
improve
the
academic
achievement
of
students
by
engaging
in
critical
thinking
and
problem
solving
that
deepen
knowledge
of
standards
‐
based
subject
matter.
The
work
should
also
improve
students'
habits
of
inquiry,
self
‐
directed
learning,
and
critical
reflection.”
DEADLINE:
October
15,
2010
5
ESTIMATED
AVERAGE
SIZE
OF
AWARDS:
$5,000
ELIGIBILITY:
“
Applicants
must
be
practicing
United
States
(U.S.):
•
public
school
teachers
in
grades
Pre
‐
K–12;
•
public
school
education
support
professionals,
or
•
faculty
and
staff
at
public
higher
education
institutions.
Administrators
may
not
apply
for
Student
Achievement
Grants.
Preference
will
be
gi
ven
to
members
of
the
National
Education
Association.
The
NEA
Foundation
especially
encourages
grant
applications
from:
•
teachers
with
less
than
seven
years
of
experience
in
the
profession;
•
education
support
professionals.*
*Education
support
prof
essionals
can
be
classified
as:
para
‐
educators,
school
bus
drivers,
maintenance
and
custodial
staff,
food
services
staff,
school
nurses
and
student
services
workers,
clerical
and
office
assistants,
school
security
officers,
and
technicians.”
TO
APPLY:
All
proposals
must
be
submitted
through
the
NEA
Foundation’s
online
grant
system:
Click
here
to
submit
a
proposal
electronically.
CONTACT
:
Grants
Manager:
Jesse
Graytock.
Telephone:
(202)
822
‐
7839,
e
‐
mail:
jgraytock@nea.org
Bealls
Department
Store
PROGRAM:
Bealls
and
Whistles
for
Schools
PURPOSE
OF
PROGRA
M:
As
stated
on
the
web
site:
“
Bealls
&
Whistles
for
Schools
is
a
grant
program
designed
to
help
local
schools
pay
for
the
things
they
really
need
but
cannot
afford
through
regular
education
funding.
With
this
program,
Bealls
will
award
$10,000
each
to
10
schools
($100,000
in
total)
in
Florida.
The
schools
that
demonstrate
the
greatest
need
will
be
awarded
the
$10,000
grants
for
whatever
will
improve
the
educational
environment
for
the
students.
Applicants
are
encouraged
to
make
a
compelling
case
in
their
applications.”
DEADLINE:
December
31,
2010
.
All
completed
applications
must
be
signed
by
a
school
administrator
and
hand
delivered
to
a
store
manager
at
any
Florida
Bealls
Department
Store
by
December
31,
2010.
ESTIMATED
AVERAGE
SIZE
OF
AWARDS:
$10,000
ELIGIBILITY:
K
‐
12
institutions,
including
public,
non
‐
profit,
charter,
and
private
schools
located
in
and
licensed
by
the
state
of
Florida.
TO
APPLY:
Potential
applications
must
access
the
“Application
and
Terms
and
Conditions”
online:
http://www.beallsflorida.com/graphics/schoolgrant_application.pdf
CONTACT
:
For
Bealls
contact
information,
please
access
this
web
page:
http://www.beallsflorida.com/r/beallsflorida/customerservice?cm_sp=TopBar
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Subaru
2010
PROGRAM:
Healthy
Sprouts
PURPOSE
OF
PROGRA
M:
Promoting
environment,
nutrition,
and
hunger
awareness
through
youth
gardens.
As
stated
on
the
kidsgardening.org
web
site:
“T
he
Subaru
Healthy
Sprouts
Award
recognizes
and
supports
youth
gardening
programs
focused
on
teaching
about
our
environment,
nutrition,
and
hunger
issues
in
the
United
States.
Through
winning
programs,
youth
will
learn
the
skills
necessary
to
maintain
a
healthy
lifestyle
compatible
with
environmental
stewardship
and
gain
an
understanding
of
how
their
actions
can
positively
impact
the
well
being
of
their
community.”
DEADLINE:
October
1,
2010
ESTIMATED
AVERAGE
SIZE
OF
AWARDS:
Approximately
30
winners
will
receive
a
$500
gift
certificate
to
the
Gardening
with
Kids
catalog
and
online
store
for
basic
youth
gardening
supplies
and
supporting
educational
materials
(http://www.gardeningwithkids.org).
Winners
will
receive
National
Gardening
Association’s
(NGA's)
Eat
a
Rainbow
Kit
,
which
is
chock
full
of
engaging
taste
education
and
nutrition
lessons
http://www.gardeningwithkids.org/21
‐
5011.html
and
a
literature
package
from
NGA.
ELIGIBILITY:
To
be
eligible
for
the
2010
Healthy
Sprouts
Awards,
the
applying
school
or
organization
must
plan
to
garden
in
2011
with
at
least
15
children
between
the
ages
of
3
and
18.
The
selection
of
winners
is
based
on
the
demonstrated
relationship
between
the
garden
program
and
education
related
to
environmental,
nutrition,
and
hunger
issues
in
the
United
States.
TO
APPLY:
Download
an
application:
http://kids.garden.org/grantInquiry.php?grant=GR_HS10
CONTACT:
National
Gardening
Association,
1100
Dorset
Street,
South
Burlington,
VT
05403.
Telephone:
(800)
538
‐
7476
(800
‐
LETSGRO).
Interested
in
learning
more
about
our
grants
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