1

 

 

Funding

 

Opportunities

 

Government

 

and

 

Private

 

Grant

 

Sources

 

for

 

Education

 

Programs

 

 

October

 

13,

 

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.

 

 

Funding

 

Source

 

–

 

Government

 

•

 

United

 

States

 

(U.S.)

 

Environmental

 

Protection

 

Agency

 

(EPA)/Office

 

of

 

Research

 

and

 

Development/National

 

Center

 

for

 

Environmental

 

Research/A

 

National

 

Student

 

Design

 

Competition

 

for

 

Sustainability

 

Focusing

 

on

 

People,

 

Prosperity

 

and

 

the

 

Planet

 

Award

 

Program

 

(P3)

 

 

•

 

U.S.

 

Department

 

of

 

Justice

 

(DOJ)/Office

 

on

 

Violence

 

against

 

Women

 

(OVW)/

 

Sexual

 

Assault

 

Demonstration

 

Initiative

 

(SADI)

 

 

•

 

Department

 

of

 

Labor

 

(DOL)/Employment

 

and

 

Training

 

Administration

 

(ETA)/YouthBuild

 

Grant

 

 

•

 

National

 

Endowment

 

for

 

the

 

Huma

nities

 

(NEH)/Digital

 

Humanities

 

Start

‐

Up

 

Grants

 

 

•

 

Florida

 

Department

 

of

 

Education

 

(DOE)/

 

K

‐

12

 

Education,/Bureau

 

of

 

Curriculum

 

and

 

Instruction/Office

 

of

 

Humanities

 

/Governor’s

 

Summer

 

Program

 

 

Funding

 

Source

 

–

 

Foundations/Private

 

•

 

The

 

Walt

 

Disney

 

Company/Disney

 

Planet

 

Challenge

  

 

•

 

CVS

 

Carema

rk/Community

 

Grants/Children

 

with

 

Disabilities,

 

and

 

CVS/Caremark/Community

 

Grants/Public

 

Schools

 

 

•

 

Shuman

 

Produce

 

Inc.,

 

Pr

oduce

 

For

 

Kids

 

(PFK)/Play

 

With

 

Your

 

Produce

 

Challenge

 

 

•

 

Veterans

 

of

 

Foreign

 

Wars

 

of

 

the

 

United

 

States

 

(VFW)/

 

Voice

 

of

 

Democr

acy

 

Audio

‐

Essay

 

Contest/

 

Theme:

 

“

Does

 

My

 

Generation

 

Have

 

a

 

Role

 

in

 

America’s

 

Future?"

 

 

 

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2

U.S.

  

Department

 

of

 

Environmental

 

Protection

 

(EPA)/

 

Office

 

of

 

Research

 

and

 

Development/National

 

Center

 

for

 

Environmental

 

Research

 

 

PROGRAM:

 

A

 

National

 

Student

 

Design

 

Competition

 

for

 

Sustainability

 

Focusing

 

on

 

People,

 

Prosperity

    

and

 

the

 

Planet

 

Award

 

Program

 

(P3)

 

 

CATALOG

 

of

 

FEDERAL

 

DOM

ESTIC

 

ASSISTANCE

 

(CFDA)

 

#:

 

66.516

 

 

PURPOSE

 

OF

 

PROGRA

M:

 

As

 

stated

 

on

 

the

 

National

 

Center

 

for

 

Environmental

 

Research

 

web

 

site:

 

“The

 

U.S.

 

Environmental

 

Protection

 

Agency

 

(EPA),

 

as

 

part

 

of

 

the

 

P3

 

Award

 

Program,

 

is

 

seeking

 

applications

 

proposing

 

to

 

research,

 

develop,

 

and

 

design

 

solutions

 

to

 

real

 

world

 

challenges

 

involving

 

the

 

overall

 

sustainability

 

of

 

human

 

society.

 

The

 

P3

 

competition

 

highlights

 

the

 

use

 

of

 

scientific

 

principles

 

in

 

creating

 

innovative

 

projects

 

focused

 

on

 

sustainability.

 

The

 

P3

 

Awards

 

program

 

was

 

developed

 

to

 

foster

 

progress

 

toward

 

sustainability

 

by

 

achieving

 

the

 

mutual

 

goals

 

of

 

economic

 

prosperity,

 

protection

 

of

 

the

 

planet,

 

and

 

improved

 

quality

 

of

 

life

 

for

 

its

 

people

‐‐ 

people,

 

prosperity,

 

and

 

the

 

planet

 

–

 

the

 

three

 

pillars

 

of

 

sustainability.

 

The

 

EPA

 

offers

 

the

 

P3

 

competition

 

in

 

order

 

to

 

respond

 

to

 

the

 

technical

 

needs

 

of

 

the

 

world

 

while

 

moving

 

towards

 

the

 

goal

 

of

 

sustainability.”

 

 

DEADLINE:

  

“December

 

22,

 

2010,

 

11:59:59

 

pm

 

Eastern

 

Time

 

(applications

 

must

 

be

 

submitted

 

to

 

Grants.gov

 

by

 

this

 

time,

 

see

 

Section

 

IV.E

 

“Submission

 

Instructions

 

for

 

Phase

 

I

 

Applications

 

and

 

Other

 

Submission

 

Requirements”

 

for

 

further

 

information).”

 

 

ESTIMATED

 

AVERAGE

 

SIZE

 

OF

 

AWARDS

:

 

$15,000

 

“

The

 

first

 

phase

 

is

 

a

 

competition

 

for

 

one

‐

year

 

grants

 

of

 

up

 

to

 

$15,000

 

to

 

test

 

research

 

and

 

develop

 

innovative

 

scientific

 

projects

 

or

 

engineering

 

designs

 

that

 

will

 

promote

 

sustainable

 

development.

 

In

 

the

 

spring

 

of

 

2012

 

the

 

Phase

 

I

 

grantees

 

awarded

 

from

 

this

 

solicitation

 

are

 

required

 

to

 

present

 

their

 

projects/designs

 

at

 

the

 

annual

 

National

 

Sustainable

 

Design

 

Expo

 

on

 

the

 

National

 

Mall

 

in

 

Washington,

 

DC

 

where

 

they

 

will

 

have

 

an

 

opportunity

 

to

 

compete

 

for

 

Phase

 

II

 

grant

 

awards

 

of

 

up

 

to

 

$90,000.”

 

 

ESTIMATED

 

NUMBER

 

OF

 

AWARDS

:

 

64

 

 

MATCH

 

REQUIREM

ENT:

 

N/A

 

 

ELIGIBILITY:

 

“Public

 

nonprofit

 

institutions/organizations

 

(limited

 

to

 

degree

‐

granting

 

public

 

institutions

 

of

 

higher

 

education)

 

and

 

private

 

nonprofit

 

institutions/organizations

 

(limited

 

to

 

degree

‐

granting

 

private

 

institutions

 

of

 

higher

 

education)

 

located

 

in

 

the

 

U.S.

 

are

 

eligible

 

to

 

apply.

 

Eligible

 

nonprofit

 

organizations

 

include

 

research

 

institutes,

 

corporations,

 

or

 

foundations

 

that

 

are

 

part

 

of

 

a

 

U.S.

 

institution

 

of

 

higher

 

education.”

 

 

CONTACTS

:

 

Eligibility:

 

Ja

mes

 

Gentry,

 

e

‐

mail:

 

gentry.james@epa.gov;

 

telephone:

 

202

‐

343

‐

9798

 

Electronic

 

Submissions:

 

Ron

 

Josephson,

 

e

‐

mail:

 

josephson.ron@epa.gov;

 

telephone:

 

202

‐

343

‐

9643

 

Technical

 

Issues:

 

Cynthia

 

Cynnolt

‐

Helms,

 

e

‐

mail:

 

cynnolt

‐

helms.cynthia@epa.gov;

 

telephone:

 

202

‐

343

‐

9693

 

 

Link

 

to

 

full

 

a

nnouncement:

 

http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2011/2011_p3.html#Award

 

 

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3

U.S.

 

Department

 

of

 

Justice

 

(DOJ)/Office

 

on

 

Violence

 

against

 

Women

 

(OVW)

 

 

 

PROGRAM:

 

Sexual

 

Assault

 

Demonstration

 

Initiative

 

(SADI)

 

 

CATALOG

 

of

 

FEDERAL

 

DOM

ESTIC

 

ASSISTANCE

 

(CFDA)

 

#:

 

16.589

 

[Grants.gov

 

number

 

assigned

 

to

 

announcement

 

(OVW

‐

2010

‐

2795)]

 

 

PURPOSE

 

OF

 

PROGRA

M:

 

As

 

stated

 

on

 

the

 

Office

 

on

 

Violence

 

against

 

Women

 

web

 

site:

 

“OVW

 

has

 

become

 

increasingly

 

concerned

 

about

 

the

 

lack

 

of

 

specialized

 

sexual

 

assault

 

advocacy

 

services

 

in

 

states

 

and

 

local

 

communities,

 

particularly

 

in

 

rural

 

America.

 

To

 

address

 

these

 

concerns

 

and

 

to

 

identify

 

solutions

 

to

 

problems

 

as

 

well

 

as

 

promising

 

practices,

 

OVW

 

has

 

initiated

 

the

 

SADI

 

to

 

build

 

the

 

capacity

 

of

 

dual

 

organizations

 

serving

 

victims

 

of

 

sexual

 

assault;

 

enhance

 

services

 

in

 

dual

 

and/or

 

multi

‐

service

 

domestic

 

violence

 

and

 

sexual

 

assault

 

programs;

 

and

 

to

 

improve

 

systems

 

response

 

to

 

victims

 

within

 

selected

 

sites.

 

It

 

is

 

OVW’s

 

hope

 

that

 

the

 

SADI

 

will

 

also

 

improve

 

reporting

 

options

 

for

 

victims

 

of

 

sexual

 

assault;

 

improve

 

the

 

overall

 

treatment

 

of

 

sexual

 

assault

 

victims;

 

and

 

enhance

 

the

 

competency

 

of

 

advocates

 

working

 

with

 

victims

 

and

 

survivors.

 

The

 

project

 

will

 

identify

 

barriers

 

to

 

providing

 

quality

 

assistance

 

and

 

advocacy

 

and

 

document

 

and

 

disseminate

 

solutions

 

for

 

replication.”

 

 

DEADLINE:

 

8:00

 

p.m.

 

Eastern

 

Time,

 

November

 

16,

 

2010

 

 

ESTIMATED

 

AVERAGE

 

SIZE

 

OF

 

AWARDS:

 

Up

 

to

 

$450,

000

 

 

ESTIMATED

 

NUMBER

 

OF

 

AWARDS:

 

6

 

 

BUDGET

 

INFORMATION:

 

“

Budgets

 

should

 

NOT

 

be

 

submitted

 

with

 

the

 

application.

 

OVW

 

will

 

request

 

budgets

 

at

 

a

 

later

 

stage

 

in

 

the

 

process

 

from

 

those

 

organizations

 

that

 

move

 

past

 

the

 

initial

 

review

 

stage.”

 

 

ELIGIBILITY:

 

“Locati

on:

 

programs

 

must

 

be

 

located

 

in

 

the

 

United

 

States

 

and

 

its

 

Territories.

 

Dual/multi

‐

service

 

Program:

 

For

 

the

 

purpose

 

of

 

this

 

project,

 

a

 

dual/multiservice

 

program

 

will

 

be

 

defined

 

as

 

a

 

non

‐

profit

 

community

‐

based

 

program,

 

Tribal

 

non

‐

profit,

 

or

 

Tribal

 

Government

 

Program

 

whose

 

purpose

 

or

 

function

 

includes

 

providing

 

services

 

to

 

victims

 

of

 

domestic

 

violence

 

and

 

sexual

 

assault.

 

The

 

agency’s

 

mission

 

statement,

 

organizational

 

chart,

 

and

 

client

 

services

 

brochure

 

and/or

 

a

 

listing

 

of

 

services

 

will

 

be

 

accepted

 

as

 

supporting

 

documentation.

 

NOTE:

 

Child

 

Advocacy

 

Centers,

 

for

 

the

 

purposes

 

of

 

this

 

solicitation,

 

are

 

not

 

considered

 

eligible

 

entities.

 

Longevity:

 

The

 

agency

 

must

 

demonstrate

 

that

 

sexual

 

assault

 

services

 

have

 

been

 

provided

 

for

 

at

 

least

 

five

 

years.

 

Documentation

 

supporting

 

the

 

program’s

 

service

 

provision

 

for

 

the

 

past

 

five

 

years

 

is

 

required.

 

To

 

meet

 

this

 

requirement,

 

a

 

copy

 

of

 

aggregate

 

service

 

data

 

(such

 

as

 

that

 

submitted

 

to

 

funders

 

or

 

found

 

in

 

Annual

 

Reports)

 

would

 

be

 

sufficient.

 

Please

 

do

 

NOT

 

send

 

individual

 

client

 

information

 

or

 

any

 

such

 

data

 

that

 

have

 

the

 

potential

 

to

 

identify

 

individual

 

clients.”

 

 

CONTACT

:

 

Office

 

on

 

Violence

 

against

 

Women

 

(OVW),

 

800

 

K

 

Street,

 

N.W.,

 

Suite

 

920,

 

Washington,

 

D.C.

 

20530.

 

Telephone:

 

202

‐

307

‐

6026,

 

Fax:

 

202

‐

305

‐

2589,

 

TTY:

 

202

‐

307

‐

2277

 

Website:

 

http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov

  

 

Link

 

to

 

full

 

a

nnouncement:

 

http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/sadi.pdf

 

 

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4

U.S.

 

Department

 

of

 

Labor

 

(DOL)/Employment

 

and

 

Training

 

Administration

 

(ETA)

 

 

PROGRAM:

 

YouthBuild

 

Grant

 

 

CATALOG

 

of

 

FEDERAL

 

DOM

ESTIC

 

ASSISTANCE

 

(CFDA)

 

#:

 

17.274

 

PURPOSE

 

OF

 

PROGRA

M:

 

As

 

stated

 

in

 

the

 

Federal

 

Register:

 

“

Grant

 

funds

 

will

 

be

 

used

 

to

 

provide

 

disadvantaged

 

youth

 

with:

 

The

 

education

 

and

 

employment

 

skills

 

necessary

 

to

 

achieve

 

economic

 

self

‐

sufficiency

 

in

 

occupations

 

in

 

high

 

demand

 

and

 

postsecondary

 

education

 

and

 

training

 

opportunities;

 

opportunities

 

for

 

meaningful

 

work

 

and

 

service

 

to

 

their

 

communities;

 

and

 

opportunities

 

to

 

develop

 

employment

 

and

 

leadership

 

skills

 

and

 

a

 

commitment

 

to

 

community

 

development

 

among

 

youth

 

in

 

low

‐

income

 

communities.

 

As

 

part

 

of

 

their

 

program,

 

YouthBuild

 

grantees

 

will

 

tap

 

the

 

energies

 

and

 

talents

 

of

 

disadvantaged

 

youth

 

to

 

increase

 

the

 

supply

 

of

 

permanent

 

affordable

 

housing

 

for

 

homeless

 

individuals

 

and

 

low

‐

income

 

families

 

and

 

to

 

help

 

youth

 

develop

 

the

 

leadership,

 

learning,

 

and

 

high

‐

demand

 

occupational

 

skills

 

needed

 

to

 

succeed

 

in

 

today’s

 

global

 

economy.”

 

DEADLINE:

 

December

 

3,

 

2010

 

 

ESTIMATED

 

AVERAGE

 

SIZE

 

OF

 

AWARDS

:

 

$700,000

 

–

 

$1,100,

000

 

 

ESTIMATED

 

NUMBER

 

OF

 

AWARDS

:

 

128

 

 

MATCH

 

REQUIREM

ENT:

 

“Aligning

 

resources

 

and

 

leveraging

 

funding

 

are

 

key

 

components

 

of

 

success

 

under

 

the

 

YouthBuild

 

grant

 

program.

 

Therefore,

 

applicants

 

must

 

provide

 

cash

 

or

 

in

‐

kind

 

resources

 

equivalent

 

to

 

25

 

percent

 

of

 

the

 

grant

 

award

 

amount

 

as

 

matching

 

funds.

 

Please

 

note

 

that

 

neither

 

prior

 

investments

 

nor

 

Federal

 

resources

 

may

 

be

 

counted

 

towards

 

the

 

matching

 

funds

 

threshold.

 

Construction

 

materials

 

that

 

are

 

acquired

 

without

 

grant

 

funds

 

and

 

are

 

used

 

for

 

approved

 

projects

 

as

 

part

 

of

 

the

 

training

 

for

 

YouthBuild

 

participants

 

may

 

be

 

used

 

in

 

fulfilling

 

the

 

25

 

percent

 

match

 

requirement.”

 

 

ELIGIBILITY:

 

Eligible

 

applicants

 

for

 

these

 

grants

 

ar

e

 

public

 

or

 

private

 

non

‐

profit

 

agencies

 

or

 

organizations

 

(including

 

a

 

consortium

 

of

 

such

 

agencies

 

or

 

organizations

 

with

 

a

 

designated

 

lead

 

applicant),

 

including,

 

but

 

not

 

limited

 

to:

 

faith

‐

based

 

and

 

community

 

organizations;

  

an

 

entity

 

carrying

 

out

 

activities

 

under

 

the

 

Workforce

 

Investment

 

Act

 

(WIA),

 

such

 

as

 

a

 

local

 

workforce

 

investment

 

board,

 

One

‐

Stop

 

Career

 

Center,

 

or

 

local

 

school

 

board;

  

a

 

community

 

action

 

agency;

  

a

 

State

 

or

 

local

 

housing

 

development

 

agency;

 

an

 

Indian

 

tribe

 

or

 

other

 

agency

 

primarily

 

serving

 

Indians;

 

a

 

community

 

development

 

corporation;

 

a

 

State

 

or

 

local

 

youth

 

service

 

conservation

 

corps;

 

or

 

any

 

other

 

public

 

or

 

private

 

nonprofit

 

entity

 

that

 

is

 

eligible

 

to

 

provide

 

education

 

or

 

employment

 

training

 

under

 

a

 

Federal

 

program

 

and

 

can

 

meet

 

the

 

required

 

elements

 

of

 

the

 

grant.

 

 

CONTACT:

 

Ariam

 

Ferro,

 

Grants

 

Management

 

Specialist,

 

Division

 

of

 

Federal

 

Assistance,

 

telephone

 

202

‐ 

693–3968

 

(please

 

note

 

this

 

is

 

not

 

a

 

toll

‐

free

 

number).

 

Applicants

 

should

 

fax

 

all

 

technical

 

questions

 

to

 

telephone

 

202

‐

693–2705

 

and

 

must

 

specifically

 

address

 

the

 

fax

 

to

 

the

 

attention

 

of

 

Ariam

 

Ferro.

 

 

 

Link

 

to

 

full

 

a

nnouncement:

 

http://www.doleta.gov/grants/pdf/SGA

‐

DFA

‐

PY

‐

10

‐

02.pdf

 

 

 

---

 

5

National

 

Endowment

 

for

 

the

 

Humanities

 

(NEH)

 

 

PROGRAM:

 

Digital

 

Hum

anities

 

Start

 

Up

 

Grants

 

 

CATALOG

 

of

 

FEDERAL

 

DOM

ESTIC

 

ASSISTANCE

 

(CFDA)

 

#:

 

45.169

 

 

PURPOSE

 

OF

 

PROGRA

M:

 

As

 

stated

 

on

 

the

 

NEH

 

web

 

site:

 

“The

 

National

 

Endowment

 

for

 

the

 

Humanities

 

(NEH)

 

invites

 

applications

 

to

 

the

 

Digital

 

Humanities

 

Start

‐

Up

 

Grants

 

program.

 

This

 

program

 

is

 

designed

 

to

 

encourage

 

innovations

 

in

 

the

 

digital

 

humanities.

 

By

 

awarding

 

relatively

 

small

 

grants

 

to

 

support

 

the

 

planning

 

stages,

 

NEH

 

aims

 

to

 

encourage

 

the

 

development

 

of

 

innovative

 

projects

 

that

 

promise

 

to

 

benefit

 

the

 

humanities.

 

Proposals

 

should

 

be

 

for

 

the

 

planning

 

or

 

initial

 

stages

 

of

 

digital

 

initiatives

 

in

 

any

 

area

 

of

 

the

 

humanities.

 

All

 

applicants

 

must

 

propose

 

an

 

innovative

 

approach,

 

method,

 

tool,

 

or

 

idea

 

that

 

has

 

not

 

been

 

used

 

before

 

in

 

the

 

humanities.

 

These

 

grants

 

are

 

modeled,

 

in

 

part,

 

on

 

the

 

“high

 

risk/high

 

reward”

 

paradigm

 

often

 

used

 

by

 

funding

 

agencies

 

in

 

the

 

sciences.

 

NEH

 

is

 

requesting

 

proposals

 

for

 

projects

 

that

 

take

 

some

 

risks

 

in

 

the

 

pursuit

 

of

 

innovation

 

and

 

excellence.”

 

 

DEADLINE:

 

February

 

23,

 

2011

 

 

ESTIMATED

 

AVERAGE

 

SIZE

 

OF

 

AWARDS

:

 

$50,000

 

 

ESTIMATED

 

NUMBER

 

OF

 

AWARDS

:

 

40

 

 

MATCH

 

REQUIREM

ENT:

 

N/A

 

 

ELIGIBILITY:

 

State

 

governments,

 

County

 

governments,

 

City

 

or

 

township

 

governments,

 

Special

 

district

 

governments,

 

Public

 

and

 

State

 

controlled

 

institutions

 

of

 

higher

 

education,

 

Native

 

American

 

tribal

 

governments

 

(Federally

 

recognized),

 

Nonprofits

 

having

 

a

 

501(c)(3)

 

status

 

with

 

the

 

IRS,

 

other

 

than

 

institutions

 

of

 

higher

 

education,

 

and

 

private

 

institutions

 

of

 

higher

 

education

 

 

CONTACT

:

 

Contac

t

 

the

 

NEH

 

Office

 

of

 

Digital

 

Humanities

 

via

 

e

‐

mail

 

at

 

odh@neh.gov.

 

Applicants

 

wishing

 

to

 

speak

 

to

 

a

 

staff

 

member

 

by

 

telephone

 

should

 

provide,

 

in

 

an

 

e

‐

mail

 

message,

 

a

 

telephone

 

number

 

and

 

a

 

preferred

 

time

 

to

 

call.

 

Hearing

‐

impaired

 

applicants

 

can

 

contact

 

NEH

 

via

 

TDD

 

at:

 

866

‐

372

‐

2930.

 

 

Link

 

to

 

full

 

a

nnouncement:

 

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesstartup.html

 

 

Florida

 

Department

 

of

 

Education

 

(DOE)/

 

K

‐

12

 

Education/Bureau

 

of

 

Curriculum

 

and

 

Instruction/Office

 

of

 

Humanities

 

 

PROGRAM:

 

Governor’s

 

Summer

 

Program

 

 

FUNDING

 

SOURCE:

 

Stat

e

 

Appropriations:

 

2010

 

Appropriations

 

Act,

 

Line

 

Item

 

96

  

 

PURPOSE

 

OF

 

PROGRA

M:

 

The

 

purpose

 

is

 

to

 

provide

 

an

 

opportunity

 

for

 

outstanding

 

middle

 

and

 

high

 

school

 

gifted

 

and

 

high

‐

achieving

 

students

 

to

 

participate

 

in

 

and

 

use

 

the

 

resources

 

of

 

the

 

universities

 

and

 

colleges

 

in

 

the

 

state

 

of

 

Florida

 

to

 

expand

 

choices

 

and

 

options

 

for

 

quality

 

education.

 

 

---

 

6

DEADLINE:

  

November

 

12,

 

2010

 

 

TOTAL

 

AMOUNT

 

OF

 

FUNDING

 

AVAILABLE

:

 

$127,369

 

 

ESTIMATED

 

NUMBER

 

OF

 

AWARDS

:

 

It

 

is

 

estimated

 

that

 

four

 

(4)

 

awards

 

will

 

be

 

given.

 

Demographics

 

will

 

be

 

consider

ed

 

in

 

the

 

reviewers’

 

decisions.

 

 

MATCH

 

REQUIREM

ENT

:

 

Institutions

 

are

 

required

 

to

 

show

 

a

 

minimum

 

of

 

$5,000

 

in

 

cash

 

or

 

in

‐

kind

 

funds.

 

The

 

requirement

 

may

 

be

 

met

 

through

 

personnel

 

or

 

facilities

 

requirements

 

as

 

appropriate

 

for

 

the

 

program.

 

 

ELIGIBILITY:

  

Only

 

public

 

and

 

private

 

Florida

 

Community

 

Colleges,

 

Colleges

 

and

 

Universities

 

 

CONTACT

:

 

Donnajo

 

Smith,

 

DOE

 

Gifted

 

Program

 

Specialist,

 

telephone

 

850

‐

245

‐

0937,

 

e

‐

mail:

 

Donnajo.Smith@fldoe.org

 

Link

 

to

 

full

 

announcement:

 

http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document

‐

5886/dps

‐

2010

‐

154b.pdf

 

 

The

 

Walt

 

Disney

 

Company

 

PROGRAM:

 

Disney

 

Planet

 

Challenge

 

(DPC)

 

PURPOSE

 

OF

 

PROGRA

M:

 

As

 

stated

 

on

 

the

 

Disney

 

Planet

 

Challenge

 

web

 

site:

 

“The

 

Class

 

Project

 

is

 

an

 

opportunity

 

for

 

students

 

to

 

identify

 

and

 

focus

 

on

 

ONE

 

environmental

 

issue

 

in

 

their

 

local

 

area

 

(school,

 

community),

 

investigate

 

ways

 

to

 

address

 

the

 

issues,

 

and

 

develop

 

and

 

take

 

action

 

to

 

improve

 

the

 

environment.

 

Through

 

the

 

Class

 

Project,

 

students

 

develop

 

content

 

knowledge

 

and

 

understandings

 

that

 

align

 

with

 

the

 

State

 

Content

 

Standards

 

in

 

English

‐

Language

 

Arts,

 

Mathematics,

 

Science,

 

History/Social

 

Science,

 

and

 

Visual

 

and

 

Performing

 

Arts.

 

Students

 

have

 

an

 

opportunity

 

to

 

build

 

confidence

 

and

 

self

‐

esteem

 

in

 

developing

 

and

 

completing

 

a

 

long

‐

term

 

project,

 

as

 

well

 

as

 

developing

 

their

 

skills

 

as

 

informed

 

problem

 

solvers

 

and

 

decision

 

makers.”

 

DEADLINE:

 

“To

 

enroll

 

for

 

the

 

2010

‐

2011

 

Disney’s

 

Planet

 

Challenge

 

program,

 

you

 

will

 

need

 

to

 

register

 

by

 

Friday,

 

December

 

17,

 

2010

 

12:00AM

 

PST.

 

All

 

registrations

 

received

 

after

 

December

 

17th,

 

2010

 

will

 

automatically

 

be

 

enrolled

 

in

 

the

 

2011

‐

2012

 

program.”

 

 

ESTIMATED

 

AVERAGE

 

SIZE

 

OF

 

AWARDS:

 

Prizes

 

will

 

be

 

awarded

 

to

 

all

 

students

 

and

 

teachers

 

who

 

submit

 

a

 

project

 

regardless

 

of

 

ranking.

 

Prizes

 

may

 

vary

 

depending

 

upon

 

the

 

competition

 

track.

  

 

Elementary

 

School

 

DPC

 

Prizing

 

information:

 

http://disney.go.com/planetchallenge/elementary

‐

prizing.html

 

Middle

 

School

 

DPC

 

Prizing

 

information:

 

http://disney.go.com/planetchallenge/middle

‐

prizing.html

 

As

 

stated

 

on

 

the

 

DPC

 

web

 

site:

  

 

“

The

 

Elementary

 

School

 

DPC

 

is

 

a

 

two

‐

tier

 

competition:

  

 

---

 

7

Tier

 

One

 

—

 

State:

 

involves

 

the

 

submission

 

of

 

the

 

project

 

as

 

a

 

hard

 

copy

 

or

 

digital

 

portfolio.

 

A

 

team

 

of

 

educators

 

including

 

science

 

teachers,

 

coordinators,

 

and

 

scientists

 

judge

 

and

 

score

 

each

 

portfolio

 

using

 

the

 

scoring

 

rubric.

 

Top

 

ranked

 

state

 

entries

 

that

 

score

 

80%

 

or

 

highe

r

 

are

 

eligible

 

to

 

be

 

a

 

state

 

winner

 

and

 

might

 

move

 

forward

 

to

 

the

 

national

 

judging

 

(a

 

total

 

of

 

20

 

projects).

 

All

 

projects

 

not

 

selected

 

as

 

a

 

state

 

winner

 

or

 

that

 

do

 

not

 

move

 

forward

 

will

 

be

 

recognized

 

for

 

their

 

participation

 

in

 

DPC.

 

 

Tier

 

Two

 

—

 

National:

 

involves

 

the

 

top

 

20

 

projects

 

from

 

Tier

 

One.

 

A

 

national

 

panel

 

of

 

educators

 

and

 

personnel

 

from

 

environmental

 

agencies

 

uses

 

the

 

DPC

 

scoring

 

rubric

 

to

 

rank

 

and

 

determines

 

the

 

grand

 

prize,

 

second,

 

third

 

and

 

fourth

 

place

 

winners.”

 

 

“The

 

Middl

e

 

School

 

DPC

 

is

 

a

 

three

‐

tier

 

competition:

 

 

Tier

 

One

 

—

 

State:

 

involves

 

the

 

submission

 

of

 

the

 

project

 

as

 

a

 

DPC

 

digital

 

portfolio.

 

A

 

team

 

of

 

educators

 

including

 

science

 

teachers,

 

coordinators,

 

and

 

scientists

 

judge

 

and

 

score

 

each

 

portfolio

 

using

 

the

 

scoring

 

rubric.

 

Top

 

ranked

 

state

 

entries

 

that

 

score

 

80%

 

or

 

higher

 

are

 

eligible

 

to

 

be

 

a

 

state

 

winner

 

and

 

might

 

move

 

forward

 

to

 

the

 

national

 

judging.

 

All

 

projects

 

not

 

selected

 

as

 

a

 

state

 

winner

 

or

 

that

 

do

 

not

 

move

 

forward

 

will

 

be

 

recognized

 

for

 

their

 

participation

 

in

 

DPC.

 

 

Tier

 

Two

 

—

 

National:

 

involves

 

the

 

top

 

20

 

projects

 

selected

 

in

 

Tier

 

One.

 

A

 

national

 

panel

 

of

 

educators

 

and

 

personnel

 

from

 

environmental

 

agencies

 

uses

 

the

 

DPC

 

scoring

 

rubric

 

to

 

determine

 

the

 

top

 

four

 

projects

 

on

 

the

 

national

 

level.

 

These

 

top

 

(4)

 

projects

 

are

 

invited

 

to

 

submit

 

a

 

grant

 

proposal

 

that

 

addresses

 

how

 

they

 

would

 

maintain,

 

expand

 

and

 

sustain

 

their

 

project.

 

The

 

top

 

20

 

projects

 

selected

 

in

 

Tier

 

One.

 

A

 

national

 

panel

 

of

 

educators

 

and

 

personnel

 

from

 

environmental

 

agencies

 

uses

 

the

 

DPC

 

scoring

 

rubric

 

to

 

determine

 

the

 

top

 

four

 

projects

 

on

 

the

 

national

 

level.

 

 

Tier

 

Three

 

—

 

Grand

 

Prize:

 

involves

 

the

 

top

 

four

 

projects

 

(grant

 

proposals)

 

from

 

Tier

 

Two.

 

Using

 

a

 

grant

 

rubric,

 

a

 

national

 

panel

 

of

 

judges

 

selects

 

the

 

grand

 

prize

 

winner,

 

2nd

 

place,

 

3rd

 

place,

 

and

 

4th

 

place.”

 

 

ELIGIBILITY:

 

“Any

 

3rd,

 

4th,

 

5th,

 

6th,

 

7th,

 

or

 

8th

 

grade

 

classroom

 

in

 

a

 

public

 

or

 

private

 

school

 

in

 

the

 

United

 

States

 

can

 

participate.

 

Combination

 

classes

 

can

 

participate

 

—

 

3/4

 

&

 

4/5

 

(3/4/5

 

combo

 

if

 

applicable)

 

or

 

6/7

 

&

 

7/8

 

(6/7/8

 

combo

 

if

 

applicable).

  

After

‐

school

 

clubs

 

can

 

compete

 

as

 

long

 

as

 

the

 

students

 

are

 

comprised

 

of

 

3rd,

 

4th

 

and

 

5th

 

graders

 

or

 

6th,

 

7th

 

and

 

8th

 

graders

 

and

 

as

 

long

 

as

 

the

 

club

 

is

 

an

 

integral

 

part

 

of

 

the

 

regular

 

classroom

 

curriculum.

  

40

 

students

 

maximum

 

per

 

each

 

classroom,

 

club

 

or

 

group.

  

Register

 

only

 

one

 

classroom

 

or

 

club

 

on

 

each

 

registration

 

form.

 

If

 

there

 

is

 

more

 

than

 

one

 

classroom

 

to

 

register,

 

you

 

will

 

need

 

to

 

go

 

through

 

the

 

registration

 

process

 

again.

  

Only

 

one

 

teacher

 

per

 

classroom

 

or

 

club.”

  

 

TO

 

APPLY:

 

 

To

 

enroll

 

for

 

the

 

2010

‐

2011

 

Disney’s

 

Planet

 

Challenge

 

program,

 

you

 

will

 

need

 

to

 

register

 

by

 

Friday,

 

December

 

17,

 

2010

 

12:00AM

 

PST

 

by

 

accessing

 

registration

 

on

 

this

 

web

 

site:

 

http://dpcproject.com/RegTrack.aspx

     

 

CONTACT

:

 

Mailing

 

address:

 

Disney’s

 

Planet

 

Challenge,

 

C/O

 

Corporate

 

Environmental

 

Affairs,

 

The

 

Walt

 

Disney

 

Company,

 

500

 

South

 

Buena

 

Vista

 

Street,

 

Burbank,

 

CA

 

91521

‐

6445.

 

Telephone:

 

877

‐

235

‐

1399;

 

e

‐

mail

 

Address:

 

questions@disneysplanetchallenge.com.

 

 

 

---

 

8

CVS

 

Caremark/Community

 

Grants

 

 

PROGRAMS:

 

Children

 

wi

th

 

Disabilities,

 

and

 

Public

 

Schools

 

(two

 

separate

 

applications)

 

 

PURPOSE

 

OF

 

PROGRA

M:

 

As

 

stated

 

on

 

the

 

CVS

 

Caremark

 

Community

 

Grants

 

web

 

site:

 

“The

 

CVS

 

Caremark

 

Community

 

Grants

 

program

 

awards

 

funds

 

to

 

nonprofit

 

organizations

 

for

 

programs

 

targeting

 

children

 

with

 

disabilities,

 

programs

 

focusing

 

on

 

health

 

and

 

rehabilitation

 

services,

 

public

 

schools

 

promoting

 

a

 

greater

 

level

 

of

 

inclusion

 

in

 

student

 

activities

 

and

 

extracurricular

 

programs,

 

and

 

initiatives

 

that

 

give

 

greater

 

access

 

to

 

physical

 

movement

 

and

 

play.”

   

The

 

grant

 

application

 

process

 

runs

 

from

 

January

 

1

 

through

 

October

 

31.

 

 

DEADLINE:

  

October

 

31,

 

2010

 

 

ESTIMATED

 

AVERAGE

 

SIZE

 

OF

 

AWARDS:

 

Qualifying

 

organizations

 

are

 

eligible

 

for

 

grants

 

of

 

up

 

to

 

$5,000.

 

 

CVS

 

CAREM

ARK

 

PROGRAM:

 

Programs

 

to

 

benefit

 

children

 

with

 

disabilities

 

that

 

address

 

any

 

of

 

the

 

following:

  

 

Health

 

and

 

Rehabilitation

 

Services

  

“Our

 

CVS

 

Caremar

k

 

Community

 

Grants

 

support

 

programs

 

that

 

promote

 

independence

 

among

 

children

 

with

 

disabilities

 

including

 

physical

 

and

 

occupational

 

therapies,

 

speech

 

and

 

hearing

 

therapies,

 

assistive

 

technology

 

and

 

recreational

 

therapies.

 

“

 

 

Enabling

 

and

 

Encouraging

 

Physical

 

Movement

 

and

 

Play

  

“Proposed

 

pro

grams

 

may

 

include

 

either

 

physical

 

activities

 

or

 

play

 

opportunities

 

for

 

children

 

and

 

should

 

address

 

the

 

specific

 

needs

 

of

 

the

 

population

 

served.

 

We

 

believe

 

that

 

play

 

is

 

essential

 

to

 

healthy

 

development

 

—

 

physical,

 

cognitive,

 

emotional

 

and

 

social

 

—

 

and

 

offers

 

a

 

means

 

of

 

understanding

 

the

 

world.

 

Therefore,

 

we

 

are

 

devoted

 

to

 

the

 

principle

 

of

 

free

 

play.

 

The

 

unstructured,

 

spontaneous,

 

voluntary

 

activity

 

that

 

is

 

so

 

engaging

 

for

 

children

 

has

 

long

 

been

 

recognized

 

as

 

the

 

most

 

beneficial

 

form.”

 

 

APPLICATION

 

GUIDELINES:

 

 

As

 

stated

 

on

 

the

 

CVS

 

Car

emark

 

web

 

site:

 

“Our

 

process

 

requires

 

that

 

all

 

applicants

 

answer

 

a

 

number

 

of

 

questions

 

pertaining

 

to

 

the

 

program

 

for

 

which

 

they

 

are

 

applying

 

before

 

gaining

 

access

 

to

 

the

 

application.

 

These

 

simple

 

questions

 

help

 

us

 

determine

 

if

 

your

 

program

 

falls

 

within

 

our

 

guidelines.

  

•

 

All

 

nonprofit

 

organizations

 

applying

 

for

 

a

 

Community

 

Grant

 

for

 

this

 

type

 

of

 

program

 

ARE

 

REQUIRED

 

to

 

provide

 

their

 

EIN

 

number

 

before

 

they

 

can

 

begin

 

the

 

eligibility

 

quiz.

  

•

 

A

 

CVS/pharmacy

 

store

 

must

 

be

 

located

 

within

 

the

 

state

 

where

 

your

 

community

 

organization

 

resides.

  

•

 

All

 

CVS

 

Caremark

 

Community

 

Grant

 

Applications

 

must

 

be

 

submitted

 

online.

  

 

What

 

to

 

Expect:

 

•

 

If

 

you

 

are

 

chosen

 

to

 

receive

 

a

 

grant,

 

we

 

request

 

that

 

grantees

 

post

 

volunteer

 

opportunities

 

on

 

our

 

Web

 

site

 

so

 

that

 

local

 

associates

 

can

 

participate

 

in

 

your

 

volunteer

 

projects.

  

---

 

9

•

 

Once

 

you

 

pass

 

our

 

pre

‐

screening

 

process

 

and

 

complete

 

the

 

application/proposal

 

form,

 

you

 

can

 

expect

 

an

 

e

‐

mail

 

response

 

within

 

four

 

to

 

six

 

weeks,

 

whether

 

or

 

not

 

your

 

program

 

has

 

been

 

chosen

 

for

 

funding.

  

•

 

Please

 

do

 

not

 

call

 

or

 

e

‐

mail

 

us

 

during

 

the

 

review

 

process,

 

as

 

we

 

will

 

be

 

unable

 

to

 

provide

 

any

 

additional

 

information

 

or

 

status.”

 

 

TO

 

APPLY:

   

Children

 

with

 

Disabilitie

s:

 

https://www.grantrequest.com/SID_500/Default.asp?CT=CT&SA=SNA&FID=35003&SESID=c0e5e89321564fbb9e921272aa33792c

    

CVS

 

CAREM

ARK

 

PROGRAM:

 

Public

 

Schools

 

Creating

 

Inclusive

 

School

 

Settings

 

As

 

stated

 

on

 

the

 

CVS

 

CAREMARK

 

website:

 

“Through

 

our

 

Community

 

Grants

 

Program

 

we

 

work

 

to

 

ensure

 

that

 

students

 

are

 

not

 

left

 

behind

 

in

 

school.

 

Proposed

 

public

 

school

 

programs

 

must

 

be

 

fully

 

inclusive

 

where

 

children

 

with

 

disabilities

 

are

 

full

 

participants

 

in

 

an

 

early

 

childhood,

 

adolescent

 

or

 

teenage

 

program

 

alongside

 

their

 

typically

 

developing

 

peers.

 

We

 

are

 

devoted

 

to

 

supporting

 

organizations

 

that

 

enrich

 

the

 

lives

 

of

 

children

 

with

 

disabilities

 

through

 

programs

 

that

 

promote

 

a

 

greater

 

level

 

of

 

inclusion

 

in

 

student

 

activities

 

and

 

extracurricular

 

programs.”

 

 

APPLICATION

 

GUIDELINES:

 

“Our

 

process

 

requires

 

th

at

 

all

 

applicants

 

answer

 

a

 

number

 

of

 

questions

 

pertaining

 

to

 

the

 

program

 

for

 

which

 

they

 

are

 

applying

 

before

 

gaining

 

access

 

to

 

the

 

application.

 

These

 

simple

 

questions

 

help

 

us

 

determine

 

if

 

your

 

program

 

falls

 

within

 

our

 

guidelines.

  

•

 

All

 

public

 

schools

 

applying

 

for

 

a

 

Community

 

Grant

 

for

 

this

 

type

 

of

 

program

 

ARE

 

REQUIRED

 

to

 

provide

 

their

 

EIN

 

number

 

before

 

they

 

can

 

begin

 

the

 

eligibility

 

quiz.

  

•

 

A

 

CVS/pharmacy

 

store

 

must

 

be

 

located

 

within

 

the

 

state

 

where

 

your

 

community

 

organization

 

resides.

  

•

 

All

 

CVS

 

Caremark

 

Community

 

Grant

 

Applications

 

must

 

be

 

submitted

 

online.