Funding Opportunities
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from government and private sources for education programs
December 13, 2002
The information in
Funding Opportunities
comes from a variety of sources and is compiled by the
Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Grants Management, Grants Development Office 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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National Assessment of Educational Progress -- Secondary Analysis Program
(USDOE)
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Civil Society-Nonprofit Scholars (CNS)
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Physical Activity for Persons with Disabilities Information Center (CDC)
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Communicating Research to Public Audiences (NSF)
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Informal Science Education (NSF)
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Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program (DOE)
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Wright Fellowships at Tufts University
Funding Source - Foundations/Private
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National Preservation Week 2003 Poster Contest
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Daniel Pearl Writing Contest
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New Hispanic Scholarship Web Site
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Leadership for a Changing World
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Educators Explore the American West
National Assessment of Educational Progress -- Secondary Analysis Program
(USDOE)
PROGRAM
: The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) offers this program to encourage
the preparation of reports that would not otherwise be available and that apply new approaches to
the analysis and reporting of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and
NAEP High School Transcript Studies data. Analyses and reports prepared under this program
should potentially be useful to the general public, parents, educators, educational researchers, or
policy makers.
DEADLINE
: February 7, 2003.
FUNDING
: Estimated Available Funds: $700,000. Estimated Range of Awards: $15,000-
$100,000. Estimated Average Size of Awards: $85,000. Estimated Number of Awards: 6-8.
ELIGIBILITY
: Public or private organizations and consortia.
CONTACT
: Web site, http://ed.gov/GrantApps/. CFDA# 84.902B.
Civil Society-Nonprofit Scholars (CNS)
PROGRAM
: The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNS) is seeking
applications for nine-month residency scholars’ awards under the Civil Society-Nonprofit
Scholars program, a joint venture with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in
Washington, D.C.
DEADLINE
: February 3, 2003.
FUNDING
: The 2003-2004 program year stipend ceiling has been set at $85,000. Stipends
approximate the applicant’s salary.
ELIGIBILITY
: Scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds including: government, nonprofit
practitioners, the corporate world, the professions and academia who have outstanding
capabilities and experience. Candidates should demonstrate scholarly development beyond the
doctoral dissertation, for example through publications.
CONTACT
: Robin Dean, telephone, 202/606-5000, ext. 36; e-mail, scholars@cns.gov; Web
site, www.nationalservice.org/scholars.
Physical Activity for Persons with Disabilities Information Center (CDC)
PROGRAM
: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking applications for
a cooperative agreement program to operate a national information and resource center on
physical activity for persons with disabilities.
DEADLINE
: December 20, 2002, for letters of intent; January 15, 2003, for applications.
FUNDING
: $750,000 for initial funding of one award. The project period is five years.
ELIGIBILITY
: Public and private nonprofit organizations, including colleges, universities,
technical schools, research institutions, hospitals, community-based organizations, community
and faith-based organizations and state and local governments.
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CONTACT
: Joseph Smith, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities;
telephone, 770/488-7082; e-mail, jos4@cdc.gov; Web site,
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2002/02
29953.htm.
Communicating Research to Public Audiences (NSF)
PROGRAM
: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering support to help grant holders
disseminate, through informal science education activities, the process and results of current
research currently supported by NSF.
DEADLINE
: Ongoing, but proposals should be submitted at least six months prior to
anticipated activity start date.
FUNDING
: 20 grants of up to $75,000 each.
ELIGIBILITY
: Colleges and universities; non-profit, non-academic organizations, such as
independent museums, observatories, research laboratories and professional societies; for-profit
organizations, especially small businesses; state and local governments, including state
educational offices and local school districts; and under some circumstances, unaffiliated
individuals. The principal investigator must have an active NSF award.
CONTACT
: Orrin Shane, Division of Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education;
telephone, 703/292-5106; e-mail, oshane@nsf.gov; Web site,
www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03509/nsf03509.html.
Informal Science Education (NSF)
PROGRAM
: The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks proposals for the Informal Science
Education (ISE) program, which funds non-classroom-based projects that promote students’
curiosity in and knowledge of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
DEADLINE
: March 3, 2003, and August 15, 2003, for required preliminary proposals ; May 30,
2003, and November 17, 2003, for full proposals.
FUNDING
: $30 million for 40 to 60 awards.
ELIGIBILITY
: Organizations with a scientific or educational mission, including science and
natural history museums, science-technology centers, aquaria, nature centers, botanical gardens,
arboreta, zoological parks, libraries and community and youth centers. Also eligible are state
and local education agencies, school districts, professional societies, foundations, publishers and
other nonprofit and for-profit organizations undertaking ISE activities.
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CONTACT
: Sylvia Jones, Division of Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education, 885 S.;
telephone, 703/292-5126; e-mail, sjames@nsf.gov; Web site;
www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03511/nsf03511.htm.
Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program (DOE)
PROGRAM
: Administered by the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Albert Einstein
Distinguished Educator Fellowship program allows outstanding math, science, and technology
educators to spend up to 10 months in Washington, D.C., on an assignment in a federal office.
Previous fellows have worked for the DOE, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
the National Science Foundation, and the White House Office of Science and Technology
Policy, among many others.
DEADLINE
: February 1, 2003.
FUNDING
: $5,000 per month for a 10-month fellowship period.
ELIGIBILITY
: K-12 math and science teachers with at least five years’ full-time classroom
teaching experience. Applicants must teach science, math, or technology for at least ¾ of their
total classroom time.
CONTACT
: Cindy Musick, telephone, 202/586-0987; e-mail, cindy.musick@science.doe.gov;
Web site, http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/Einstein/about.htm.
Wright Fellowships at Tufts University
PROGRAM
: Fellowships go to applicants whose significant innovations in their school’s
science curriculum have improved their students’ understanding of science. Course disciplines
include mathematics, natural science, engineering, history and philosophy of science, and more.
Fellows are also encouraged to participate in several collaborative projects between the Wright
Center and the Boston Museum of Science, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and a variety
of other institutions.
DEADLINE
: February 1, 2003.
FUNDING
: $45,000 stipend; $500 for books, equipment, travel, and science education-related
software; up to $2,000 for transportation and relocation costs.
ELIGIBILITY
: Grades 6-12 science teachers. Applicants should have a minimum of five
years’ full-time science teaching experience.
CONTACT
: Zach Smith, Wright Center; telephone, 617/627-5394; e-mail,
wright_center@emerald.tufts.edu; Web site,
http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/fellowships/fullfel.html.
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National Preservation Week 2003 Poster Contest
PROGRAM
: The National Trust for Historic Preservation invites submissions for its 2003
Poster Contest,
Cities, Suburbs & Countryside,
a competition celebrating National Preservation
Week. Contestants must submit creative and original Preservation Week posters depicting
historic places in America’s cities, suburbs, and countryside, and how historic preservation helps
save that heritage.
DEADLINE
: January 20, 2003.
FUNDING
: $2,000, $1,500, and $1,000 to the top three winners. The first-place winner will
also receive airfare to Washington, D.C., to participate in the National Trust’s Preservation Week
kickoff event.
ELIGIBILITY
: Any individual, school, nonprofit organization, or state/local government
agency.
CONTACT
: Web site, http://www.nthp.org/preservationweek/presweek2003_application.pdf.
Daniel Pearl Writing Contest
PROGRAM
: The Daniel Pearl Foundation and YouthNOISE -- a nonprofit initiative of Save
the Children -- announces the first annual Daniel Pearl Writing Contest. They invite students to
use the power of words to share their solutions to intolerance and cultural hatred. Submissions
may be in the form of essays, songs, poems, plays, and short-stories.
DEADLINE
: February 7, 2003.
FUNDING
: Grand prize is a SONY laptop computer. Second prize is $400, and third prize is
$200. The top three winners will be featured on YouthNOISE.
ELIGIBILITY
: Students ages 13-18.
CONTACT
: Web site, http://www.youthnoise.com/site/CDA/CDA_Page/0,1004,1189,00.html.
New Hispanic Scholarship Web Site
PROGRAM
: A new Web site, sponsored by the National Education Association, has more than
1,000 sources of financial aid more easily accessible to Hispanic students around the country and
world. The site includes application guidelines, an alumni section, and, most importantly, a
database of scholarships fully searchable by a variety of categories, including state, college, and
field of interest.
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DEADLINE
: See Web site listed below.
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FUNDING
: See Web site listed below.
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ELIGIBILITY
: See Web site listed below.
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CONTACT
: Web site, http://www.scholarshipsforhispanics.org/.
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Leadership for a Changing World
PROGRAM
: Leadership for a Changing World is seeking nominations of community leaders
across the country who are successfully tackling tough social problems.
DEADLINE
: January 7, 2003.
FUNDING
: Twenty outstanding social justice leaders and leadership teams that are not broadly
known beyond their immediate community or field will receive awards of $100,000 to advance
their work, plus $30,000 for learning activities that will advance their efforts. The program also
includes a major, multi-year research initiative and numerous forums to bring awardees together
with other leaders to share experiences, address specific challenges, and explore opportunities for
collaboration.
ELIGIBILITY
: Leaders must be nominated by someone who is well acquainted with their
work and can attest to their qualifications.
CONTACT
: Web site, http://leadershipforchange.org/nomination/.
Educators Explore the American West
PROGRAM
: National History Day is proud to announce the focus for its 2003 Summer
Teacher
Institute History of the American West: The Legacy of Exploration and Encounter.
The
institute will take place July 19-26, 2003, in Portland, Oregon. This institute will provide
teachers with the hands-on learning that will expose participants to recent scholarship on the
American West and available primary sources to improve curriculum.
DEADLINE
: March 1, 2003.
FUNDING
: The institute is free but participants must cover the travel cost to Portland.
ELIGIBILITY
: History/social studies teachers for grades 6-12, and librarians and media
specialists in secondary schools.
CONTACT
: Web site, http://nationalhistoryday.org/03_educators/frameb_03_c_4.htm.
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