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March 22, 2010
"Our focus is on helping K-12 teachers, counselors and administrators find the resources they need to educate our children."
Joe Mizereck
Welcome to GrantsAlert.com Weekly Recap of the most current K-12 Funding and Grants Alerts. Please help me help more teachers and schools by sharing this Monday Report with your colleagues.
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Best wishes.
Joe Mizereck
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| Entered: | Mar 22nd, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | Discovery Education and 3M |
| Program: | 2010 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge |
| Deadline: | May 27, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge is the premier national science competition for students in grades 5 through 8. The Young Scientist Challenge is designed to encourage the exploration of science and innovation among America's youth and to promote the importance of science communication. In 1999, Discovery Communications launched the competition to nurture the next generation of American scientists at a critical age when interest in science begins to decline. In 2008 3M joined forces with Discovery Education in a quest to nurture the next generation of American scientists with an innovative and interactive science program open to every middle school student in America. Over the last ten years, more than 600,000 middle school students have been nominated to participate in the competition, and winners have gone on to speak in front of members of Congress, work with the nation's top scientists, and pursue academic careers in the sciences. |
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| Entered: | Mar 22nd, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | ASCD |
| Program: | 2011 ASCD Outstanding Young Educator Award |
| Deadline: | August 01, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | Begun in 2002, ASCD's Outstanding Young Educator Award (OYEA) Program recognizes creative and committed teachers and administrators under the age of 40 who are making a difference in the lives of children. These educators are developing and using best practices to ensure all children are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. In addition, ASCD will highlight these young educators as models for all young education professionals or prospective educators. ASCD envisions Sharing the expertise and exemplary practices of the outstanding young educators to help build the skills of ASCD members and the larger education community. Leveraging the passion and enthusiasm of the outstanding young educators to attract people to the field and mobilize other young educators to continuously improve their practice and become education leaders. Supporting opportunities for the outstanding young educators to network, build leadership skills, and participate in professional development. |
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| Entered: | Mar 22nd, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | MUSIC IS REVOLUTION Foundation |
| Program: | Michael Davis MUSIC IS REVOLUTION MINI-GRANT |
| Deadline: | April 15, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | Only projects that clearly contain a music education focus – that is, projects based on the concept of music education, through musical experiences, initiating students into a sense of their social, academic, and cultural identity, and humanizing them through the emotional, cognitive, and/or physical impact of music will be considered. |
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| Entered: | Mar 22nd, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | Pearson and National Middle School Association |
| Program: | Teams That Make A Difference |
| Deadline: | April 30, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | Here is your chance to honor an outstanding team that is truly working together for adolescents! Do you know a team of teachers, parents, administrators, or community members that has made an impact in the lives of young adolescents? Is your team working successfully together—and in the spirit of This We Believe—to do what's best for young adolescents? Teams That Make A Difference is an awards program that identifies people who work to improve the education and well-being of young adolescents. Sponsored by Pearson and National Middle School Association, this annual program now recognizes teams of any kind … teachers, administrators, parents, community members, or any combination of these individuals. |
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| Entered: | Mar 22nd, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | Captain Planet Foundation |
| Program: | Captain Planet Foundation Grants Program |
| Deadline: | March 31, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | In order to be considered for funding, proposals must: • Promote understanding of environmental issues • Focus on hands-on involvement • Involve children and young adults 6-18 (elementary through high school) • Promote interaction and cooperation within the group • Help young people develop planning and problem solving skills • Include adult supervision • Commit to follow-up communication with the Foundation (specific requirements are explained once the grant has been awarded) |
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| Entered: | Mar 21st, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and International Education |
| Program: | 2010 TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL TEACHER PROGRAM |
| Deadline: | May 26, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | The Toyota International Teacher Program offers fully-funded, international, professional development opportunities for U.S. educators. Funded by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., the program aims to advance environmental stewardship and global connectedness in U.S. schools and communities through creative, interdisciplinary, and solution-based teaching methods. |
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| Entered: | Mar 21st, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | Aetna Foundation |
| Program: | 2010 Aetna Foundation Grants Program |
| Deadline: | May 15, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | We focus our grant-making on issues that improve health and the health care system in the following three areas: Obesity: Addressing the rising rate of obesity among U.S. adults and children Racial and Ethnic Health Care Equity: Promoting equity in health and health care for common chronic conditions and infant mortality Integrated Health Care: Advancing high-quality health care by improving care coordination and communications among health care professionals; creating informed and involved patients; and promoting cost-effective, affordable care |
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| Entered: | Mar 21st, 2010 |
| Type: | Federal |
| Source: | U.S Dept. of Education |
| Program: | Ready-to-Learn Television Program |
| CFDA #: | 84.295A |
| Deadline: | May 21, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | The Ready-to-Learn Television Program is designed to: (1) Facilitate student academic achievement by supporting the development and distribution of educational video programming for preschool and elementary school children and their parents; and (2) develop and disseminate educational outreach materials and programs that are designed to promote school readiness, are interactive, and use multiple innovative technologies and digital media platforms. |
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| Entered: | Mar 17th, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | Let's Move! |
| Program: | Apps for Healthy Kids |
| Deadline: | June 30, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | $40,000 in prizes to create innovative, fun and engaging software tools and games that encourage children directly or through their parents to make more nutritious food choices and be more physically active. The Apps for Healthy Kids competition is a part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign to end childhood obesity within a generation. Apps for Healthy Kids challenges software developers, game designers, students, and other innovators to develop fun and engaging software tools and games that drive children, especially “tweens” (ages 9-12) – directly or through their parents – to eat better and be more physically active. |
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| Entered: | Mar 14th, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | National Council for the Social Studies |
| Program: | Christa McAuliffe Reach for the Stars Award |
| Deadline: | May 01, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | The purpose of the $2,500 grant is to help a social studies educator make his or her dream of innovative social studies a reality. Grants will be given to assist classroom teachers in: 1) developing and implementing imaginative, innovative, and illustrative social studies teaching strategies; and 2) supporting student implementation of innovative social studies, citizenship projects, field experiences, and community connections. |
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| Entered: | Mar 14th, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | National Council for the Social Studies |
| Program: | Teachers of the Year Awards |
| Deadline: | April 01, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | The NCSS Teacher of the Year Awards recognize exceptional classroom social studies teachers for grades K-6, 5-8, and 7-12 who teach social studies regularly and systematically in elementary school settings, and at least half-time in middle or junior high and high school settings. Award winners receive $2,500, complimentary one-year membership in NCSS, and present a session on their work at the NCSS Annual Conference, and up to $500 in transportation/lodging reimbursement to attend the Annual Conference. |
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| Entered: | Mar 14th, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation |
| Program: | McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Grants |
| Deadline: | May 01, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation offers Academic Enrichment Grants designed to develop in-class and extra-curricular programs that improve student learning. The Foundation considers proposals that foster understanding, deepen students’ knowledge, and provide opportunities to expand awareness of the world around them. The Academic Enrichment Grants provide funding for programs that nurture the intellectual, artistic and creative abilities of children from low-income households. The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation awards grants to individuals in amounts up to $10,000 per year for a maximum of three years, provided the eligibility requirements continue to be met. |
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| Entered: | Mar 14th, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | Jack Kent Cooke Foundation |
| Program: | Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's Young Scholars Program |
| Deadline: | April 26, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | The Foundation’s Young Scholars Program is designed to nurture exceptional students who have demonstrated, through academic excellence and extracurricular activities, that they have the potential to excel. Students apply for the program in 7th grade, enter the program in 8th grade, and continue through high school. |
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| Entered: | Mar 14th, 2010 |
| Type: | Federal |
| Source: | U.S Dept. of Education |
| Program: | Investing in Innovation Fund |
| CFDA #: | 84.396B,84.396C |
| Deadline: | May 11, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | The Investing in Innovation Fund, established under section 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides funding to support (1) local educational agencies (LEAs), and (2) nonprofit organizations in partnership with (a) one or more LEAs or (b) a consortium of schools. The purpose of this program is to provide competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement and attainment in order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative practices that are demonstrated to have an impact on improving student achievement or student growth (as defined in this notice), closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates. |
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| Entered: | Mar 14th, 2010 |
| Type: | Federal |
| Source: | U.S Dept. of Education |
| Program: | Foreign Language Assistance Program |
| CFDA #: | 84.293A |
| Deadline: | April 14, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) provides grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for innovative model programs providing for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of foreign language study for elementary and secondary school students. Under this competition, as provided for in Division D, Title III, of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, Public Law 111-117, 5-year grants will be awarded to LEAs to work in partnership with one or more institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or expand articulated programs of study in languages critical to United States national security in order to enable successful students, as they advance from elementary school through secondary school and college, to achieve a superior level of proficiency in those languages. In addition, an LEA that receives a grant under this program must use the funds to support programs that show promise of being continued beyond the grant period and demonstrate approaches that can be disseminated to and duplicated in other LEAs. Projects supported under this program may also include a professional development component. |
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| Entered: | Mar 14th, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | VSA Arts |
| Program: | VSA Teaching Artist Fellowship Program |
| Deadline: | April 23, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | VSA recognizes the positive influence of the arts to advance teaching and learning in the classroom. Because a skilled teaching artist can foster creative engagement and help build an inclusive environment, VSA is seeking outstanding teaching artists with disabilities for the Teaching Artist Fellows program. The VSA Teaching Artist Fellowship program seeks to identify, engage, and support teaching artists with disabilities in the visual and performing arts. VSA recognizes the value of teaching artists in integrating the arts into education. Teaching artists with disabilities also serve as role models of diversity, expression, and inclusive learning in the classroom |
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| Entered: | Mar 14th, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | Target Foundation |
| Program: | Target Early Childhood Reading Grants |
| Deadline: | April 30, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | Reading is essential to a child's learning process. That's why Target awards grants to schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations to support programs such as after-school reading events and weekend book clubs. Together we're fostering a love of reading and encouraging children, preschool through third grade, to read together with their families. |
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| Entered: | Mar 14th, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | Target Foundation |
| Program: | Target Arts Grants |
| Deadline: | April 30, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | Target offers grants to schools and nonprofits that bring arts and cultural experiences directly to K-12 students. These programs must have a curriculum component. |
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| Entered: | Mar 14th, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures |
| Program: | Community College Encore Career Grants |
| Deadline: | April 12, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | Civic Ventures’ Community College Encore Career program is looking for six innovative community colleges to win $25,000 grants each to support campus programs geared at retraining adults over 50 for encore careers in education and health. The grants support and highlight college programs that match the skills and interests of experienced adults with specific high-need careers that support the community, such as home and community health workers, nursing, adjunct community college faculty and teaching in areas of critical shortage. Civic Ventures has already awarded 18 grants since starting its Community College Encore Career initiative in 2007. |
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| Entered: | Mar 8th, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | National Association of Secondary School Principals and MetLife Foundation |
| Program: | MetLife-NASSP Breakthrough Schools |
| Deadline: | May 15, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | The MetLife-NASSP Breakthrough Schools project, initiated in 2007, is sponsored by MetLife Foundation. The goal of the project is to identify, recognize, and showcase middle level and high schools that serve large numbers of students living in poverty and are high achieving or dramatically improving student achievement. |
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| Entered: | Mar 8th, 2010 |
| Type: | Foundations |
| Source: | National Science Foundation |
| Program: | Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching |
| Deadline: | April 01, 2010 |
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| Purpose: | The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching are the Nation's highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science. The Awards recognize outstanding K-12 teachers for their contributions in the classroom and to their profession. |
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