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| The Grant Center Newsletter | April 2012
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News
April is a busy month at the Grant Center. Join us for one of our four webinars this month, and save the date for our May webinar:
- On Thursday, April 10, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, Meegan White, Project Director of the Grant Center, will present on a Latino Public Radio Consortium webinar entitled Federal Funding 101. The presentation will provide an overview of the steps necessary for seeking federal funding for your station's projects. Register here.
- The first webinar in the Grant Center's series, Strategies for Grantseeking Success, will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Cristina Hanson, Deputy Director at NCME, Maureen Paschke, Consultant and former Senior Grants Director at Ideastream, and Amie Miller, Grants and Foundation Adviser at DEI and the Grant Center, will present Defining the Work. Register here.
- When the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced the first grantees of its Grants for Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums program, three of the 12 included public media station partnerships. These stations are currently working with local museums and libraries to create digital learning labs in their communities. The next round of this program will begin accepting applications soon. To learn more about this program and how your station can be involved, join the Grant Center's webinar, Partnership Opportunities with IMLS, on Friday, April 27, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Marsha Semmel, Director of Strategic Partnerships at IMLS, will share program information and tips about the application process, and we will hear from KQED, one of the current grantees, about their experience and success. Register here.
- The second webinar in the Grant Center's Strategies for Grantseeking Success series, Planning for Impact, will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Ellen Martin, Senior Consultant at FSG, Beth Spezia, Outreach Field Representative at WSIU Public Broadcasting, and Amie Miller will discuss strategies and tools for planning, from the outset of a project initiative, how to measure and demonstrate impact. Register here.
How to develop an engagement initiative. Funders are increasingly interested in supporting community engagement in organizations that collaborate to address communi  ty issues. No matter your size, your station can create a smart engagement initiative. Learn about some of the key elements of an engagement initiative, including how to build local partnerships, listen to the community and plan for impact. To learn more, join NCME's webinar on April 11, 2012, featuring engagement practices from a variety of stations, including case studies from the American Graduate initiative and more. This tip is brought to you by the National Center for Media Engagement.
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Federal Trends and Opportunities
A Closer Look at U.S. Department of Labor Programs
In addition to programs that stations often take advantage of at the U.S. Department of Education, there are opportunities for stations to receive funding from programs at other federal agencies. One such avenue is the U.S. Department of Labor. In comparison to other agencies, the Department of Labor has fewer programs that are open to nonprofit organizations or their partners. But, there are two currently open competitions, the Trade Adjustment Assistance and Career Training Grants Program and the Youthbuild program, for which public media stations are eligible and a good fit, either directly or in partnership. Continue reading about these programs and about the Department's interest in improving online educational services. |
Success Story
KQED partners with local library on an IMLS grant to engage youth through Digital Learning Lab In November 2011, KQED was a recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grants for Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums program. Partnering with San Francisco Public Library and other community organizations, KQED will use funds to design digital curriculum for a new teen center and learning lab that targets youth in the bay area. Read more about KQED's partnership in this program. To hear more about KQED's experience and about the IMLS program, be sure to register for the Grant Center's webinar, Partnership Opportunities with IMLS, on Friday, April 27, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
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Federal Funding
Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities: Currently, this U.S. Department of Education program is accepting applications for programs that are intended to increase the quantity and quality of special education, early intervention and related services personnel. An estimated $3.25m is expected to be available for 13 awards, ranging from $225,000 to $250,000 each. Deadline: May 7, 2012.Youthbuild Grants: From the U.S. Department of Labor, this is a youth and community development program that simultaneously addresses several core issues facing low-income communities: housing, education, employment, crime prevention and leadership development. Approximately 75 grants ranging from $700,000 to $1.1m will be awarded. Deadline: May 8, 2012.Preservation and Access Research and Development Grant: This National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) program supports projects that address major challenges in preserving or providing access to humanities collections and resources. NEH encourages applications that address digital preservation, recorded sound and movie image collections and preventive conservation. Deadline: May 16, 2012.Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) Validation Grants: The purpose of the U.S. Department of Education's i3 program is to improve student achievement. Validation grants provide funding to support practices, strategies or programs that show promise, but for which there is currently only moderate evidence that the proposed program will have a statistically significant effect on improving student achievement. Up to five Validation grants, for up to $15m each, will be awarded. Deadline: May 29, 2012.Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) Scale-Up Grants: The purpose of the U.S. Department of Education's i3 program is to improve student achievement. Scale-up grants provide funding to scale up practices, strategies or programs for which there is strong evidence that the proposed program will have a statistically significant effect on improving student achievement. Up to two Scale-up grants, for up to $25m each, will be awarded. Deadline: May 29, 2012.Why Open Education Matters Video Competition: This U.S. Department of Education competition will award three cash prizes for the best short videos that explain the use and promise of free, high-quality open educational resources and describe the benefits and opportunities these materials create for teachers, students and schools. The grand prize winner will receive $25,000, the second place winner will receive $5,000, and the Public Choice award winner will receive $1,000. Deadline: June 5, 2012.
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Foundation Funding
US Airways Corporate Giving Program: Grants are available to organizations based in target communities (in Arizona, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia and North Carolina) for building renovation and construction, as well as for projects related to arts and education. Capital grant deadlines: April 1 and October 1. AT&T Foundation: The Foundation announced new investment of $250m in its dropout prevention initiatives. It is currently accepting pre-applications for dropout prevention work, especially including social innovation, STEM learning, collaboration and/or technologies. Applications are open to organizations that partner with schools. Deadline: April 18, 2012. Best Buy Children's Foundation: The Foundation supports programs nationwide that provide opportunity to youth through technology, including media production (Community Grants accepted June 1, 2012 to July 1, 2012). A current RFP will fund Teen Technology Centers in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Chicago and Miami (RFP deadline: April 20, 2012). Avon Foundation and Institute for Medicine: Ending Violence @ Home is a global competition for web-based or mobile apps related to preventing domestic or dating violence. Interested applicants must register by May 31, 2012.
AAUW Educational Foundation: Community Action Grants support projects that promote education and equity for girls and women, including through media, tech-based STEM learning and media production training. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: This foundation makes many grants to public media to advance public understanding of science and technology.
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| Recent Grants to Public Media
Has your station received a foundation or federal grant recently? The Grant Center would like to hear about it! Let us know by sending an email to grantcenter@apts.org.
Congratulations to:
Chicago Public Media, which received a two-year, $80,000 grant from the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation for WBEZ's Education Desk. The Education Desk brings public attention to the critical issues facing the region's education system through its ongoing coverage of federal, state and local education policy issues. Throughout the year, WBEZ invites listeners to become more informed and knowledgeable participants in efforts to improve schools.
The Cleveland Foundation has made a grant of $1m to Ideastream to support expanded health programming on WCPN and WVIZ.
Family Communications, which received $250,000 from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to complete production of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, a new animated, musical series for preschool-age children featuring the next generation of the original characters of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
Independent Television Service (ITVS), which received $1m from the Ford Foundation for the Global Perspectives Project's independently produced television documentary programming. This programming brings international perspectives to the U.S. and carries diverse American perspectives to the world. The grant is part of a $5m, five-year commitment to ITVS made by Ford in 2011.
KCTS Television, which received $300,000 from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for new high-definition production equipment to improve program quality.
Minnesota Public Radio -- American Public Media, which received $1.25m from the Ford Foundation to establish and launch a Wealth and Poverty Desk on Marketplace. The Desk will produce and distribute original reporting and analysis on economic disparity and inequity in the United States.
New York Public Radio, which received $700,000 over two years from the Rockefeller Foundation toward the costs of "Transportation Nation," a radio broadcast and online editorial collaboration that provides nationally-distributed news coverage on transportation and infrastructure policies and practice.
Radio Bilingue, which received $400,000 over two years from the Ford Foundation to support reporting on immigration, workforce development and democratic participation for Spanish-speaking and indigenous audiences.
WETA, which received $1m from the Carnegie Corporation of New York (External Affairs division) in support of the PBS Newshour's 2012 election coverage. WETA also recently received a grant of $250,000 from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to complete production of the four-hour documentary, The Italian Americans.
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