Podcasting Grants

Grants for Podcasting Tool Factory, in partnership with Olympus America, Inc., is sponsoring a podcasting grant designed to strengthen education through the use of podcasting technology. The grant includes a free site license to Tool Factory Podcasting, plus all the digital media accessories you would need to start a podcasting program in your school. To apply, simply develop a lesson plan demonstrating how you would use podcasting in your curriculum. Ten grants will be awarded each year, and you have three chances to win. However, you must resubmit after each deadline to reapply.Deadline: June 30, 2007 (3 winners); December 30, 2007 (4 winners); April 30, 2008 (3 winners) http://www.toolfactory.com/olympus_contest/olympus_podcasting.htm

Alibris Donate-A-Book Wishlist awards

The Alibris Collection Award is an annual grant of up to $3000 worth of books to an academic, public, special, or K-12 library supporting specific collection development projects that advance the mission, priority areas, and goals of the selected library. The purpose of the Award is to help provide materials for libraries with replacement projects, retrospective collection development projects, or routine collection building needs.

http://www.alibris.com/librarians/collection_award.cfm