Empowering Women

Every week since April 15, 2007, the Avon Hello Tomorrow Program has awarded$5,000 to an individual to help realize a program, project or idea to empower women.

Open deadline.

Arts for LD/Special Needs grants

The P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education and Moss Society give awards to recognize outstanding teachers who consistently integrate the arts into their teaching of children, especially those with learning disabilities and other special needs.

Five $1,000 grants to be awarded to educators who need money to further their program goals, and three awards totaling $5,000.

Deadline: Februrary 29, 2008

ING Unsung Heroes for teaching projects

ING Unsung Heroes began in 1995 as a way for ING to demonstrate its commitment to the education community. Grants are given to K-12 educators utilizing new teaching methods and techniques that improve learning.

Each year, educators submit applications for an ING Unsung Heroes grant by describing projects they have initiated or would like to pursue. Each project is judged on its:

• Innovative method
• Creativity
• Ability to positively influence the students

Each year, 100 finalists are selected to receive a $2,000 grant, payable to both the winning teacher and his or her school. At least one grant is awarded in each of the 50 states, provided at least one qualified application was received from each state. Winners are selected by Scholarship America, a national non-profit educational support and student aid service organization.

Sustainability

AfterSchoolPro.net

What's one of the trickiest parts of writing a grant? When does anybody ever tell you how to sustain a program once the funding is gone? Here's a resourceful little site from the Afterschool Exchange that gets right to the point with helpful information like:

Database of Funding Sources - from the Afterschool Alliance.
Writing a Sustainability Plan - from the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Designing a Sustainability Plan - from the Afterschool Alliance

OJJDP Conference for Community & Faith Based Org

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will conduct the following conferences designed to assist community and faith-based organizations in building and sustaining financial security for their efforts on behalf of youth.Accessing and Sustaining Resources for Community & Faith-Based Organizations

Philadelphia, PA-March 19–20, 2008


The conferences, which will be addressed by OJJDP Administrator J. Robert Flores, will include such topics as:

• applying for government funding
• attracting private funding
• managing financial growth
• managing and planning for organizational growth.

While there is no registration fee, early registration is recommended, as seating is limited.

Resources:
To obtain further information about these conferences and register online, visit http://www.sei2003.com/ojjdp.

Improving Science Teaching

2008 Bristol-Myers Squibb-Rider University Grant Program For Enhancement of Science Teaching

DEADLINE: March 28, 2008

Rider University and Bristol-Myers Squibb hasannounced grants to support initiatives that improve the teaching of science, especially those aimed at teacher professional development.Information about the grant application process and the technicalassistance workshop is available online at: All relevant informationabout how to enter the competition is available online.

Safe Schoools Healthy Students

The Notice inviting applications for the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Program (CFDA No. 84.184L) competition came out Thursday, January 24, in the Federal Register. The Safe Schools/Healthy Students program is supported by the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice. The program supports the implementation and enhancement of integrated, comprehensive community-wide plans that create safe and drug-free schools and promote healthy childhood development. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies only. The application is due March 14, 2008.

Teleconferences are being held, with the first one scheduled for January 31^st.

You should identify your local juvenile justice agency, local law enforcement agency, and local public mental health authority (see page 16)

For complete information, check the website.

Play it Smart - Academic Coaching grant

The National Football Foundation’s Play It Smart program is accepting new school applications for the 2008-09 school year. The final date to submit an application for STEP 1 is Feb. 15, 2008.

The mission of the National Football Foundation’s Play It Smart program is to help studentathletes take responsibility for their future through lessons learned on the playing field, in the classroom and in service to others.

The National Football Foundation’s Play It Smart program is able to accomplish its mission by working with high school football teams across the country to enhance the academic performance and life skills of the team members. The partnership between the Play It Smart program and member high schools creates a positive environment for student-athletes. The key to the success of Play It Smart is the Academic Coach, who supplements the football coaching staff to provide the academic and life skills mentoring and support.

VSA arts Playwright Discovery Program

The VSA arts Playwright Discovery Program invites middle and high school students to take a closer look at the world around them, examine how disability affects their lives and the lives of others, and express their views through the art of playwriting. Playwrights may write from their own experience or about an experience in the life of another person or fictional character. Young playwrights with and without disabilities are encouraged to submit a script. Entries may be the work of an individual student or collaboration by a group or class of students.


The winning play will be professionally produced at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The winning playwright receives $2,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C., to see his/her play performed. All submissions must be postmarked by April 11, 2008 for consideration.

School Library Giant Step Award

Gale, part of Cengage Learning, and School Library Journal have developed the annual Giant Step Award to recognize school and public libraries that have made significant improvement or created new initiatives in programs and services that greatly impact student learning and development, or enrich services both in the school and in the community. We are looking for programs that, over the past three years, have made a real difference in their institution.
Up to $10,000 Awarded in Cash Prizes

Thomson Gale will award $5,000 to each winning school and public library, a celebration at the ALA Annual Conference, and a cover story in School Library Journal (SLJ).

The 2008 Giant Step Award nominations will be accepted through February11, 2008. THE GIANT STEP APPLICATION PROCESS.

Who is eligible?U.S. and Canadian school library media centers (an individual library media center or entire district’s library media services programs) and the youth services departments in U.S. and Canadian public libraries (a single library/branch library or an entire library system). Previous applicants are encouraged to reapply if the project meets the time frame.
What will judges look for in an award application?Quantitative and qualitative documentation that proves significant advancements in your library that have most improved services to students in the last three years.

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA446097.html

Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools

Purpose of Program: Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools
(REMS) grants support efforts by local educational agencies (LEAs) to
improve and strengthen their school emergency management plans,
including by training school personnel and students in emergency
management procedures; communicating with parents about emergency plans
and procedures; and coordinating with local law enforcement, public
safety, public health, and mental health agencies.

Up to 96 awards, ranging from $100,000 to $500,000, are expected to be made.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 19, 2008.

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-120.htm

International Reading Association

IRA honors educators, authors, and others involved in reading and literacy efforts through nearly 40 awards and grants. An overview of each award—with lists of past recipients, guidelines, and application forms—can be found here.