Kids In Need Teacher Grants provide K-12 educators with funding to provide innovative learning opportunities for their students. The Kids In Need Foundation helps to engage students in the learning process by supporting our most creative and important educational resource — our nation's teachers.
Teacher Grant awards range from $100 to $500 each and are used to finance creative classroom projects. The number of grants awarded varies from year to year, depending on the amount of the funds being requested. Typically, 200-300 grants are awarded each year.
Who is eligible?
All certified K-12 teachers in the U.S. are eligible.
What type of projects are funded?
At the end of the academic year, teachers report on the outcome of the funded projects. Some examples of winning projects include:
§ Twilight Zone "Eye of the Beholder" - This project consisted of remaking a Twilight Zone episode in its entirety from the original script. Students cast the drama, built the sets, designed and rigged the lighting and sound, applied the make-up, ran the cameras, edited the video tape, designed the titles and credits, and put on an event for the premiere showing of the completed video.
§ Charged Cars - Math in Motion - Students designed and built a battery-operated vehicle with a wheelbase of 40 cm designed to be mathematically accurate to travel and stop at any designated point between 1 and 10 meters.
Deadline?
September 30, 2010
Freedom to Read Foundation Announces Competition for Banned Books Week Grants
Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded to nonprofits holding "Read-Outs" — gatherings where people can read from books that over the years have been banned or challenged....
Posted on July 30, 2010
Deadline: August 27, 2010
Schools currently participating in the National Dairy Council’s “Fuel Up to Play 60” program, an initiative designed to improve nutrition and physical activity schools, can apply to receive up to $3,000 in funding. To be eligible for the Breakfast Grant, schools must also have support from their school principal, district school nutrition director and school nutrition manager, have school enrollment of at least 500 and demonstrate an opportunity to raise their breakfast participation.
Deadline: August 15, 2010
Visit Verizon's Thinkfinity for educational resources. Enter to win a $10,000 school technology makeover & tickets to a Mets game.
Verizon Thinkfinity is a great resource for teachers, administrators, parents and students!
With a few clicks of the mouse you can access lesson plans, interactive games, videos, podcasts, homework help and so much more!
If you teach grades 4-7 in Metro NYC, Northern
NJ or CT, click here to register for chance to win?:
. A $10,000 technology makeover for your school
. Tickets to the Mets vs. Twins game on June 27, 2010
for your class*
Register for the Step Up To The Plate Contest
Be sure to register by June 14, 2010 for a chance to win!
As part of its vision to promote excellence in middle and high school leadership, NASSP, with financial support from a number of partners, annually recognizes principals, assistant principals, schools, students, and advisers from across the country for their leadership and for making positive, significant differences in our schools and communities.
For information on NASSP recognition, award or scholarship programs, view the NASSP Scholarships and Awards Brochure or contact us at recognition@principals.org.
The M·A·C AIDS Fund U.S. Community Grants Program supports organizations working to address the link between poverty and AIDS through grants for programs that are providing food and nutrition and housing services to people living with HIV and AIDS.
There are two application deadlines per year for the U.S. Community Grants program — one for food/nutrition applications and one for housing applications. (The 2010 deadline has passed.) Organizations may only apply for one of the two programs each year.
Priority will be given to direct-service programs. For the housing program, priority will be given to established AIDS housing services providers and programs providing direct housing services to clients.
Applicant organizations must have 501(c)(3) status.
The maximum grant amount that may be requested is $50,000.
Deadline June 15
Visit the M·A·C AIDS Fund Web site for complete program information and an eligibility quiz.
In partnership with the Washington D.C.-based Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty, the SEVEN (Social Equity Venture) Fund has announced its 2010-11 Essay Competition.
The competition is open to participants around the globe. Writers are asked to submit a first-person narrative describing enterprise solutions to poverty that are faith-based, faith-inspired, or interfaith efforts. Illustrations may come from any domain, including healthcare, education, consumer products, human rights, and others. Examples must represent innovative private solutions to public problems.
The competition will award two prizes of $5,000 each.
| Deadline: October 15, 2010 | |
For more information, or to participate in the competition, visit the SEVEN Fund Web site.
The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust seeks to support organizations that are most effective at creating positive outcomes for:
Grant Size: Grants range from $10,000 to $50,000 for one-year support.
Grant Period: Grants will be provided for the 2011 calendar year and will be announced by the end of 2010.
CVS Caremark Charitable Trust is most interested in proposals where support can help an organization to:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications for 2011 grant support will be accepted May 1 - June 15, 2010. All applications to the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust must be submitted online.
An overview of the Institute’s FY2011 programs and resources, including useful tips and tools you can use to develop competitive grant applications and staff contact information for each grant program. Download at http://www.imls.gov/pdf/2011_Guide.pdf
In the current economic climate, nonprofits should consider diversification of revenue sources to keep their programs healthy. At the same time, nonprofits need to be aware of the legal requirements and ramifications of various types of fundraising. This workshop will address regulations that govern nonprofits' solicitation activity, as well as the growing trend of nonprofits to engage in business ventures and internet-based fundraising.
Topics will include:
· Is your organization properly registered to conduct fundraising and appropriately reporting the donations it receives to the IRS?
· Do solicitations contain required disclosures?
· Are you conducting online fundraising? Fundraising through social networking media?
· Are the proper acknowledgements being provided to your donors?
· Are you generating income from a business venture? Joint venture? Social ventures?
Speakers:
Nancy Eberhardt, Esq., Director, New Jersey Program, Pro Bono Partnership
Priya Morganstern, Esq., Director, Hartford Program, Pro Bono Partnership
Maurice Segall, Esq., Director, New York & Fairfield County Programs, Pro Bono Partnership
Date: June 22, 2010
Time: 12:00PM - 2:00PM
Location: Teleconference
Charge: $20.00/person, nonrefundable
Registration Deadline: June 20, 2010
Victoria Foundation and the Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School have been selected to collaborate with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) to implement a national fellowship program in the Greater Newark region that will help train the next generation of community health leaders. The Ladder to Leadership program aims to boost the skills and capabilities of early- to mid-level professionals working in health and community-related nonprofit organizations, positioning them to lead organizations as many nonprofit leaders retire. Up to 30 fellows will work in Greater Newark to take part in the 16-month leadership curriculum, participating in face-to-face training sessions, individualized executive coaching, and team project work.
Applicants must demonstrate a record of accomplishment within the nonprofit sector, potential for leadership in the nonprofit health and community arenas, and a proven commitment to serving at-risk groups. To learn more about who is eligible and how to apply, click here.
| OJJDP Announces Latest FY 2010 Funding Opportunities The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has announced the following fiscal year (FY) 2010 funding opportunities: · Juvenile Indigent Defense National Clearinghouse · National Evaluation of Safe Start Promising Approaches · Safe Start Promising Approaches Project · Youth with Sexual Behavior Problems Program. Resources: To obtain further information about the above and other current OJJDP solicitations, including eligibility criteria and application deadlines, visit ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/funding/FundingList.asp. |
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Greetings from the Institute of International Education!
We are pleased to announce that the application is now available for the 2010 Toyota International Teacher Program to the Galapagos Islands, a fully-funded professional development program for U.S. educators. Funded by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., and administered by the Institute of International Education, the program aims to advance environmental stewardship and global connectedness in U.S. schools and communities.
The program will take place November 20 – December 4, 2010 and the deadline to apply is May 26, 2010. Full-time classroom teachers and librarians of all subjects for grades 6 – 12 are eligible to apply! Please visit our website at www.toyota4education.com for application instructions, FAQs, and to apply online.
In the words of a program alumnus:
“International opportunities such as these completely expand our worldviews and shift our priorities. My approach to teaching has changed - I have become more passionate about making my students global citizens with knowledge of and sensitivity to international issues.”
If you have any questions or would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact me by email at toyotateach@iie.org or by phone at (toll-free) 877-832-2457.
Thanks to Melanie Negrin of For GrantWriters Only for this conference update
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The awards program will provide a minimum of fifty (50)
$2,000 grants to schools that desire to establish a schoolbased
running program or expand an existing one. Through
activity plans created by NASPE and based on the National
Standards for Physical Education (NASPE, 2004), the awards
program will offer children a healthy start to life and foster
their desire to exercise before obesity ever begins. To ensure
impartiality, NASPE will manage the 2010 School Awards
Program for ING.
Awards are available to programs that target grades 4th through 8th
in public elementary or middle schools.
| Deadline: April 15, 2010 |
| Maximum Award: $2000 |
| Number Of Awards: 50 |
http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/grants/grants/ING/upload/Application2010forWEBFinal.pdf
To improve physical education programs and to raise awareness for the important role that PE plays in the lives of our nation's children, NFL Network is providing ten $1,000 grants to middle schools across the country. Creating and improving fitness programs, purchasing equipment, funding salaries and helping with needed facility improvements, NFL Network's Keep Gym in School will provide ten in-need middle schools with the resources they need to deliver quality physical education to their students.
Individuals may nominate one middle school between now and March 1, 2010 for a Keep Gym in School grant; nominations are only accepted online at keepgyminschool.com and must be received no later than 8:00 PM EST on March 1, 2010.
NFL Network will select 20 schools from the initial national nomination process to formally apply for the grants. Applications from those top 20 schools must be postmarked no later than April 12, 2010. The grant application will only be provided to those schools invited to apply.
Nominations are due March 1, 2010.
Selected school applications are due April 12, 2010.
http://keepgyminschool.com/grant-overview.aspx
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