GRANTS

Fall, 2006    Please contact Betsy Gemmecke for information on local grants.

New grant opportunities from The Foundation Center:

Youth Service America Invites Applications for State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant  Deadline: October 16, 2006 Youth Service America http://www.ysa.org and the State Farm Companies Foundation www.statefarm.com/about/part_spos/grants/foundati.asp  are offering the State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant  for youth across the United States. 

These grants of up to $1,000 each support youth (ages 5-25),  teachers, or school-based service-learning coordinators in  implementing service-learning projects for National and Global  Youth Service Day http://www.ysa.org/nysd/, April 20-22,  2007.

Projects can address any number of themes including the  environment, disaster relief, health, teen issues, education,  interfaith dialogue, intergenerational relationships,  homelessness, and literacy, among others.

The application and grant guidelines are available at the  YSA Web site: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10004016/YSA

For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit:  http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml

International Reading Association Invites Entries for Presidential Award for Reading and Technology  Deadline: November 15, 2006 The International Reading Association   is accepting applications for the Presidential Award for Reading  and Technology, an annual award designed to honor educators in  grades K-12 or equivalent who are making an outstanding and  innovative contribution to the use of technology in reading  education. This award is sponsored by PLATO Learning  http://www.plato.com and presented at the International  Reading Association Annual Convention. 

The grand prize winner, selected as the best application from  across all the eligible regions, will receive a $1,000 prize plus  expenses ($2,000 maximum) to attend the IRA Annual Convention. 

Nine additional winners -- seven U.S. regional winners  (Southeast, Plains, Rocky Mountain, Southwest, West, East, and  Great Lakes), one Canadian winner, and one winner from outside  North America -- will each receive a $500 prize.

All entrants must be educators who work directly with students  ages 5-18 for all or part of the working day. Educators who work  in public, parochial, or private elementary, middle, or high  schools in the United States are eligible for the U.S. regional  awards. Educators who work with students ages 5-18 in a public or  private school in Canada are eligible for the Canadian award.  Educators in all other countries, including U.S. Territories and  APO schools, are eligible for the international award. All  entries are eligible for the grand prize.  

Entries incorporating any brand of computers, operating systems,  software applications, and other technologies such as TV or video  are acceptable.  Program information and applications are available at the  International Reading Association:http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10004020/reading For additional RFPs in Education, visit:  http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml

American Association of University Women Educational Foundation Accepting Applications for Community Action Grants  Deadline: January 15, 2007One of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for  graduate women, the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation supports aspiring  scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local  communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those  pursuing professions where women are underrepresented.

In 2007-08, the foundation's Community Action Grants program will  award one- and two-year grants.  One-year grants ($2,000 to $7,000) provide seed money for new  projects. Topic areas are unrestricted, but should include a  clearly defined activity that promotes education and equity for  women and girls.  Two-year grants ($5,000 to $10,000) provide start-up funds for  longer-term programs that address the particular needs of the  community and develop girls' sense of efficacy through leadership  or advocacy opportunities. Topic areas are unrestricted, but  should include a clearly defined activity that promotes education  and equity for women and girls.  Applicants must be women who are U.S. citizens or permanent  residents.

Grant projects must have direct public impact, be  nonpartisan, and take place within the United States or its  territories. Visit the AAUW Educational Foundation Web site for complete  program information, application procedures, and the database of  school and community projects for women and girls that highlights  promising practices, exemplary materials, and lessons learned  from the Foundation's Community Action Grants.  

For additional RFPs in Women, visit:  http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_women.jhtml  Copyright (c) 2000-2006, the Foundation Center. All rights  reserved. Permission to use, copy, and/or distribute this  document in whole or in part for non-commercial purposes  without fee is hereby granted provided that this notice and  appropriate credit to the Foundation Center is included in all.