In a continuing effort to recognize outstanding contributions by K-12 educators and District level personnel in the field of Educational Technology, the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF) in partnership with the Space Foundation and NASA, is pleased to present the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. The Award recognizes outstanding contributions made by technology personnel or classroom teachers to technology education. 

The Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award rewards excellence in the development and delivery of technology programs. Programs which focus on aerospace and/or aeronautics will be given priority to other programs. Applicants must demonstrate how their programs ultimately benefit the students in a school or district.

Community Action grants provide funds to individuals, AAUW branches and AAUW state organizations as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. 

For the 2009 Program and Field grants cycle, the following focus has been established to guide the Foundation's funding decisions:

For 2009, the Foundation will award Grants exclusively to projects and programs that develop players, coaches, and referees in economically disadvantaged urban areas encompassing populations of 50,000 or more.

The one exception to this exclusive focus is the Foundation's Synthetic Field Building grants. Synthetic Field Building grants support the construction of state-of-the-art synthetic grass soccer fields and will continue to be available to projects serving all types of communities, though the highest priority will be given to projects serving players in economically disadvantaged urban areas.

The Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants provide funding to schools, public libraries and non-profit organizations to help with the implementation or expansion of literacy programs for students who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading.

This grant supports classroom teachers who undertake action research inquiries about literacy and instruction.

Youth Service America (YSA) and Disney know that youth of all ages can be involved in volunteer service projects. Children can solve community problems by working with their families, schools, friends, and neighbors.

• improve the teaching and learning about global climate change in elementary and secondary schools and on college campuses;

• increase the number of students, particularly high school and undergraduate students, using NASA Earth observation data/NASA Earth system models to investigate and analyze global climate change issues;

• increase the number of undergraduate students prepared for employment and/or to enter graduate school in technical fields relevant to global climate change; and

• increase access to high quality global climate change education among students from groups historically underrepresented in science.

Best Buy is proud to support K-12 schools who have integrated interactive technology into the curriculum to engage students and make learning fun. As a company, Best Buy believes that when technology is used effectively it can inspire children and have a positive impact on their ability to learn.

The Best Buy Teach Award program recognizes creative uses of interactive technology in K-12 classrooms. Winning programs focus on kids using technology to learn standards-based curriculum, rather than on teaching students to use technology or educators using technology that children aren't able to use hands-on. The purpose of the Best Buy Teach Award program is to reward schools for the successful interactive programs they have launched using available technology.

The Foundation's impact on soccer through its annual Program and Field Grant awards has been significant and continues to grow. Since 1995, nearly $25 million dollars in cash, equipment, and services have been awarded through the annual grants program. The Foundation's support has benefited more than 500 grantees, covering all 50 states, and has served the entire spectrum of soccer communities from small local clubs to the U.S. Soccer Federation, the National Governing Body for the sport in the United States.

The Siemens Competition seeks to promote excellence by encouraging students to undertake individual or team research projects. It fosters intensive research that improves students' understanding of the value of scientific study and informs their consideration of future careers in these disciplines.

You can compete as an individual or as a member of a team. Individual projects promote independent research. Team projects foster collaborative research efforts, as well as individual contributions to the cooperative endeavor.

Youth Service America (YSA) and Disney know that youth of all ages can be involved in volunteer service projects. Children can solve community problems by working with their families, schools, friends, and neighbors. Join in the global youth service movement, and make a difference in your area. Grants of up to USD500 are available to support youth-led service projects taking place from October 15-November 15, 2008.

For U.S. teachers, this opportunity involves a year, semester or six-week direct exchange of teaching positions with a counterpart in another country teaching the same subject(s) at the same level. Fulbright program staff in the U.S. and abroad match U.S. and overseas candidates in the spring of each year. Fulbright staff then propose matched-exchanges that each candidate and each school involved in the application process must approve before final selection to the program takes place. For more information about the grant process, see the Selection and Grant Details section of our website. For a country listing of teacher exchanges and more information about country choices, see the Teacher Exchanges & Summer Seminars section of our website.

In addition, U.S. teachers of Latin, Greek, the Classics, Social Studies and other related subjects may be eligible to participate in one of two summer seminars in Italy or Greece. For more specific requirements and information about these two programs, please see the Teacher Exchanges & Summer Seminars section of our website.

 For U.S. administrators, the Fulbright program offers non-simultaneous work-shadowing assignments with an overseas counterpart. These exchanges may be from three to six weeks in length, but each partner must exchange to the other's school during the same academic year. For a country listing and more information about these opportunities, see the Administrator Exchanges section of our website.

This SGA is designed to expand the vital role of TBL in helping workers quickly acquire the training and skills they need to be successful in today’s global economy, and thereby increase the nation’s economic competitiveness and growth. Desired outcomes include an increased amount of workforce training available online and/or enhanced with TBL, and an increased number of people trained in highgrowth jobs through the use of TBL methods.

For years Wild Ones® members and chapters have worked with schools and nature centers to plant and maintain natural landscapes in these centers of learning. In 1996, the Wild Ones Board of Directors started the Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education (SFE) Fund to further foster such projects.

Wild Ones is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the use of natural landscaping with native plant species as an ecologically better alternative to traditional landscaping practices. Founded in the late 1970’s, Wild Ones has members in 43 states and 5 provinces of Canada and more than 40 chapters. Wild Ones publishes the Wild Ones Journal and its chapters sponsor seminars and field trips, and rescue native plants from destruction brought about by the development of roads and buildings. Lorrie Otto, the inspirational leader for Wild Ones, is widely acknowledged as the heart and soul of the Natural Landscape Movement. It is an honor to provide these awards in a program that carries her name.

The American schoolhouse is becoming something new and different at the beginning of the 21st century. The way students learn and teachers teach has evolved, and communities have increasingly moved away from the large, factory-era schools that defined K-12 education for the majority of the 20th century. What has emerged over the years is the growing recognition that schools should act as the center of the community.

Sometimes referred to as "community learning centers", schools that serve as centers of community provide a rich array of social, civic, recreational and artistic opportunities to the broader community, often clustering educational and municipal buildings together. These additional services and opportunities often improve student achievement and help maximize local tax dollars. With school enrollment in the United States forecasted to increase at record levels, and spending on school construction and renovation to total nearly $30 billion annually, it makes sense that this major investment should benefit both students and the local community.

The American Architectural Foundation, in partnership with KnowledgeWorks Foundation, invites you to enter a submission for the Richard Riley Award. If your school is a center of community that demonstrates innovative design ideas and helps promote student achievement, your school could win a $10,000 prize.

The award is named in honor of former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley, who led the way in the 1990's in promoting the concept of schools as centers of community.

• Youth athletic programs – Community-based programs addressing active lifestyle and team building skills.
• Camps – Established camps with an emphasis on sports and active lifestyle, especially programs serving disadvantaged and special needs kids.

The Verizon Foundation is in the business of improving lives in literacy, knowledge and a readiness for the 21st Century.

Specifically, we help people to:

• Increase their literacy and educational achievement
• Avoid being an abuser or a victim of domestic violence
• Achieve and sustain their health and safety

Eligible organizations seeking grants from the Verizon Foundation must be prepared to track and report program outcomes as well as specific results that demonstrate measurable human impact. In the grant application, organizations must indicate what outcomes are targeted through programming and what results, as specified on the grant application, the organization will measure.

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	6/18/2008 - 6/19/2008 Denver, CO Sponsored by the United States Mint Focus: Reading and History Grade levels: K-12	>Agenda (draft) Registration open
	6/25/2008 - 6/26/2008 Nashua, NH Sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration Focus: Math, Science and Reading Grade levels: K-12	>Agenda (draft) Registration open
	7/1/2008 - 7/2/2008 Houston, TX Sponsored by NASA Focus: Science and Math Grade levels: K-12	>Agenda (draft) Workshop full
	We have a few more spaces that have opened up in our summer workshop schedule.  Please check the website to see if the workshop you wanted to attend is now taking in more educators.   The spaces are very limited so be sure to check soon. Hospital or medical research organization 170((1)(a)(iv) - Organization which operates for benefit of college or university and is owned or operated by a governmental unit. 170((1)(a)(v) - Governmental unit 170((1)(a)(vi) - Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 509(A)(2) - Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes. 509(A)(3) - Organizations operated solely for the benefit of and in conjunction with organizations described in the previous seven items.   ˜^­ Ø~­  See workshop schedule for due dates. posal to the Verizon Foundation, you may print a copy of the application by using our example form. If you would like to print the guidelines and helpful hints & suggestions, just go to our Grant Guidelines area of the website and print. Apply online HERE We have found that many of your questions can be answered by our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. Please check to see if the information you're looking for is posted there. If you're unable to answer any of your questions after reading the FAQ's, you should direct all technical questions to our support team. If you have a policy question please visit our Community Relations section to receive contact information for your local Verizon Foundation Community Relations Manager. Foundation Matching Gifts & Other Programs If you have an inquiry about Verizon volunteers and any of its incentive programs, including Matching Gifts, please visit our Verizon Volunteers Frequently Asked Questions pages (VIP, TIP, MIP, PIP) or call 866-247-2687. Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST. Verizon Foundation Headquarters If you wish to communicate with the Verizon Foundation headquarters team, please send your inquiry via email to the address below. We are a cyber-foundation and ask that you not send paper mail. Email: Verizon.Foundation@Verizon.com Phone: 800-360-7955 Fax: 908-630-2660     ¸n­ ú¬  www.t2tweb.us/Workshops/Schedule.asp es.shtml &    ú¬ Ÿ­  U.S Dept. of Education   øŽ­ {¬  U.S. Department of Education Teacher-to-Teacher Workshops  
Entered:	May 22nd, 2008
Type:	Foundations
Source:	Whirlpool
Program:	2008 Whirlpool Brand Mother of Invention Grant
Purpose:	Whirlpool knows moms are identifying challenges and coming up with creative solutions every day. To recognize this motherly ingenuity, the 2008 Whirlpool® Brand Mother of Invention Grant will provide winning moms with the necessary business resources to help bring their ideas to life. New "Green" Category in 2008 To reward moms with sustainable ideas, Whirlpool added a "Green" category this year. Eligible ideas must meet one of the following criteria: minimize the impact on environmental resources, use recycled/natural materials or are an environmentally friendly product/service. The entry from both the traditional and green categories that receives the highest overall score will become the grand prize winner.
Entered:	May 18th, 2008
Type:	Foundations
Source:	RGK Foundation
Program:	RGK Foundation Grants Program
Purpose:	RGK Foundation awards grants in the broad areas of Education, Community, and Medicine/Health. The Foundation's primary interests within Education include programs that focus on formal K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher education. Within Community, the Foundation supports a broad range of human services, community improvement, abuse prevention, and youth development programs. Human service programs of particular interest to the Foundation include children and family services, early childhood development, and parenting education. The Foundation supports a variety of Community Improvement programs including those that enhance non-profit management and promote philanthropy and voluntarism. Youth development programs supported by the Foundation typically include after-school educational enrichment programs that supplement and enhance formal education systems to increase the chances for successful outcomes in school and life. The Foundation is also interested in programs that attract female and minority students into the fields of mathematics, science, and technology. The Foundation's current interests in the area of Medicine/Health include programs that promote the health and well-being of children, programs that promote access to health services, and Foundation-initiated programs focusing on ALS. Although there are no geographic restrictions to the Foundation's grantmaking program, the Foundation no longer accepts unsolicited requests for international agencies or programs. While the Foundation occasionally awards grants for operating expenses, capital campaigns, endowments, and international projects, such grants are infrequent and usually initiated by the Foundation. Multiyear grants are rare; most grants are awarded for a one-year period. Click here to view listing of recent grants awarded by the Foundation.
Entered:	May 18th, 2008
Type:	Foundations
Source:	Motorola Foundation and the Chicago History Museum
Program:	Motorola Lincoln Grants
Purpose:	The Motorola Foundation is proud to partner with the Chicago History Museum to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Working in collaboration, they will identify projects developed by U.S. civic, educational and cultural organizations that actively engage the public in the lessons from Lincoln's life. Endorsed by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, the US$750,000 grant program will focus on three themes: Bringing history into the future  Motorola Lincoln Grants will support individuals or organizations using new technologies to educate students or their broader communities — particularly in civics, history, social studies — or disciplines such as the fine arts.  Preference will be given to those integrating lessons from Lincoln's life. Engaging in current events  In recognition of Lincoln’s engagement of the public in shaping policy, Motorola Lincoln Grants will support programs engaging young people or community members in national and local public policy issues and providing creative forums and innovative tools to facilitate debate and dialogue in the online and physical worlds. Leadership skills  Lincoln's legacy as an agent of change will be honored with support of organizations that are creating change — of perceptions and actions — in their communities with leadership programs for young people or the underserved that are based on collaboration, problem-solving and project management skills.
Entered:	May 18th, 2008
Type:	Foundations
Source:	Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF)
Program:	Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) Grants Program
Purpose:	The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) focuses its efforts on programs that are designed to improve the quality of life in the communities served by the cruise industry. CICF supports programs that enhance educational opportunities for youth, including those designed to improve literacy, teach basic life skills, and promote good citizenship. The Foundation also supports academic enrichment opportunities aimed at enhancing student proficiencies in reading, math and science. Founded in 1998 the Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation was established to enhance our industry's contributions in those communities where we have extensive partnerships with state and local businesses. CICF's mission is to expand the cruise industry's presence in those states where we maintain vessel operations, generate significant employment, or purchase goods and services from our broad network of business partners. CICF supports non-profit organizations that encourage job creation and training, improve access to community services and provide youth and adult education, particularly for minority and disadvantaged students. In addition, the Foundation promotes programs designed to improve public health or medical research aimed at disease prevention. CICF also supports programs that promote environmental awareness and education, as well as the study of enhanced environmental technologies for the maritime sector.
Entered:	May 18th, 2008
Type:	Foundations
Source:	Keep America Beautiful, Inc.
Program:	The Graffiti Hurts® National Grant Program
Purpose:	The Graffiti Hurts® National Grant Program aims to help communities kick-start or add to a local graffiti prevention program. Grant funds may also be used for a one-time project that has the potential to help reduce graffiti in the community. Grants of $2,000 will be offered in three categories - community under 100,000 population, community between 100,000 and 300,000 population and community over 300,000 population. The funds must be used for projects that begin by Fall 2008 and are completed no later than December 31, 2009. Proposed projects can address graffiti prevention and education, rapid removal, or help to enforce local anti-graffiti laws. Businesses that make or operate graffiti removal equipment or technologies are not eligible.
Entered:	May 18th, 2008
Type:	Federal
Source:	U.S Dept. of Justice
Program:	2008 Gang Prevention Coordination Assistance Program
CFDA #:	16.544
Purpose:	The purpose of the Gang Prevention Coordination Assistance program is to support and enhance the coordination of existing community-based gang prevention and intervention programs and strategies that are closely aligned with local law enforcement efforts. Community-based gang prevention and intervention often involve multiple organizations and programs working in partnership to deliver complementary services to the same or similar target populations. Effective coordination can help identify existing programs and resources and maximize their impact through information sharing, mutual referrals, joint case management, and collective action. For example, educational and other programs combined with rigorous law enforcement can effectively combat gang-related juvenile crimes. Funding is available to support salary and related expenses for coordinators with responsibility for organizing and overseeing antigang activities under two or more of the following strategies: primary prevention, secondary prevention, gang intervention, and targeted gang enforcement (see "Antigang Strategies," below). If necessary, a small portion (up to $30,000) of the awards under this program may be used to support service delivery under primary prevention, secondary prevention, or gang intervention strategies. Applicants are strongly encouraged to coordinate with their United States Attorney’s office. Awards will support coordination of community-based antigang initiatives that involve law enforcement as an essential partner. Other partners must be involved and may include schools, social services, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and businesses. Successful applicants will demonstrate that community- based antigang activities consistent with two or more of the antigang strategies described below are operating with existing funding
Entered:	May 16th, 2008
Type:	Foundations
Source:	Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
Program:	Ezra Jack Keats Minigrant Program
Purpose:	The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation was incorporated in 1964 with Ezra as President and life-long friend, Martin Pope, as secretary. During the remainder of Ezra’s lifetime the foundation served as a vehicle for Ezra’s personal contributions. When Ezra died in 1983, his will directed that the royalties from his books be used by the Foundation for the support of progr