From: Deb Hunt (dhunt@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Tue Apr 08 2003 - 20:32:52 PDT
Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20030408203224.00a47db0@192.174.2.1> Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 20:32:52 -0700 From: Deb Hunt <dhunt@exploratorium.edu> Subject: Fwd: teacher grants
>6) National Geographic Society's Education Foundation
> Offers Teacher Grants
>
> Deadline: June 12, 2003
>
> The mission of the National Geographic Society's Education
> Foundation (
> <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foundation/>http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foundation/
> )
> is to "prepare children to embrace a diverse world,
> succeed in a global economy, and steward the planet's
> resources."
>
> The foundation's teacher grants are awarded to educators
> to facilitate their work in the classroom, school, dis-
> trict, and/or community. Applications are accepted from
> any current teacher or administrator in an accredited
> K-12 school within the United States. Projects that
> feature outreach to urban areas are particularly encouraged.
>
> The foundation plans to make more than $100,000 in grants
> of up to $5,000 each to help teachers -- or a group of
> educators -- make an even greater impact in their class-
> room, school, district, and/or community through innova-
> tive geography education projects. In accordance with its
> mission, the foundation seeks to fund projects in either
> of two broad categories: 1) promoting geographic knowledge
> through education, and 2) promoting stewardship of natural
> and cultural resources.
>
> The Education Foundation is most interested in projects
> that seek to improve student achievement through geo-
> graphic literacy. In accomplishing this objective,
> projects should include one or more of the following
> strategies: explore uses of new technologies; expand
> student experiential-learning opportunities; and engage
> families and/or communities in education.
>
> The funds for a project will generally be awarded to an
> organization -- usually an educator's school -- that can
> provide evidence that it is exempt from federal income tax
> under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or
> to which contributions are deductible under section 170(c)
> (2) of the Internal Revenue Code. All projects should be
> scheduled to begin and end during the 2003-2004 school
> year or the summer of 2004.
>
> Online applications are strongly encouraged. See the
> Education Foundation's Web site for complete guidelines
> and application forms.
>
> RFP Link:
>
><http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/teacher_community/get_grant.html>http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/teacher_community/get_grant.html
>
>And if there are any teachers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina,
>Virginia, and West Virginia...
>
>Dominion Offers Educational Grants to Schools,
> Educational Organizations
>
> Deadline: May 1, 2003
>
> Energy company Dominion ( <http://www.dom.com/>http://www.dom.com/ )
> seeks to
> continue its partnership with schools and educational
> organizations for the 2003-2004 academic year by making
> $200,000 available in grants for math and science
> projects.
>
> The funds will be awarded to schools in Dominion's retail
> electric and natural gas service areas in Pennsylvania,
> Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. The
> program provides grants of up to $5,000 to help schools
> and teachers strengthen the math and science skills of
> students in grades K-12.
>
> Successful grant proposals should represent innovative and
> promising ideas, teach math and/or science skills, reach
> a significant number of students, and demonstrate broad-
> based community support. Proposals must align with one of
> four targeted areas: Parental Involvement -- i.e., pro-
> jects to increase the role of parents in math and/or
> science achievement; Closing the Gap -- i.e., projects to
> help schools with standardized test scores in math and
> science averaging below the 50th percentile; Environmental
> Education -- i.e., projects to develop math and/or science
> skills through the study of the environment; or Mini Grants
> -- i.e., projects to enhance the teaching of math and
> science costing up to $1,000.
>
> See Dominion's Web site for eligible geographic locations,
> program guidelines, and the online application form.
>
> RFP Link:
>
><http://www.dom.com/about/education/grants/grants.jsp>http://www.dom.com/about/education/grants/grants.jsp
>
Deborah Hunt
CTL Senior Information Specialist
Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu
mailto: dhunt@exploratoriu.edu
415-353-0485
(fax) 415-561-0370
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