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Grant Information
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Each year, the U. S. government awards millions of dollars in grant funding to schools, first responders, healthcare organizations and other public entities for the purchase of new technologies. School budgets today are getting tighter and tighter so pursuing grants is becoming a necessity.

Following is a list of Funding Resources that you may wish to consider when you are ready to write your grant. Please feel free to contact any and all of these resources to see if your school will qualify for a grant. The first five (5) resources are PDF files and you may click on them to get the details of these grants. The remaining resources reflect a link for your convenience.

U.S. Department of Education Forecast of Funding Opportunities 2008
Virtually browse all government programs offered by the Office of English Language Acquisitions, Language Enhancement and Academic achievement for Limited English Proficient Students.

Tandberg E-Rate Survival Guide 2008
Tandberg’s program offers discounts for telecommunication services and internet access, including language learning systems. Eligible institutions include Public Schools, School Districts, Libraries, Private and Charter Schools.

RUS Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant
This program, offered by Tandberg, is designed primarily for distance learning (such as a language learning system) or telemedicine to rural communities.

CBJT Fact Sheet
The government has developed this program to enhance opportunities for high growth training through grants to the workforce investment system and community colleges.

CBJT Federal Notice 2007


U. S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition, Foreign Language Acquisition Program
http://www.ed.gov/programs/flap/index.html

U. S. Department of Education, International Education Programs Service
http://www.ed.gov/print/about/offices/list/ope/iepgs/index.html

U. S. Department of Education, Star Schools Program
http://www.ed.gov/programs/starschools/index.html

U. S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/rfgps/menu.htm

The Foundation Center Cooperating Collections
http://www.fdncenter.org/collections

The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning
http://consortium.dartmouth.edu/index.htm

The Japan Foundation
http://www.jflalc.org

The Coca-Cola Foundation
http://www.coca-cola.com/citizenship/foundation_guidelines.html

Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International Education
http://www.internationaled.org/prizes

The Edward E. Ford Foundation (for secondary private schools only)
http://www.eeford.org

E-School News On-Line K-20 Technology Solutions Center
http://www.eschoolnews.com/tsc/


SMART Technologies has several grants available. Following is a listing of programs available for K-12 schools and learning institutions as well as Higher Education (at bottom). Please refer to SMART’s website link for further details.

SMARTer Kids Grants and Programs for K-12
This foundation provides the following grants and programs to eligible K-12 schools and learning institutions. Select any of the links below for full details and instructions on how to apply.

PREP Grant Prep Grants, equivalent to 70% of the list price of SMART products, are available for teacher professional development facilities.

Connections This program is a collaborative learning and exchange program for 6th grade classes in the US.

Teaching Excellence Awards This award recognizes and rewards teachers who have made a significant impact on their students, schools or communities.

SMARTer Kids Research This program helps educators study technology’s effects on teaching and learning, and publish research results on the SMARTer Kids Foundation website.

http://www.smarterkids.org/research/index.asp


Following is a listing of grants and programs eligible for higher education schools and learning institutions. Select any of the links below for full details and instructions on how to apply.

SMARTer Kids Grants and Programs for Higher Education.
This foundation provides grants and programs to eligible higher education schools and learning institutions. Select any of the links below for full details and instructions on how to apply.

Professional Development Grant Grants are available for SMART Master’s Programs, in-depth professional development sessions that help educators integrate SMART products into their classroom.

PREP Grant PREP Grants, equivalent to 70% of the list price of SMART products, are available for teacher professional development facilities.

SMARTer Kids Research SMARTer Kids Research helps educators study technology’s effects on teaching and learning, and publish research results on the SMARTer Kids Foundation website.

http://www.smarterkids.org/research/index.asp



GRANT WRITING TIPS
  • Follow the funder’s directions and rules completely if you want your proposal to be read and considered.
  • Your project must closely match the interests of the funder.
  • Focus your proposal on meeting the needs of students and/or teachers.
  • Check proposal closely for typos and grammar errors before submission.
  • Be specific in stating your case. Be succinct as to why it is so important for your students to learn a language and how it will benefit them.
  • Your objective must be specific and correlate to your evaluation activities.
  • Grant proposal reviewers can easily spot proposals that were put together in haste. Take plenty of time to put together your proposal.

    • Heed caution when using buzzwords or acronyms. Your reviewer will most likely know nothing about foreign language education.