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GET YOUR GRANT ON!

Or…How to Raise Money,

Get Things and Go Places Without Spending Any $ of

Your OwnJennifer A. Gates, July, 2010

Get Your Grant On!

Session Presenter:

Jennifer A. Gates- Powers Ferry, 3rd Grade- Mickelson Exxon Mobil

Teachers Academy- Classroom development

grants

TODAY:•What is a grant?•Why do I want one?•Where do I find grants?•How do I get one?•Know any big fans of grants?

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Are you a big fan of

grants?

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-$600, 000 grant from DOE (’07)

-$830, 000 grant from DOE (’09)

-KSU, Georgia Tech and 7 school districts

-100+ teachers trained, 2 year program

-inquiry-based teaching and learning

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What is a grant?Grant:

-to allow, award or bestow-a sum of money, material item or privilege

-classroom vs. professional development

Get Your Grant On!Woe is me = Wow, it’s

me!

Why grant?-Satisfies need-Brings acclaim to school-Broadens horizons

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Classroom-any number of

goods or financial support;

materials, supplies, money,

contacts…

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Professional Development

-personal, team, staff or

school-one time or

over time-location varies

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Professional Development

-scholarships or conference

fees-subject area or

skill development

MEMTA

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Where can I find them?

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Grant Possibilities-Internet•Use specific search terms-Professional Organizations•Membership, foundations-PTA or Community Partners•Parents, foundations, businesses

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Grant Example 1

Professional Development

Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy – MEMTA

http://www.sendmyteacher.com/

http://nstahosted.org/mickelson/

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Grant Example 1

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Grant Example 1

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Tips:

•Know your source.•Embrace the rules.•Specify.•Sell yourself.

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Who is a big fan

of grants?

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Grant Example 2Classroom – School Resources

Green Education Foundation http://www.greeneducationfoundation.org/index.php?option=com_cont

ent&view=article&id=712:5000-gef-grant&catid=139:contests

Eligible Contestants: Garden programs involving children currently in grades K-12, from schools and youth groups nationwide.

Grant Guidelines:•    Entries must be submitted by designated deadline. •    A class/group/school may enter the contest only once. •    Submissions must include garden materials (as outlined below), a general application and a completed disclaimer•    Awards must be allocated towards the sustainability of current garden program•    Winners will be selected through a fair and impartial selection process by the Selection Committee appointed by the organizers.

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Green Education Foundation

Remember to include a completed disclaimer and general application with submission. Projects that have been submitted without completed disclaimers will not be entered into the contest.

Note that by entering the competition, you have assigned copyright of your garden project materials to the organizers. Photographs, videos and other submitted media may be further utilized in exhibition, websites, posters, publications, etc.

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Green Education Foundation

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http://www.georgiascienceteacher.org/docs/2011_conf/GSTA%20Awards%20Overview.pdf

Deadline – November 30, 2010

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Donor’s Choose – Donation drivenhttp://www.donorschoose.org/teachers

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Donor’s Choose – Donation drivenhttp://www.donorschoose.org/teachers

Getting Granted…

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•Review the two examples.

•Which would you grant?

•Decide which one is a winner.

•Be ready to explain why.

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Sample 1

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Sample 1

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Sample 1

Sample 1 – Sidewalk Model of Solar

System

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Sample 2

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Sample 2

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Sample 2

Sample 2 –What Does Genetic

Mean?

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And the grant goes to…

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Sample 2: 7th Grade Genetics-standards based

-real world application-met criteria

The Essentials

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1. Research

2. Recruit

3. Plan, write, review

4. Revise

5. Gather

6. Submit

The Whole Package

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1. Cover letter

2. Summary

3. Narrative

4. Budget

5. Attachments

-electronic, mail or person

Show Me the Money: Tips and Resources for

Successful Grant WritingBy Linda Starr

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev039.shtml

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http://712educators.about.com/cs/rubrics/l/blrubricgrant.htm

Grant Matching Rubric

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http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/

Quick Link Tabs (on left)- Foundation Finder- Foundation Finder Mobile- 990 Finder- Trend Tracker

Identify Funding Sources- Foundation Directory Online- Corporate Giving Online- Foundation Grants to Individual

s Online- Print Funding Directories- Requests for Pr

oposals- Associates Program- Map of International Grants

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http://www.wwu.edu/depts/rsp/insideview.pdf

Some Words of Advice…

-Lack of focus. “Why all the

rambling, this seems like a fishing

expedition.”

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http://www.wwu.edu/depts/rsp/insideview.pdf

Some Words of Advice…

-Too much information. “What does that (aspect)

have to do with the central focus of the proposal?”

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http://www.wwu.edu/depts/rsp/insideview.pdf

Some Words of Advice…

- Proposed budget and timeline don’t make sense. “It’s unrealistic to get this

done on this budget, on that timeline.”

Get Ready, Get Set, Grant!Target – Field trips, etc.

http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-031880

Lowe’s – Outdoor classrooms, etc.http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/

Georgia Science Teachers Association

http://www.georgiascienceteacher.org/grants.htm

PTA – National and Statehttp://www.pta.org/636.asp

http://www.georgiapta.org/leadership-grants-scholarships.html

UGA – State Botanical Garden Kitshttp://www.uga.edu/botgarden/eduscinight.html

Donor’s Choose – Donation drivenhttp://www.donorschoose.org/teachers

Captain Planet – Enviro. grants 6-18 yrs

http://captainplanetfoundation.org/default.aspx?pid=3&tab=apply

PTA – National and Statehttp://www.pta.org/636.asp

http://www.georgiapta.org/leadership-grants-scholarships.html

Get Ready, Get Set, Grant!

Georgia Forestry – Grants and Training

http://www.gfc.state.ga.us/communityforests/Grants.cfm

Environmental Education – GA focushttp://eeingeorgia.org/core/item/topic.aspx?s=0.0.68.4863&tid=85010

TeachersCount– Clearinghouse for sites

http://www.teacherscount.org/teacher/grants.shtml

Philanthropy News - National database

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml

Get Ready, Get Set, Grant!

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Where can I get help?

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More help @ NEA online video tutorial http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/grant-application/

Teachers Network Grants – How to… etc.http://www.teachersnetwork.org/grants/grants_how_to.htm

About.com – Grant Writing for Teachershttp://712educators.about.com/od/grantwriting/Grant_Writing.htm

Peaceful Playgrounds – Tips for teachershttp://www.peacefulplaygrounds.com/getting-your-playground-grant-funded.htm

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More help @ CPB Online Grant Writing Tips & Outline

http://www.cpb.org/grants/grantwriting.html

Foundation Center (Search by Zip Code)

http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/

National Science Foundation

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/

Teacher Tap – Eduscapes Grant Info.

http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic94.htm

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Where can I find more grant information?

Get Your Grant On!More grant information

@NEA online video tutorial

http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/grant-application/

Teachers Network Grants – Science, etc.

http://www.teachersnetwork.org/grants/grants_science.htm

Grants Alert

http://www.grantsalert.com/

Funding for Teachers - Clearinghouse

http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/funding/

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More grant information @American Library Association

http://www.ala.org/template.cfm?template=/CFApps/awards_info/browse.cfm&FilePublishTitle=Awards,%20Grants%20and%20Scholarships&rtype=ALL

Government Grants and Opportunitieshttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/topics/grants.html

Arthur Blank Foundation - Atlanta

http://www.blankfoundation.org/initiatives/index.html

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More grant information @

http://www.amazon.com/

http://www.grants.gov/search/subscribeAll.do

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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance http://www.cfda.gov/ Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.epa.gov/ogd/competition/open_awards.htm FedBizOpps.Gov http://www.fbo.gov Federal Acquisition Jumpstation

http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/fedproc/home.html Federal Register http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/ Grants.gov   (all federal funding opportunities) http://www.grants.gov Health & Human Services (HHS) GrantsNet

http://www.hhs.gov/asrt/og/aboutog/grantsnet.html National Aeronautics and Space Administration

http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/ National Endowment for the Arts http://www.nea.gov/grants/index.html National Endowment for the Humanities http://

www.neh.gov/grants/index.html National Institutes of Health

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html NIH Parent Announcements

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm

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NIH basic behavior and social sciences http://oppnet.nih.gov/funding-current-funding.asp

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.ago.noaa.gov/ago/quicklinks/grantee.cfm

see also individual NOAA offices http://www.noaa.gov/organizations.html

National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov/funding/ U.S. Department of Agriculture

http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/funding.cfm U.S. Department of Education http://www2.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml U.S. Department of Energy http://www.energy.gov/forresearchers.htm Office of Science http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/ National Energy Technology Lab

http://www.netl.doe.gov/business/solicitations/index.html Office of Nuclear Energy

http://www.ne.doe.gov/universityPrograms/neUniversity2p.html Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/financing/business.html Advanced Research Projects Agency https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/

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Links courtesy of Dr. A. Epps

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Get Your Grant On!Today’s contacts:

Jennifer A. Gates – Powers Ferry

Jennifer.gates@cobbk12.org

Sally Creel – CCSD Science Supervisor

Sally.creel@cobbk12.org

Tom Brown – CCSD ScienceThomas.brown@cobbk12.org

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THANK YOU!Who knew getting free money could

be so easy?