Teacher Grants

AZ Heritage Grants

See: Heritage Grant Information

Monthly Review (Sept.-May)

Wells Fargo Bank - Teacher's Partner Program - $500 Maximum

Wells Fargo has created the TPP to act as a catalyst for educational opportunities that will lead to academic enrichment and to encourage positive change in the educational environment. Teachers may submit requests of financial support for:

professional development (ie. GLOBE workshops),
technology needs (buy more GLOBE scientific equipment),
field trips (get into the environment!), and
books or supplies

Applications are considered for one-time only projects. Avoid asking for support that should be funded through other sources or that require a continuing commitment of funds beyond the original proposal.

Each application must:

explain the project thoroughly,
include specific details about its educational value,
have a simple budget clearly stating all related expenses, and
where possible, coordinate grant requests with other teachers in the school.

Selection is based upon:

quality of the project,
educational benefits to students/teachers,
integration of proposed project with school curriculum, and
quantity of students impacted.

Submitting an Application

Proposals, including budget and application form must not exceed 3 pages,
Limit one application per teacher, per month,
Send proposals at least 3 months prior to the proposed project,
School and class information required,
Your principal must sign the application.

CONTACT: Wells Fargo Teachers Partner Program, Telephone 1-800-711-9590

In Maricopa Co., AZ

MAC 4101-033, 100 W Washington St., 3rd. floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003

Outside Maricopa Co., AZ

MAC 4321-013, 150 Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701

No deadline given

Free web space for Arizona Non-profits

AzTeC Computing, The Arizona Free-Net, provides free web page space for qualified Arizona-based non-profit organizations. Some of the organizations currently hosted on AzTeC are The Phoenix Zoo, United Blood Services, Arizona Families On-Line, Easter Seals, Arizona Consortium For Computer Education, The Alzheimers Association, and the Phoenix Chapter of IEEE.

These sites can be viewed at http://aztec.asu.edu/ on the web. For questions about AzTeC call 965-4156 or dial directly at 965-6699. You can also telnet there by using telnet aztec2.asu.edu Requests for non-profit web space should be directed to Bill Austin via e-mail austin@aztec.asu.edu or at (602)838-5951.

Details follow:

If you have an IRS 501(c)(3), I can set you up without Board of Directors approval.

The first step would be for someone in your organization to obtain an account (free) on the AzTeC Free-net. There are two ways to get there. (Actually if you are not in area code 602 there are other ways to get there but you should telnet there first and read what the current ways are. Tucson, Yuma, Prescott, Flagstaff, nd many other places have access points.)

You can dial direct via (602) 965-6699 9600 - 8 - N - 1 or (602) 965-4151 2400 - 8 - N - 1

Helpdesk number is 965-4156 if you have trouble.

The other method is via telnet

telnet aztec2.asu.edu

either way, login as user guest with password visitor, go to the main menu, item 1 and sign yourself up for an account. Print the form and sign it. Fax or mail it to ASU. When you get your account confirmed send me two things.

Your account id (user name)

Ideas of what you would like your web address to be. It will be of the form: http://aztec.asu.edu/

Universal Service Fund

Apparently all K-12 schools and libraries are eligible for discounts of 20 to 90% on telecommunications services, Internet access, and internal connections made after Jan. 1, 1998.

Need: is determined by % of students on the national school lunch program

When: applications have not yet begun to be processed (1/16)

Learn more about it from:

Computers for Learning

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Al Gore today (10/24) kicked off the "Computers for Learning" program at a ceremony near the Washington Monument. This program is designed to donate surplus federal computer equipment to schools and educational nonprofits, giving special consideration to those with the greatest need.

"Many times, when the government buys a new computer, the old one goes on a shelf for months or years -- taking up space and costing us money," the Vice President said. "We want it to go right off of the shelf and right into our classrooms -- opening up cyberspace, and helping our students learn. That's what this program will do."

All U.S. schools and educational non-profits serving pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students are eligible to receive equipment through the "Computers for Learning" program. Federal agencies will give highest preference to schools and educational non-profits with the greatest need. Special consideration will be given to schools and educational non-profits located in federal empowerment zones and enterprise communities.

CONTACT: Computers for Learning, Telephone: (888) 362-7870.

WEB: http://www.computers.fed.gov/ WEB: http://www.house.gov/cunningham/new.htm

January

GTE Growth Initiatives for Teachers (GIFT) Program

Through the annual GIFT program, 60 teams consisting of one math and one science teacher from the same school (grades 7-12 only) are awarded a grant of $12,000 to integrate the two subjects in a unique project using technology. Individual GIFT teachers re- ceive $2,500 for professional development activities, and the two-member team receives $7,000 to implement an innova- tive classroom project.

The deadline for application for the 1998 program has passed. However, applications will be sent to any teachers interested in getting a jump on next year's program. Teachers may also request to be added to our mailing list now to receive the 1999 application materials when they become available next fall. Incidentally, applications are not available via electronic transmission. The deadline for the 1999 program has not yet been determined, but it always falls in mid-January.

The GTE Corporation has announced grants totaling $72,000 to 120 math and science teachers selected from 27 states for the 1998-1999 school year. The grants are part of GTE's Growth Initiatives For Teachers (GIFT) program , an effort designed to strengthen math and science education in grades 6-12.

"The GIFT initiative is important to our nation's math and science classrooms for two reasons," said Maureen V. Gorman, vice president of the GTE Foundation. "It significantly boosts teachers' enthusiasm for teaching and also increases student achievement by providing hands-on learning opportunities."

More Information: http://www.gte.com/g/community/gift.html
Contact: Melissa Amour GTE GIFT Grant Program Staff
Applications are available by calling 800-315-5010.

February

March

April

AOL

Do you have a brilliant idea for using technology in your school but you lack the money to implement it? Could $2,500 to $7,500 cover it? You may very well be interested in a grant program from America Online. The deadline is looming, April 1, but do not despair the application is short as these things go, only five or six pages. You may already have proposed something for another grant that you didn't get and now can recycle that into this application. One of the really nice things about this grant is that the money can be used to purchase teacher time for training. This could be a perfect match for the training you will do in the coming year for your colleagues!

For a description of the grant go to: http://www.aol.com/corp/phil/ginteredu.html

And for an application go to: http://www.aol.com/corp/phil/fapps.html

May

Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Competition

Basics: ~20 5-year $1.5 Million/yr grants to regional consortia headed by a local educational agency with a large percentage of disadvantaged children.

Focus: teacher preparation and professional development

Deadline: May 28, 1998

More info: http://www.ed.gov/Technology/challenge/

June

July

Parental Involvement in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education

NSF is offering grants for a "Parental Involvement in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Initiative." The aim is to promote parents' involvement in their children's education and schools, consistent with GLOBE's promotion of Learning Communities. Preliminary proposals are due July 15th, full proposals are due October 15th. The guidelines are available on the NSF Web site at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf984/program.htm -- scroll down to the second announcement to find this one.

August

September

October

November

December

Arizona EISENHOWER MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION GRANTS

The Arizona Board of Regents has issued a Request for Proposals for 1997-98 funding through the Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Program. The program seeks projects to improve the skills of teachers and the quality of instruction in elementary and secondary education in mathematics and science. Higher education institutions must demonstrate the involvement of local educational agencies. Projects should be submitted under the following programs: innovative programs; traineeship programs/preservice programs; teacher enhancement/inservice programs; or other programs that meet the state Eisenhower Program goals.

CONTACT: ABOR, Eisenhower Math and Science Program, 2020 N. Central Ave., Suite 230, Phoenix, AZ 85004-4593. Telephone: (602) 229-2500.

WEB: http://www.abor.asu.edu/abor2/eisenhow/

DEADLINE: 19 December 1997.

Marginally related programs

PACKARD FOUNDATION GRANTS

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation accepts grant proposals for the following:

Conservation Program - supports projects on the West Coast that protect and conserve habitats rich in biological diversity, including wetlands, riparian forests, important coastal areas, and ancient forests, as well as marine resources in the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez.
Education - The Foundation supports some California programs which improve education quality for students from kindergarten through high school, particularly non-English-speaking and low-income children. We are especially interested in programs designed to create systemic change and those that can be widely replicated. In particular, the Foundation continues to support programs that help students succeed in math and science.

CONTACT: Packard Foundation, 300 2nd St., Suite 200, Los Altos, CA 94022. For 1) Nancy Glaze; for 2) Jeanne Sedgwick; for 3) Barbara Kibbe for a); Hugh Burroughs for b) & c); Colburn Wilbur for d). Telephone: (415) 948-7658. Fax: (415) 948-7658.

WEB: http://www.packfound.org/

DEADLINE: 15 December 1997; 17 March, 16 June 1998.

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