Over the past several issues we have discussed in detail how to find appropriate grants for your school and how to complete applications that help ensure your school receives the grant money it needs.
The final step in this process is to complete your application and get it in the mail at least one week prior to the deadline. If you don’t meet a grantor’s deadline, the granting entity will not consider your application. What a waste -- and what a disappointment -- to do all that work and not even have your application considered!
While getting your grant application in on time may not seem like a big deal, you might be surprised how many grant writers wait until the very last minute to mail their applications. One grant-writer friend of mine is a famous procrastinator. She often pulls all-nighters to finish grant applications on time. She lives in East Texas, and there have been times when she has sent her husband on the 300-mile mad dash to Austin because it was the only way she could beat the deadline for a grant sponsored by the Texas Education Agency. I have to say that she is a great grant writer. She wins a very high percentage of the grants she writes. But why go through all that stress and torment when you could simply do a better job of planning?
It takes a lot of preparation and hard work to write and submit a good grant application. The last thing you need is to be stressed at the end of the process because of a looming deadline. Before you ever begin to fill out a grant application, you must create a plan -- a timeline -- that leaves time to fine-tune the application before mailing it. A plan with a little padding leaves room for emergencies, too. You can never fully predict emergencies that might come up at your school or in your life that could take precedence over completing a grant application. So creating a plan -- and sticking to that plan as much as possible -- will help ensure that your grant application arrives safely and on time.
With the potential for emergencies in mind, you should always set a deadline for completing your grant application a minimum of one week before it is due. Even a week will not guarantee that a mailed application will arrive on time. You also need to be absolutely certain whether the deadline the grantor established refers to the postmark on the application or the date when the application must reach the grantor’s office. If you do not know that information, call or email the grant’s contact person to make certain.
One more word of warning: be careful about trusting guaranteed delivery times. Those guarantees usually mean you will get your shipping fee back if your package does not arrive on time. That’s great for what it’s worth, but getting your $20 mailing fee refunded while missing your chance at a $250,000 grant won’t help your students. Just remember that “Overnight” does not necessarily mean overnight. And “Guaranteed Delivery” does not mean that your shipper can absolutely guarantee that your package will arrive on time.
The responsibility for ensuring that your application arrives on time sits squarely on your shoulders. You must create a schedule for writing your grant, and you have to keep to that schedule. As you create and follow that schedule, be sure to allow plenty of time for your grant application to reach the grantor several days before the published deadline.
The Seven Steps
Over the last few months, we have discussed the seven steps needed to find, research, and write successful grant applications. Those steps include
1. finding a problem in your school that needs correcting,
2. developing a solution to the problem,
3. finding a grant that fits your situation,
4. confirming that you are eligible for that grant,
5. gathering the application and all the data you will need to complete your grant application,
6. actually completing the application, and
7. getting your application to the grantor by the grant’s deadline.
If you consistently follow those seven steps, you will consistently win grant money for your school. Whether you write one grant or 20 grants this year, follow that process. It will make you more successful as a grant writer than you ever imagined.
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Check It Out: NEW Grant Opportunity!
Grant Name: National Igniting Creative Energy Challenge
Funded by: National Energy Foundation
Description: The National Igniting Creative Energy Challenge is an educational competition designed to encourage students to learn more about energy conservation and the environment. Student entries must reflect the theme "Igniting Creative Energy" and demonstrate an understanding of what an individual, family, or group can do to make a difference in their home or community.
Program Areas: Science/Environmental
Recipients: Public School, Private/Charter School
Proposal Deadline: 3/4/2011
Average Amount: $1,000.00
Address: IGNITING CREATIVE ENERGY NATIONAL ENERGY FOUNDATION 4516 South
700 East Suite, 100 Murray, UT 84107
Website: http://www.ignitingcreativeenergy.org/
Availability: All States
Funded by: National Energy Foundation
Description: The National Igniting Creative Energy Challenge is an educational competition designed to encourage students to learn more about energy conservation and the environment. Student entries must reflect the theme "Igniting Creative Energy" and demonstrate an understanding of what an individual, family, or group can do to make a difference in their home or community.
Program Areas: Science/Environmental
Recipients: Public School, Private/Charter School
Proposal Deadline: 3/4/2011
Average Amount: $1,000.00
Address: IGNITING CREATIVE ENERGY NATIONAL ENERGY FOUNDATION 4516 South
700 East Suite, 100 Murray, UT 84107
Website: http://www.ignitingcreativeenergy.org/
Availability: All States
Check It Out: NEW Grant Opportunity
Grant Name: Improving Literacy Through School Libraries
Funded by: U.S. Department of Education
Description: The purpose of this program is to improve student reading skills and academic achievement by providing students with increased access to up-to-date school library materials; well-equipped, technologically advanced school library media centers; and well-trained, professionally certified school library media specialists.
Program Areas: Library
Recipients: Public School
Proposal Deadline: 3/28/2011
Average Amount: $30,000.00 - $500,000.00
Website: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/lsl/index.html
Availability: All States
Funded by: U.S. Department of Education
Description: The purpose of this program is to improve student reading skills and academic achievement by providing students with increased access to up-to-date school library materials; well-equipped, technologically advanced school library media centers; and well-trained, professionally certified school library media specialists.
Program Areas: Library
Recipients: Public School
Proposal Deadline: 3/28/2011
Average Amount: $30,000.00 - $500,000.00
Website: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/lsl/index.html
Availability: All States
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Step 6: Completing Your Grant Application the Right Way
I started a seven-step series of blog posts a couple of months ago giving exact details of how to find grant money and write winning grant proposals. I’ve made a couple of posts since step five, but I’m now ready to finish the series. You can find the related posts listed in the sidebar if you wish to review the first five steps.
Once you’ve completed the first five steps in the grant process, you are ready to start filling out the grant application. You have already done a tremendous amount of work. You’ve identified a problem in your school that needs correcting, developed a solution, found a grant that fits your situation, confirmed that you are eligible for that grant, and gathered the application and all the data you will need to complete your grant application.
Completing an application is not all that difficult if you’ve done your homework -- but it’s almost impossible if you haven’t. Your primary concern as you begin the application process is to carefully follow all instructions. You don’t want to be disqualified for something as simple as using the wrong type font or font size in your application. And, yes, some grantors are that particular.
Be sure to include four major components in any application regardless of how the application is laid out.
· Describe the problem you have at your school with sufficient statistics to prove that you truly have a problem.
· Give a detailed summary of your solution to this problem and give statistics or other information to show why you believe your solution will produce positive results.
· Include an evaluation component to show how you will track progress throughout the program and exactly how you will determine the gains that were made at the end of the program.
· Include a budget that shows where every dollar of the requested grant money will be spent.
Regardless of the way an application is organized, be sure you carefully complete every section. Some applications may have sections that don't seem to apply to your situation. You have to remember, however, that competitive grants are generally scored on a point system. Every section of the application is worth a certain number of points. If you don't complete a section, you get no points for that part of the application. Many applications are so competitive that a score of "zero" on one section will likely eliminate you from the competition.
As you complete the application, you might come to a section that asks you to describe the community involvement aspect of your plan. But what if you hadn't planned on having a community involvement component? You must realize that if community involvement was not important to the grantor, it would not be a part of the application. If the section is there, it behooves you to go back to the solution you've developed and add a community involvement component. If you leave that section blank, you are not likely to be among the final competitors for the grant money.
Each section of a grant application is so important that you need to complete it as if it were the only section you were submitting. Why? Because you need to earn every point possible to stay competitive in your hunt for grant money.
As you complete your application, avoid using "cut and paste" information provided by vendors. Yes, they have great writers who prepare those descriptions, but you are doomed if the same descriptions show up on several applications for the same grant. The scorers see it as evidence that you are relying on a canned solution to your problem rather than personalizing your solution to fit your school's needs. Similarly, you need to be careful about centering your whole grant request around a single commercial product. Grant money is typically awarded to those schools that seek money to establish well-rounded programs with multiple components -- not to schools that just want money to buy a single product.
Also, be sure you complete the application with language that is clear and concise. Don't try to sound fancy or more educated than you are. You're not trying to convince the grant readers how smart you are. You are trying to show them that you understand the problems at your school, and that you've come up with what you believe to be the right solution. To begin to put that solution into place, you need their grant money. It's also always a good idea to let the grant readers know how much district money and other resources will be applied to the problem. Again, be straightforward, clear, and concise.
Completing a grant application is not all that difficult if you've done the necessary preliminary work. It's exciting to know that you are in competition with other grant writers to get money for your school. If you closely follow the directions that accompany the application, lay out your problem clearly, describe your solution in detail, include an effective evaluation component, and develop a budget that is realistic and all-inclusive, then you will win grant money most of the time.
You will also get better with practice. As soon as you finish one application, start looking for your next grant. If you follow the steps that I've laid out over the past few posts, when it comes time to sit at your desk to complete a grant application, you'll find that applying for most grants is really not that difficult.
Once you’ve completed the first five steps in the grant process, you are ready to start filling out the grant application. You have already done a tremendous amount of work. You’ve identified a problem in your school that needs correcting, developed a solution, found a grant that fits your situation, confirmed that you are eligible for that grant, and gathered the application and all the data you will need to complete your grant application.
Completing an application is not all that difficult if you’ve done your homework -- but it’s almost impossible if you haven’t. Your primary concern as you begin the application process is to carefully follow all instructions. You don’t want to be disqualified for something as simple as using the wrong type font or font size in your application. And, yes, some grantors are that particular.
Be sure to include four major components in any application regardless of how the application is laid out.
· Describe the problem you have at your school with sufficient statistics to prove that you truly have a problem.
· Give a detailed summary of your solution to this problem and give statistics or other information to show why you believe your solution will produce positive results.
· Include an evaluation component to show how you will track progress throughout the program and exactly how you will determine the gains that were made at the end of the program.
· Include a budget that shows where every dollar of the requested grant money will be spent.
Regardless of the way an application is organized, be sure you carefully complete every section. Some applications may have sections that don't seem to apply to your situation. You have to remember, however, that competitive grants are generally scored on a point system. Every section of the application is worth a certain number of points. If you don't complete a section, you get no points for that part of the application. Many applications are so competitive that a score of "zero" on one section will likely eliminate you from the competition.
As you complete the application, you might come to a section that asks you to describe the community involvement aspect of your plan. But what if you hadn't planned on having a community involvement component? You must realize that if community involvement was not important to the grantor, it would not be a part of the application. If the section is there, it behooves you to go back to the solution you've developed and add a community involvement component. If you leave that section blank, you are not likely to be among the final competitors for the grant money.
Each section of a grant application is so important that you need to complete it as if it were the only section you were submitting. Why? Because you need to earn every point possible to stay competitive in your hunt for grant money.
As you complete your application, avoid using "cut and paste" information provided by vendors. Yes, they have great writers who prepare those descriptions, but you are doomed if the same descriptions show up on several applications for the same grant. The scorers see it as evidence that you are relying on a canned solution to your problem rather than personalizing your solution to fit your school's needs. Similarly, you need to be careful about centering your whole grant request around a single commercial product. Grant money is typically awarded to those schools that seek money to establish well-rounded programs with multiple components -- not to schools that just want money to buy a single product.
Also, be sure you complete the application with language that is clear and concise. Don't try to sound fancy or more educated than you are. You're not trying to convince the grant readers how smart you are. You are trying to show them that you understand the problems at your school, and that you've come up with what you believe to be the right solution. To begin to put that solution into place, you need their grant money. It's also always a good idea to let the grant readers know how much district money and other resources will be applied to the problem. Again, be straightforward, clear, and concise.
Completing a grant application is not all that difficult if you've done the necessary preliminary work. It's exciting to know that you are in competition with other grant writers to get money for your school. If you closely follow the directions that accompany the application, lay out your problem clearly, describe your solution in detail, include an effective evaluation component, and develop a budget that is realistic and all-inclusive, then you will win grant money most of the time.
You will also get better with practice. As soon as you finish one application, start looking for your next grant. If you follow the steps that I've laid out over the past few posts, when it comes time to sit at your desk to complete a grant application, you'll find that applying for most grants is really not that difficult.
Check it Out: NEW Grant Opportunity!
Grant Name: Skatepark Grants
Funded By: Tony Hawk Foundation
Description: The primary mission of the Tony Hawk Foundation is to promote high-quality, public skateparks in low-income areas throughout the United States. While we realize that not every area can afford to build big, expensive skateparks, we feel strongly that public skateparks should be designed and constructed by experienced contractors. We also believe that local officials should treat public skateparks the same way they treat public basketball courts or tennis courts, meaning that anyone may show up and use them anytime, unsupervised. The applicant must be a 501(c)(3) public charity or a state or local agency (including public school systems or public projects).
Program Areas: Facilities/Maintenance, Health/PE
Recipients: Public Schools, Other
Proposal Deadline: 3/1/11
Average Amount: $1,000.00 - $25,000.00
Website: http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org/grant_application.asp
Availability: All States
Funded By: Tony Hawk Foundation
Description: The primary mission of the Tony Hawk Foundation is to promote high-quality, public skateparks in low-income areas throughout the United States. While we realize that not every area can afford to build big, expensive skateparks, we feel strongly that public skateparks should be designed and constructed by experienced contractors. We also believe that local officials should treat public skateparks the same way they treat public basketball courts or tennis courts, meaning that anyone may show up and use them anytime, unsupervised. The applicant must be a 501(c)(3) public charity or a state or local agency (including public school systems or public projects).
Program Areas: Facilities/Maintenance, Health/PE
Recipients: Public Schools, Other
Proposal Deadline: 3/1/11
Average Amount: $1,000.00 - $25,000.00
Website: http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org/grant_application.asp
Availability: All States
Check it Out: NEW Grant Opportunity!
Grant Name: Horace Mann Educator Scholarship Program
Funded By: Horace Mann Educators Corporation
Description: This scholarship is open to any K through 12 educator of any discipline teaching at least 30 hours a week. You must reside in the United States; residents of Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Hawaii are excluded. You must enroll in classes at a two- or four-year accredited college or university. Scholarships will be paid directly to each recipient’s college or university for tuition, fees and other educational expenses.
Program Areas: General Education, Math, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies
Recipients: Public School, Private/Charter School
Proposal Deadline: 3/1/11
Average Amount: $500.00 - $5,000.00
Telephone: 217-788-5732
Website: https://www.horacemann.com/teacher-lounge/educator-scholarship-opportunities
Availability: All States
Funded By: Horace Mann Educators Corporation
Description: This scholarship is open to any K through 12 educator of any discipline teaching at least 30 hours a week. You must reside in the United States; residents of Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Hawaii are excluded. You must enroll in classes at a two- or four-year accredited college or university. Scholarships will be paid directly to each recipient’s college or university for tuition, fees and other educational expenses.
Program Areas: General Education, Math, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies
Recipients: Public School, Private/Charter School
Proposal Deadline: 3/1/11
Average Amount: $500.00 - $5,000.00
Telephone: 217-788-5732
Website: https://www.horacemann.com/teacher-lounge/educator-scholarship-opportunities
Availability: All States
Step 6: Completing Your Grant Application the Right Way
I started a seven-step series of blog posts a couple of months ago giving exact details of how to find grant money and write winning grant proposals. I’ve made a couple of posts since step five, but I’m now ready to finish the series. You can find the related posts listed in the sidebar if you wish to review the first five steps.
Once you’ve completed the first five steps in the grant process, you are ready to start filling out the grant application. You have already done a tremendous amount of work. You’ve identified a problem in your school that needs correcting, developed a solution, found a grant that fits your situation, confirmed that you are eligible for that grant, and gathered the application and all the data you will need to complete your grant application.
Completing an application is not all that difficult if you’ve done your homework -- but it’s almost impossible if you haven’t. Your primary concern as you begin the application process is to carefully follow all instructions. You don’t want to be disqualified for something as simple as using the wrong type font or font size in your application. And, yes, some grantors are that particular.
Be sure to include four major components in any application regardless of how the application is laid out.
· Describe the problem you have at your school with sufficient statistics to prove that you truly have a problem.
· Give a detailed summary of your solution to this problem and give statistics or other information to show why you believe your solution will produce positive results.
· Include an evaluation component to show how you will track progress throughout the program and exactly how you will determine the gains that were made at the end of the program.
· Include a budget that shows where every dollar of the requested grant money will be spent.
Regardless of the way an application is organized, be sure you carefully complete every section. Some applications may have sections that don't seem to apply to your situation. You have to remember, however, that competitive grants are generally scored on a point system. Every section of the application is worth a certain number of points. If you don't complete a section, you get no points for that part of the application. Many applications are so competitive that a score of "zero" on one section will likely eliminate you from the competition.
As you complete the application, you might come to a section that asks you to describe the community involvement aspect of your plan. But what if you hadn't planned on having a community involvement component? You must realize that if community involvement was not important to the grantor, it would not be a part of the application. If the section is there, it behooves you to go back to the solution you've developed and add a community involvement component. If you leave that section blank, you are not likely to be among the final competitors for the grant money.
Each section of a grant application is so important that you need to complete it as if it were the only section you were submitting. Why? Because you need to earn every point possible to stay competitive in your hunt for grant money.
As you complete your application, avoid using "cut and paste" information provided by vendors. Yes, they have great writers who prepare those descriptions, but you are doomed if the same descriptions show up on several applications for the same grant. The scorers see it as evidence that you are relying on a canned solution to your problem rather than personalizing your solution to fit your school's needs. Similarly, you need to be careful about centering your whole grant request around a single commercial product. Grant money is typically awarded to those schools that seek money to establish well-rounded programs with multiple components -- not to schools that just want money to buy a single product.
Also, be sure you complete the application with language that is clear and concise. Don't try to sound fancy or more educated than you are. You're not trying to convince the grant readers how smart you are. You are trying to show them that you understand the problems at your school, and that you've come up with what you believe to be the right solution. To begin to put that solution into place, you need their grant money. It's also always a good idea to let the grant readers know how much district money and other resources will be applied to the problem. Again, be straightforward, clear, and concise.
Completing a grant application is not all that difficult if you've done the necessary preliminary work. It's exciting to know that you are in competition with other grant writers to get money for your school. If you closely follow the directions that accompany the application, lay out your problem clearly, describe your solution in detail, include an effective evaluation component, and develop a budget that is realistic and all-inclusive, then you will win grant money most of the time.
You will also get better with practice. As soon as you finish one application, start looking for your next grant. If you follow the steps that I've laid out over the past few posts, when it comes time to sit at your desk to complete a grant application, you'll find that applying for most grants is really not that difficult.
Grant Name: Skatepark Grants
Funded by: Tony Hawk Foundation
Description: The primary mission of the Tony Hawk Foundation is to promote high-quality, public skateparks in low-income areas throughout the United States. While we realize that not every area can afford to build big, expensive skateparks, we feel strongly that public skateparks should be designed and constructed by experienced contractors. We also believe that local officials should treat public skateparks the same way they treat public basketball courts or tennis courts, meaning that anyone may show up and use them anytime, unsupervised. The applicant must be a 501(c)(3) public charity or a state or local agency (including public school systems or public projects).
Program Areas: Facilities/Maintenance, Health/PE
Recipients: Public Schools, Other
Proposal Deadline: 3/1/11
Average Amount: $1,000.00 - $25,000.00
Website: http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org/
Availability: All States
Grant Name: Horace Mann Educator Scholarship Program
Funded by: Horace Mann Educators Corporation
Description: This scholarship is open to any K through 12 educator of any discipline teaching at least 30 hours a week. You must reside in the United States; residents of Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Hawaii are excluded. You must enroll in classes at a two- or four-year accredited college or university. Scholarships will be paid directly to each recipient’s college or university for tuition, fees and other educational expenses.
Program Areas: General Education, Math, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies
Recipients: Public School, Private/Charter School
Proposal Deadline: 3/1/11
Average Amount: $500.00 - $5,000.00
Telephone: 217-788-5732
Website: http://www.horacemann.com/teacher-lounge/educator-scholarship-opportunities
Availability: All States
Once you’ve completed the first five steps in the grant process, you are ready to start filling out the grant application. You have already done a tremendous amount of work. You’ve identified a problem in your school that needs correcting, developed a solution, found a grant that fits your situation, confirmed that you are eligible for that grant, and gathered the application and all the data you will need to complete your grant application.
Completing an application is not all that difficult if you’ve done your homework -- but it’s almost impossible if you haven’t. Your primary concern as you begin the application process is to carefully follow all instructions. You don’t want to be disqualified for something as simple as using the wrong type font or font size in your application. And, yes, some grantors are that particular.
Be sure to include four major components in any application regardless of how the application is laid out.
· Describe the problem you have at your school with sufficient statistics to prove that you truly have a problem.
· Give a detailed summary of your solution to this problem and give statistics or other information to show why you believe your solution will produce positive results.
· Include an evaluation component to show how you will track progress throughout the program and exactly how you will determine the gains that were made at the end of the program.
· Include a budget that shows where every dollar of the requested grant money will be spent.
Regardless of the way an application is organized, be sure you carefully complete every section. Some applications may have sections that don't seem to apply to your situation. You have to remember, however, that competitive grants are generally scored on a point system. Every section of the application is worth a certain number of points. If you don't complete a section, you get no points for that part of the application. Many applications are so competitive that a score of "zero" on one section will likely eliminate you from the competition.
As you complete the application, you might come to a section that asks you to describe the community involvement aspect of your plan. But what if you hadn't planned on having a community involvement component? You must realize that if community involvement was not important to the grantor, it would not be a part of the application. If the section is there, it behooves you to go back to the solution you've developed and add a community involvement component. If you leave that section blank, you are not likely to be among the final competitors for the grant money.
Each section of a grant application is so important that you need to complete it as if it were the only section you were submitting. Why? Because you need to earn every point possible to stay competitive in your hunt for grant money.
As you complete your application, avoid using "cut and paste" information provided by vendors. Yes, they have great writers who prepare those descriptions, but you are doomed if the same descriptions show up on several applications for the same grant. The scorers see it as evidence that you are relying on a canned solution to your problem rather than personalizing your solution to fit your school's needs. Similarly, you need to be careful about centering your whole grant request around a single commercial product. Grant money is typically awarded to those schools that seek money to establish well-rounded programs with multiple components -- not to schools that just want money to buy a single product.
Also, be sure you complete the application with language that is clear and concise. Don't try to sound fancy or more educated than you are. You're not trying to convince the grant readers how smart you are. You are trying to show them that you understand the problems at your school, and that you've come up with what you believe to be the right solution. To begin to put that solution into place, you need their grant money. It's also always a good idea to let the grant readers know how much district money and other resources will be applied to the problem. Again, be straightforward, clear, and concise.
Completing a grant application is not all that difficult if you've done the necessary preliminary work. It's exciting to know that you are in competition with other grant writers to get money for your school. If you closely follow the directions that accompany the application, lay out your problem clearly, describe your solution in detail, include an effective evaluation component, and develop a budget that is realistic and all-inclusive, then you will win grant money most of the time.
You will also get better with practice. As soon as you finish one application, start looking for your next grant. If you follow the steps that I've laid out over the past few posts, when it comes time to sit at your desk to complete a grant application, you'll find that applying for most grants is really not that difficult.
Grant Name: Skatepark Grants
Funded by: Tony Hawk Foundation
Description: The primary mission of the Tony Hawk Foundation is to promote high-quality, public skateparks in low-income areas throughout the United States. While we realize that not every area can afford to build big, expensive skateparks, we feel strongly that public skateparks should be designed and constructed by experienced contractors. We also believe that local officials should treat public skateparks the same way they treat public basketball courts or tennis courts, meaning that anyone may show up and use them anytime, unsupervised. The applicant must be a 501(c)(3) public charity or a state or local agency (including public school systems or public projects).
Program Areas: Facilities/Maintenance, Health/PE
Recipients: Public Schools, Other
Proposal Deadline: 3/1/11
Average Amount: $1,000.00 - $25,000.00
Website: http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org/
Availability: All States
Grant Name: Horace Mann Educator Scholarship Program
Funded by: Horace Mann Educators Corporation
Description: This scholarship is open to any K through 12 educator of any discipline teaching at least 30 hours a week. You must reside in the United States; residents of Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Hawaii are excluded. You must enroll in classes at a two- or four-year accredited college or university. Scholarships will be paid directly to each recipient’s college or university for tuition, fees and other educational expenses.
Program Areas: General Education, Math, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies
Recipients: Public School, Private/Charter School
Proposal Deadline: 3/1/11
Average Amount: $500.00 - $5,000.00
Telephone: 217-788-5732
Website: http://www.horacemann.com/teacher-lounge/educator-scholarship-opportunities
Availability: All States