show me the money! finding and earning technology grants

Show Me the Money!

Finding and Earning Technology Grants

Types of Grants

• Reactive– Official application– Larger projects – Longer time frame

• Proactive– You contact them– Smaller projects– Shorter time frame

Grant Terminology

• RFA

• RFP

• MOU

• Cycle

• Matching Funds

• In-Kind Funds

Grant Proposal Components

• Abstract

• Introduction/Population

• Needs Assessment

• Project Description

• Evaluation

• Budget

• Summary

Grant Writing Tips

• Student Academic Need

• Follow Grantor Guidelines

• Clear & Concise. No acronyms.

• Educationally Sound Projects

• Keep it simple!

• Cite research• Detailed Budget• Budget relates to

project• Is your project

replicable?  • Blind reader• Reviewers’

Comments

Searching for Grants

• Local/Regional Grants – Ideal starting place– Smaller projects

• State/National Grants– Larger projects of entire sites or districts

Search Tips

• Search in curricular areas

• Are past awardees passing on money?

• Check local businesses

• Check employer matching lists

• Corporate website “Community” links

Types of Funders

• Private Foundations

• Corporate Grantmakers

• Grantmaking Public Charities

• Community Foundations

Online Grant Resources

• California Department of Instruction

• U.S. Department of Education

• The Foundation Center’s Grantmaker’s Website

• The Foundation Center

• Schoolgrants.org

• Renaissance Learning

Online Grant Resources

• McREL Funding for Technology• Sheryl Abshire’s Educational Resources for

Grantseekers• eSchool News Online Funding Center• Society of Research Administrators Internat

ional GrantsWeb

• Alameda County Office of Education Grants Resource Center

• CTAG Funding Alert

General Resources

• School District Education Funds

• Local Businesses– Target– Wal-Mart– K-Mart– Starbucks– Whole Foods

Examples of Available Grants

• East Bay Community Foundation

• School and Home Office Products Association

• AT&T Broadband Emerging Technology Educator Awards

CTAG

• County Technology Academy Grants– Model for County Offices of Education &

Districts– CCCOE Manages grant distribution– CCCOE provides all support– Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation provides

funding– www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/ctag

Final Thoughts

• Take the time to research opportunities

• Think outside the box

• Join a listserv

• Keep trying!

Thank You!

Gary Hensley

Contra Costa County Office of Education

ghensley@cccoe.k12.ca.us

(925) 942-3441