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Show Me the Money!
Finding and Earning Technology Grants
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Types of Grants
• Reactive– Official application– Larger projects – Longer time frame
• Proactive– You contact them– Smaller projects– Shorter time frame
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Grant Terminology
• RFA
• RFP
• MOU
• Cycle
• Matching Funds
• In-Kind Funds
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Grant Proposal Components
• Abstract
• Introduction/Population
• Needs Assessment
• Project Description
• Evaluation
• Budget
• Summary
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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
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Searching for Grants
• Local/Regional Grants – Ideal starting place– Smaller projects
• State/National Grants– Larger projects of entire sites or districts
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Search Tips
• Search in curricular areas
• Are past awardees passing on money?
• Check local businesses
• Check employer matching lists
• Corporate website “Community” links
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Types of Funders
• Private Foundations
• Corporate Grantmakers
• Grantmaking Public Charities
• Community Foundations
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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
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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
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General Resources
• School District Education Funds
• Local Businesses– Target– Wal-Mart– K-Mart– Starbucks– Whole Foods
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Examples of Available Grants
• East Bay Community Foundation
• School and Home Office Products Association
• AT&T Broadband Emerging Technology Educator Awards
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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
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Final Thoughts
• Take the time to research opportunities
• Think outside the box
• Join a listserv
• Keep trying!