How
To Find Grants and Write Winning Proposals
I. Find Grants
Websites:
American
Federation of Teachers
http://www.aft.org/teachers/jft/grants.htm
Listing of grant
and funding opportunities for all teachers and for those who teach in specific
subject areas.
Education World
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/archives/grants.shtml
Featured grants
and additional current grants are available.
Ohio Department
of Education
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/grants/
Information and
resources, including manuals, are available; applications; forms; lists of
federal as well as state grants.
Articles:
Anastasi, Valerie, and Mark
Hughes. "Grants and Grant Writing." Phi Delta Kappan
85.2
(Oct. 2003): 174. 7 Dec. 2005 <http://search.epnet.com/
login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=11018625&site=src>.
Isakson, Carol. "Caught on
the Web." Education Digest 69.4 (Dec. 2003): 79-80. 7
Dec.
2005 <http://search.epnet.com/
login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=12011227&site=src>.
"Tips and Resources for
Landing the Grants You Need." Curriculum Review 43.5
(Jan.
2004): 10-11. 7 Dec. 2005 <http://search.epnet.com/
login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=12014546&site=src>.
II. Write Winning
Proposals
Websites:
Teachers Network
http://teachersnetwork.org/grants/grants_how_to.htm
Extensive “how
to” section on grant-writing.
WebQuest:
http://iisme.org/etp/Elementary_-_Finding_Financial_Freedom.pdf
Students learn
about grants that are available, determining school needs, writing grant
proposals, preparing a budget, etc. Excellent idea in these budget-cutting
times to get the students involved in finding alternate methods of funding!
Ties into the following curricula: citizenship, writing, math, business,
technology, and information literacy, among others.
Articles:
Maxwell, D.
Writing."
Teacher Librarian 32.3 (Feb. 2005): 16-21. 7 Dec. 2005
<http://search.epnet.com/
login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16251572&site=src>.
Reese, Susan. "Grant Writing
101." Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers
80.4
(Apr. 2005): 24-27. 7 Dec. 2005 <http://search.epnet.com/
login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16591176&site=src>.
Roccanova, John. "Expand
Your Budget With Mini-Grants." Tech Directions 63.6
(Jan.
2004): 23-25. 7 Dec. 2005 <http://search.epnet.com/
login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=12032538&site=src>.
Tahouri, Parisa. "Winning
Grants." Library Media Connection 24.2 (Oct. 2005):
46-47.
7 Dec. 2005 <http://search.epnet.com/
login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18438205&site=src>.
Van Zant, Susan. "Successful
Grant-Writing Strategies." Leadership 32.4
(Mar.-Apr.
2003): 16-19. 7 Dec. 2005 <http://search.epnet.com/
login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=9406596&site=src>.
III. Find Grants and
Write Winning Proposals
Websites:
Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance
http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html
1,400 different
programs; details on who may apply, amount of funds and average awards,
contacts, rules and regulations. Section on developing and writing grant
proposals.
The
http://www.fdncenter.org/for_individuals/
Site for grant
seekers as well as grant makers. Information on all foundation and corporation
grants.
Grants
Provides
up-to-date listing of all federal grants; email notification of grant
opportunities; can download application forms and apply for grants online.
Section on developing and writing grant proposals; glossary of grant terms.
School Grants
Federal, state,
and foundation grant opportunities for private and public K-12 schools
nationwide. Section on grant writing tips; sample winning proposals; Lets Write a Grant CD; biweekly
newsletter.