Or… How to Raise Money, Get Things and Go Places Without Spending Any $ of Your Own Jennifer A. Gates, July, 2010

Session Presenter: Jennifer A. Gates - Powers Ferry, 3 rd Grade - Mickelson Exxon Mobil Teachers Academy - Classroom development grants

What is a grant? Why do I want one? Where do I find grants? How do I get one? Know any big fans of grants?

-$600, 000 grant from DOE (’07) -$830, 000 grant from DOE (’09) -KSU, Georgia Tech and 7 school districts teachers trained, 2 year program -inquiry-based teaching and learning

Classroom -any number of goods or financial support; materials, supplies, money, contacts…

Professional Development -personal, team, staff or school -one time or over time -location varies

Professional Development -scholarships or conference fees -subject area or skill development MEMTA

Where can I find them?

Grant Possibilities -Internet Use specific search terms - Professional Organizations Membership, foundations -PTA or Community Partners Parents, foundations, businesses

Grant Example 1 Professional Development Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy – MEMTA

Get Your Grant On! Grant Example 1

Get Your Grant On! Grant Example 1

Tips: Know your source. Embrace the rules. Specify. Sell yourself.

Grant Example 2 Classroom – School Resources Green Education Foundation ew=article&id=712:5000-gef-grant&catid=139:contests

Eligible Contestants: Garden programs involving children currently in grades K-12, from schools and youth groups nationwide. Grant Guidelines: Entries must be submitted by designated deadline. A class/group/school may enter the contest only once. Submissions must include garden materials (as outlined below), a general application and a completed disclaimer Awards must be allocated towards the sustainability of current garden program Winners will be selected through a fair and impartial selection process by the Selection Committee appointed by the organizers. Get Your Grant On! Green Education Foundation

Remember to include a completed disclaimer and general application with submission. Projects that have been submitted without completed disclaimers will not be entered into the contest. Note that by entering the competition, you have assigned copyright of your garden project materials to the organizers. Photographs, videos and other submitted media may be further utilized in exhibition, websites, posters, publications, etc. Get Your Grant On! Green Education Foundation

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Donor’s Choose – Donation driven

Donor’s Choose – Donation driven

Getting Granted… Get Your Grant On! Review the two examples. Which would you grant? Decide which one is a winner. Be ready to explain why.

Get Your Grant On! Sample 1

Get Your Grant On! Sample 1

Get Your Grant On! Sample 1

Sample 1 – Sidewalk Model of Solar System Get Your Grant On!

Sample 2

Get Your Grant On! Sample 2

Get Your Grant On! Sample 2

Sample 2 – What Does Genetic Mean? Get Your Grant On!

And the grant goes to… Get Your Grant On! Sample 2: 7 th Grade Genetics -standards based -real world application -met criteria

The Essentials Get Your Grant On! 1.Research 2.Recruit 3.Plan, write, review 4.Revise 5.Gather 6.Submit

The Whole Package Get Your Grant On! 1.Cover letter 2.Summary 3.Narrative 4.Budget 5.Attachments -electronic, mail or person

Show Me the Money: Tips and Resources for Successful Grant Writing By Linda Starr

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Quick Link Tabs (on left) -Foundation Finder -Foundation Finder Mobile -990 Finder -Trend Tracker Identify Funding Sources -Foundation Directory Online -Corporate Giving Online -Foundation Grants to Individuals Online -Print Funding Directories - Requests for Proposals -Associates Program -Map of International Grants

Get Ready, Get Set, Grant! Target – Field trips, etc. ntentId=WCMP Lowe’s – Outdoor classrooms, etc. Georgia Science Teachers Association PTA – National and State scholarships.html

UGA – State Botanical Garden Kits Donor’s Choose – Donation driven Captain Planet – Enviro. grants 6-18 yrs 3&tab=apply PTA – National and State scholarships.html Get Ready, Get Set, Grant!

Georgia Forestry – Grants and Training Environmental Education – GA focus 63&tid=85010 TeachersCount– Clearinghouse for sites Philanthropy News - National database Get Ready, Get Set, Grant!

Get Your Grant On! Where can I get help?

Get Your Grant On! More NEA online video tutorial application/ Teachers Network Grants – How to… etc. About.com – Grant Writing for Teachers Peaceful Playgrounds – Tips for teachers funded.htm

Get Your Grant On! More CPB Online Grant Writing Tips & Outline Foundation Center (Search by Zip Code) National Science Foundation Teacher Tap – Eduscapes Grant Info.

Get Your Grant On! Where can I find more grant information?

Get Your Grant On! More grant NEA online video tutorial programs/grant-application/ Teachers Network Grants – Science, etc. Grants Alert Funding for Teachers - Clearinghouse

Get Your Grant On! More grant American Library Association _info/browse.cfm&FilePublishTitle=Awards,%20Grants%20 and%20Scholarships&rtype=ALL Government Grants and Opportunities Arthur Blank Foundation - Atlanta

Get Your Grant On! More grant

 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance  Environmental Protection Agency  FedBizOpps.Gov  Federal Acquisition Jumpstation  Federal Register  Grants.gov (all federal funding opportunities)  Health & Human Services (HHS) GrantsNet  National Aeronautics and Space Administration  National Endowment for the Arts  National Endowment for the Humanities  National Institutes of Health  NIH Parent Announcements Get Your Grant On!

 NIH basic behavior and social sciences current-funding.asphttp://oppnet.nih.gov/funding- current-funding.asp  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  see also individual NOAA offices  National Science Foundation  U.S. Department of Agriculture  U.S. Department of Education  U.S. Department of Energy  Office of Science  National Energy Technology Lab  Office of Nuclear Energy  Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy  Advanced Research Projects Agency Get Your Grant On! Links courtesy of Dr. A. Epps

What is a grant? Why do I want one? Where do I find grants? How do I get one? Know any big fans of grants?

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Get Your Grant On! THANK YOU! Who knew getting free money could be so easy?