How to Find and Write Grants Brigette Anderson, Ed.S. Pascagoula School District

Donors Choose Open to any teacher K-12 who teaches in a public school. 14 out of 16 submitted projects were funded $ of materials received in three years

Materials in my classroom 3 iPads and covers listening center 10 novel sets reading centers 11 x 9 rug audio books for listening center recycling bin Time 4 Kids subscription mythology books

Tips for Donors Choose Check funding opportunities before submitting a project Always have a project posted Keep projects in the range of $100-$200 to start

Book Mentors Connects book donors and teachers 5 out of 6 book requests have been filled

Book Mentors Advantages of Book Mentors –Requests filled quickly –Short proposal process Disadvantages of Book Mentors –few books at a time –Little selection

Adopt-A-Classroom om.org/ om.org/ Many people have been funded.

Grant Wrangler Sends an with grant opportunities biweekly. Can search for grants by discipline

Important Parts of a Grant Description of the School and Population –Some requirements District or school tax id number District and School ID number –National Center for Educational Statistics Free and Reduced Lunch Percentage Student Population Percentages –Be honest

Other Grant finders… K-12 School Grants – 12schoolgrants.com/Home.a spxhttp:// 12schoolgrants.com/Home.a spx Grants Alert – Education World – com/a_admin/grants/additi onal_grants.shtmlhttp:// com/a_admin/grants/additi onal_grants.shtml

Where else can I find grants? Local power association Local civic organizations Local foundations

Objective What is your goal? What do you want to accomplish? Be specific

Project Materials and Supplies Not all grants will fund stipends List of supplies and budget

Method How will you implement this project? What are the steps you will take?

Evaluation Ways to measure –Pre and post survey Compare results –Renaissance Reading –Words read –Books read –Increased scaled score Math –Objectives –Increased scaled score

Other components Project timeline Pictures Impact on students

Important Tips Be original Be creative Be honest Use correct grammar and spelling Use a way to measure the success of your grant Use statistics

Final Report Most grants require a final report Take pictures Keep your grant proposal