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

2. Donors Choose Open to any teacher K-12 who teaches in a public school. 14 out of 16 submitted projects were funded $6000.00 of materials received in three years www.donorschoose.org

3. 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

4. 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

5. Book Mentors Connects book donors and teachers 5 out of 6 book requests have been filled www.bookmentors.org

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

7. Adopt-A-Classroom http://www.adoptaclassro om.org/http://www.adoptaclassro om.org/ Many people have been funded.

8. Grant Wrangler Sends an email with grant opportunities biweekly. Can search for grants by discipline www.grantwrangler.com

9. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. Other components Project timeline Pictures Impact on students

17. 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

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