Grant Application Sally Marshall, Mary Paulson, Mark Reha, Cora Stepp

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Grant ApplicationSally Marshall, Mary
Paulson, Mark Reha, Cora Stepp

• EDD/580
• University of Phoenix

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Grant Overview
• Grant Application
• Conclusion
• Questions, comments, next steps

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Did you know?

• The U.S. Department of Education sponsors many
  grant programs, including the Teaching America
  History Grant, which funds services increasing
  teacher knowledge and resources for teaching
  history to students (Federal Grants for Public
  History Education, 2011).
• The federal Institute of Museum and Library
  Services (IMLS) also sponsors grant programs that
  provide funding to libraries that want to expand
  upon their current history-related educational
  resources (Federal Grants for Public History
  Education, 2011).
• U.S. Department of Education grant programs may
  award funds in excess of 800,000 to be used
  across an entire public school district.
  Guidelines for how much money a grant program
  will award should be easily found with other
  information pertaining to the grant, either
  through the official website for the federal
  department supporting the program or in the
  grant's informational entry on Grants.gov
  (Federal Grants for Public History Education,
  2011).
• Update Obama's Stimulus Funding Many deadlines
  ended in 2010, but there are still opportunities
  available. According to Recovery.gov as of June
  30, 2011, over 61 billion remains to be awarded
  for Contracts, Grants and Loans.(Win Government
  Grants., 2011)

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Introduction

• Teachers are always looking for new and
  innovative ways to meet the needs of their
  students. Each year, the student population is
  becoming more and more diverse. This diversity
  brings with it a challenge for teachers to find
  ways to make their instruction more meaningful to
  their students. This presentation will discuss a
  grant from the Verizon Foundation which requests
  funds for new instructional resources for the
  classrooms at Granard Middle School.

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Why Use A Grant?

• Educational institutions are facing a budget
  shortage.
• Grants enable schools to acquire funds for
  resources that otherwise might not be afforded.
• Additional funding for educational resources
  increase the likelihood of promotion/graduation.
• Activities are allowed to be continued (i.e.
  band, art, chorus, drama, etc.).

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Grant Overview 1 of 3

• Verizon Foundation provides technology, financial
  resources, employees, provide partnerships to
  solve social issues, and focus on the use of
  technology in education and domestic violence
  prevention.
• More than 500 children and dependents of Verizon
  employees will receive scholarships of 5,000
  from the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic
  arm of Verizon for the 2011-2012 school year.
• Since 2001, the scholarship program has invested
  more than 42.3 million toward the college
  education of children and dependents of Verizon
  employees, benefitting 2,353 students.
• ("Verizon Foundation", 2011)

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Grant Overview 2 of 3

• Application for Grants is done via online at the
  Grant Center.
• The Grant Center has a lot of good information to
  assist when writing a Grant Application
• Grant Guidelines
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Eligibility Quiz
• How To Apply for a Grant
• How to Successfully Write a Grant Application
• An Available Online Screener to Provide Help
• ("Verizon Foundation - Grant Center", 2011)

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Grant Overview 3 of 3

• The following are some helpful hints to assist in
  completing the Grant Application
• You can take a break anytime by clicking the
  "Save and Proceed" button that appears at the
  bottom of every section, then closing your web
  browser.
• Click the trash can icon next to its Project
  Title to delete an incomplete or erroneous
  application.
• Upon submission of the application, you will see
  a summary screen of your entire application.
  Select "Print" from your web browser's "File"
  menu.
• Click the "View" link next to the appropriate
  Project Title below to review an application your
  organization has previously submitted.
• If you are trying to access an application that
  you started under a different account or one that
  was submitted by another member of your
  organization, please contact technical support so
  that we may confirm your identity and grant you
  the appropriate access.
• ("Verizon Foundation - Grant Center", 2011)

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Grant Application1 of 2

• The following information was prepared before
  applying for the Grant Application
• Contact Information
• Organization Certifications
• Organization Information
• Proposal Intent
• Proposal Information
• Your Participants
• Your Approach
• Outcomes for Participants
• Tracking Towards Success
• Key People
• Communications
• Financials
• Grant Agreement Clauses

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Grant Application2 of 2

• The following summarizes the grant that was
  applied for using the Grant Center
• The grant application requested funds to promote
  literacy in the classroom. The applicant
  suggested that increased technology for
  instruction, training for teachers, and
  assistance for students would increase the
  academic success of the children attending
  Granard Middle School.
• The technology requested was additional
  accessories to allow students to engage in more
  interactive instruction (Promethean Boards, CPS
  Units, etc.).
• Training for teachers is required in order to
  ensure that they have the foundation to use the
  technology appropriately in their instruction.
• Student assistance that was requested included
  funding for an afterschool homework club,
  individualized computer instruction through the
  purchase of specialized software programs, and
  additional computers for the school.

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Conclusion

• The Verizon Foundation provided a complete suite
  of online resources via the Grant Center to apply
  for an education grant.
• The Grant Application was a time consuming (over
  2 hour process) but very rewarding to complete.
• A complete Grant Application was completed and
  submitted to the Verizon Foundation to review and
  approve.
• We received an e-mail notifying us that the
  application has been received.
• We will be contacted by the Community Affairs
  manager handling our grant request.
• A final decision may or may not be made at this
  time. Additional follow-up, assessment or
  evaluation may be required.

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Questions or Comments

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References

• Federal Grants for Public History
  Education. (2011). Retrieved from
• http//connected.waldenu.edu/issues-in-education/
  school-funding/item/964-federal- grants-public-his
  tory-education
• Verizon Foundation. (2011). Retrieved from
• http//foundation.verizon.com/
• Verizon Foundation Grant Center. (2011). Retriev
  ed from
• http//foundation.verizon.com/grants/
• Win Government Grants. (2011). Retrieved from
• http//www.gofreegovernmentmoney.com/