LCHSGrants

Just an FYI... The Lincoln County 4-H Ambassadors are looking at this grant to do some community beautification and plant education.

I think Amy Gondeiro may have submitted or be planning to submit to this for either the ES atrium or a new playground - you might want to talk to her and see if she did. Or see if 4-H wants to work on either of those things!

Apply for the National Trails Fund grant for trail-related non-profit organizations. Awards of $500-5000. Probably need to work in partnership with a local organization but there could be a project here!

Apply for funding to get an Americorps volunteer

100 word essay explaining how the gear that Samsung is giving away could be used by your school. Can we get lots of people to enter?

Together with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, we invite you to address this year's theme, "Change Your Climate, Change Our World." Your "climate" is not only the air you breathe, but also the people, places, and relationships that affect your daily life. Tell us in a video no longer than 2 minutes what you or someone you know is doing to make your community a better place, and in the process, contributing to a healthier, safer, cleaner, and more peaceful world. The contest is open to individuals from all countries and territories worlwide. Contestants must be registered members of ExchangesConnect (http://connect.state.gov) and 14 years or older at the time of submission. Four (4) Grand-Prize Winners will be eligible to receive an all-expense paid international exchange program trip. Check out http://connect.state.gov today to view Secretary Clinton's address and for more details about this contest.

Community wide grants - only health agencies are eligible, but we could see if the county health office is pursuing, or is interested in.

$500 gift card available to youth for local projects taking place on Martin Luther King Day that have to do with community revitalization or sustainability.

$10,000 grant to increase use of fresh vegetables and fruits in school lunch program. Due Nov. 9.

Grants of $5000 and up for environmental education projects.

Learning in the Arts grants for school districts or arts organizations.

Stimulate Learning through Applying Technology to Enhance achievment

To accelerate social change, Echoing Green invests in and supports outstanding emerging social entrepreneurs to launch new organizations that deliver bold, high-impact solutions.

Are you an educator with a class project that is short on funding but long on potential? Do you know a teacher looking for grant dollars? ING Unsung Heroes® could help you turn great ideas into reality for students. For more than 10 years, and with $3.0 million in awarded grants, ING Unsung Heroes has proven to be an A+ program with educators. The program's "alumni" have inspired success in the classroom and impacted countless numbers of students. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000. Due April 30, 2010

This looks like a great program. The winners from last year are doing some pretty incredible things. I'm sure it is quite competitive. I think a combination of community service with academic involvement would be a potential winner here. The question is...do we have any ideas ambitious enough to be noticed? Maybe approach Mr. James about developing more multimedia into his student's oral history report where the interview individuals from the community?

This one says very clearly "Only one application per organization" - so let's coordinate if anyone wants to pursue!

Doesn't look very frequently updated or sortable, but has lots of listings.

Upload a video describing an early learning experience and how it influenced your teaching, then get people to vote for you.