FUNdraising Fridays

TGIF!

Here are this week's funding opportunities for students, teachers, and schools. Please note the Learning & Leadership Grants included below. These are designed to fund high-quality professional development training (like our groundbreaking seminars, workshops, and ongoing programs!) for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff. Make sure to spread the word about this grant and other highlighted opportunities.

Have an inspirational weekend!

~Eneida

Opportunities for Students

• World of Children Awards Program Announces Global Call for Nominations

Deadline: May 4, 2007

The World of Children Awards were established to honor individuals or a group of individuals who devote their lives to children. In order to identify such individuals, World of Children annually announces a call for nominations for three award categories -- the World of Children Health Award, the World of Children Humanitarian Award, and the Founder's Award.

The WOC Health Award is for those providing services specifically in the fields of health, medicine, and pediatric sciences. The Humanitarian Award is specifically for education and social and humanitarian services. The Founder's Award is specifically for a young person under the age of 21 who has provided exceptional services/support to other children.

In November 2007, World of Children will gather the selected honorees together in New York City for an award ceremony and presentation of the two separate $50,000 awards and two $15,000 Founder's Awards. Visit the World of Children Web site for complete nomination guidelines.

• Project Ignition Service-Learning Competition to Help Promote Teen Driver Safety

Deadline: April 15, 2007Program information: Project Ignition Web site

Sponsored by State Farm and coordinated by the National Youth Leadership Council, Project Ignition gives students in grades 9 through 12 and their teachers the chance to work together on service-learning projects to address the issue of teen-driver safety.

The competition is designed to help teens spread their own words of driver safety and, in the process, win grant money for their schools. Participants create and produce innovative public-awareness service-learning projects based on Teen Driver Safety. Students must create the project with the support of a teacher/advisor and the school/organization. Please see website for complete information.

Opportunities for Teachers

• Learning & Leadership Grants

Learning & Leadership Grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study. The next application deadline is June 1, 2007. Take advantage of this opportunity and you could possibly receive funding that can be applied to Center for Inspired Teaching's innovative and ongoing professional development programs!!

• The National Teachers Hall of Fame

The National Teachers Hall of Fame annually honors five teachers who have demonstrated commitment and dedication to teaching. Anyone may nominate a teacher. Inductees receive a $1,000 stipend, $1,000 in materials for their school district, a $1,000 scholarship for a student in the inductee's school district who is planning to pursue a degree in education, and more. Candidates must be certified classroom teachers (active or retired) with at least 20 years experience teaching in grades preK-12.

Opportunities for Schools

• Learn and Serve America Grants

Serve DC announces Learn and Serve America K-12 School-Based and Community-Based funds for mini-grants up to $7,500. Learn and Serve America is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service that supports service-learning in K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and community-based organizations. Service-learning activities engage young people as change agents and civic learners through addressing community needs. Proposed programs will strengthen communities through partnership development, address specific community needs, and promote positive youth development.

Community-Based Grants: Awards will be made to up to twenty 501 (c) (3) non-profit organizations or community-based organizations in the DC to incorporate service-learning into summer programming in June-August 2007. All eligible applicants must meet all applicable requirements contained in the application guidelines and instructions. The Request for Application (RFA) will be released on March 9, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. The deadline for submission to Serve DC is April 13, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. Learn and Serve Community-Based Mini-Grant Notice of Funding Alert*

School-Based Homeland Security Grants: Awards will be made to up to eight K-12 public schools including charter schools in the DC to incorporate service-learning as an educational strategy in the classroom. This initiative will support program activities that focus on homeland security issues and disaster preparedness. Applicants will be required to develop service-learning programs in support of two national service days, One Day's Pay (September 11, 2007) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 21, 2008). All eligible applicants must meet all of the applicable requirements contained in the application guidelines and instructions. The Request for Application (RFA) will be released on March 9, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. The deadline for submission to Serve DC is April 27, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. Learn and Serve School-Based Homeland Security Notice of Funding Alert*

Serve DC has scheduled three optional, recommended technical assistance sessions for mini-grant applicants. The schedule for sessions is as follows: One Judiciary Square, 441 4th Street NW, Conference Room 1114 South, from 5:00-6:30 PM on March 21, 2007, March 26, 2007, and April 9, 2007. Frequently Asked Questions will be posted on the Serve DC website. Applications can be obtained starting at 9:00 AM on March 9, 2007 from the Serve DC office at 441 4th Street NW, Suite 1140N, Washington, DC 20001 or downloaded from the Serve DC website. For additional information, or to RSVP for a training session, please contact Kristen Henry, Learn and Serve Coordinator, at (202) 727-8003.