Grant Alarm! Wake Education Partnership Extends Grant Deadline to May 1

Wake Education Partnership's Teacher Innovation Grant deadline has been extended to Friday, May 1, 2015! Principal signature pages MUST be faxed by Monday, May 4, 2015. 

Wake Education Partnership would like to receive LOTS of innovative ideas to support WCPSS Vision 2020. 

Questions? Contact tpierrie@wakeedpartnership.org or check out their website:  http://www.wakeed.org/programs/teacher-leadership-grants/.

Grant Alerts - April 24, 2015

Here are a couple of grant deadlines to be aware of in the next few weeks:

Wake Education Partnership's Teacher Innovation Grant deadline is coming up next Tuesday, April 28,at 5:00 PM. These instructional grants encourage and support innovative approaches to instruction for teachers, teams, and PLTs.  Multiple content categories are available, and awards range from $1,000 for an individual teacher to $3,000 for a team or PLT.  For more information, please check out their website: http://www.wakeed.org/programs/teacher-leadership-grants/.

Youth Service America (YSA) is partnering with State Farm on a grant opportunity, the 2015 Good Neighbor Innovation Schools grant. This is a $5,000 grant opportunity to support 20 schools nationwide in efforts to engage students in service learning using YSA school programs. The application deadline is May 8. More information can be found at http://www.ysa.org/innovationschools.

Grant Alerts - April 10, 2015

The WCPSS Board of Education met this week and approved the following grant opportunities:

Genworth Foundation

Application: https://www.genworth.com/corporate/about-genworth/in-the-community/grants.html

Subject: Miscellaneous

Funding: Averages $5,000 - $25,000

Deadline: April 24, 2015

North Carolina School Counselor Association

Application: http://www.ncschoolcounselor.org/page-1557866

Subject: Miscellaneous

Funding: Up to $1,000

Deadline: April 30, 2015

Scholastic Reading Club – James Patterson’s Pledge to Libraries Grant

Application: http://www.scholastic.com/pattersonpartnership/

Subject: Literacy

Funding: Up to $10,000

Deadline: May 31, 2015

National Weather Association, Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants

Application: http://nwas.org/grants/solhirsch.php

Subject: STEM

Funding: Varies

Deadline: June 1, 2015

Sharon Gewirtz Kids to Concerts Fund

Application: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Df9BmwYQzQ3osbgOtnoCG9q8RqsN_hw6mjpF3HScGxE/edit?pli=1

Subject: Music

Funding: Up to $500

Deadline: June 30, 2015

US Math Recovery Council (USMRC)

Application: http://www.mathrecovery.org/news/2015/02/2015-tuition-assistance

Subject: Math

Funding: Varies

Deadline: Varies

There are several great grant opportunities currently open that we want to bring to your attention:

Wake Ed Partnership Teacher Innovation Grants (see attached informational flyer)
Application: http://www.wakeed.org/programs/teacher-leadership-grants/
Subject: Varies
Funding: $1,000 - $3,000
Deadline: April 28, 2015

North Carolina’s Electric Cooperative’s Bright Ideas Grant

Application: http://www.ncbrightideas.com/Home.aspx

Subject: Innovative classroom projects

Funding: Up to $3,000

Deadline:  September 18, 2015

Wake Electric Classroom Technology

Application: http://www.wemc.com/classawards2.aspx

Subject:  Classroom Technology

Funding: Up to $3,000

Deadline:  September 15, 2015

The following grant opportunities have deadlines coming up in the next month:

Lead2Feed Challenge, The World Hunger Leadership Challenge

Deadline: April 17, 2015

Genworth Foundation

Deadline: April 24, 2015

Snapdragon Book Foundation

Deadline: April 24, 2015

Wake Ed Partnership Teacher Innovation Grants

Deadline: April 28, 2015

North Carolina School Counselor Association

Deadline: April 30, 2015

The Lawrence Foundation

Deadline: April 30, 2015

USA Football Equipment Grant

Deadline: April 30, 2015

Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grants

Deadline: May 21, 2015

NC School Library Media Association Grant

Deadline: May 15, 2015

Please note:  All the grants posted on our Grant Alerts are Board approved through June 30.  Between July 1 and the first Board meeting of the new 2015-2016 fiscal year, there will be no Board approved grant opportunities available.  For grant opportunities that bridge fiscal years (like Bright Ideas), you should plan to submit your grant before July 1 or after the first Board meeting in July.

Details about these and more grant opportunities can be found in our current Grant Alerts, located in three places:

On the Intranet  at http://www2.wcpss.net/departments/grants/alerts.htm

In the Office of Grants Blackboard course, which can be accessed by from offsite by going to the WCPSS internet site, and at the bottom of the page, under “Staff Links”, click on “Blackboard.”  Sign in, and then enter the Office of Grants course.

At the Office of Grants Google site which can be accessed from anywhere with no sign in required.  https://sites.google.com/a/wcpss.net/wcpss-grants-office/calendar

Should you decide to apply for a grant, please let the Office of Grants know by submitting an Intent to Apply form. Don't hesitate to be in touch if you have any questions.