Grant Alerts - September 16, 2015

There are some newly approved grant opportunities as of the WCPSS Board of Education meeting on September 15:

Siemens Foundation Grants

American Academy of Dermatology

Westinghouse Electric Company, N-Vision A Brighter Future

NC Museum of History Travel Grant Program

Macy’s Yes Virginia The Musical

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 this Office of Grants Blackboard course, click on “Grant Alerts in the left hand navigation bar

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

ALERT: "Think It Up" is a national initiative that is inviting public school students in grades 7-12 to develop student-powered and teacher-led learning projects, in partnership with Donors Choose. Any projects submitted to Think It Up should follow the usual WCPSS grants process and be reported by submitting an Intent to Apply form. For more information about Think It Up, visit  http://www.thinkitup.org/

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.

Happy grant writing!

Grant Alerts - September 2, 2015

The WCPSS Board of Education met on September 1 and approved the following grant opportunities:

Mr. Holland’s Opus

Office Depot Foundation

AgCarolina Farm Credit

North Carolina Foundation for Public School Children

The Herb Society of America

National Art Education Association - NAEA

American Association of School Librarians (AASL)

Pets in the Classroom

United Arts Council

Discovery Education Grants

NC Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCCTM)

NC Arts Council Grants

National Dairy Council, Fuel Up to Play 60

Vernier Software and Technology

KaBOOM!  Playground Grants

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 this Office of Grants Blackboard course, click on “Grant Alerts in the left hand navigation bar

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.

REMINDER:  The deadlines for Bright Ideas and the Wake Electric Classroom Technology grants are coming up soon (September 18 and September 15 respectively). If you are planning to apply, there is still time.

Happy grant writing!

Grant Alerts - August 19, 2015

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

·         Whole Kids Foundation School Garden Grant, Up to $2,000, grant cycle opens September 1, 2015, closes October 31, 2015

·         Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America, funding level varies depending on grant, check their website for deadlines.

·         National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), funding level varies depending on the grant program, next deadline is November 6, 2015

·         Fender Music Foundation, funding level varies, deadline is rolling

·         Kroger Foundation, funds various school needs, deadline is rolling

·         Harris Teeter Community Giving, funds various school needs, deadline is rolling

Here are a couple of grant opportunities we would like to highlight:

·         The Wake Electric Classroom Technology Grant provides up to $3,000 and closes on September 15.

·         The Wake Electric Cooperative Bright Ideas Grant provides up to $3,000, and its deadline is September 18.

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

·         Captain Planet Foundation

·         Kids In Need Foundation Grants

·         P. Buckley Moss Foundation

·         Project Learning Tree

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

·         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.

Happy grant writing!

The Grants Office Team

Grant Alerts - August 5, 2015

The Board of Education approved a number of new grant opportunities for schools when they met on August 4. 

Here is a sampling of opportunities you may want to consider:

Project Learning Tree,  Up to $1,000, Deadline: September 30, 2015

P. Buckley Moss Foundation, Up to $1,000, Deadline: September 30, 2015

Toshiba Foundation for grades K-5, Up to $1,000, Deadline: October 1, 2015

NC Science Teachers Association (NCSTA), Deadline: September 15, 2015

Toshiba Foundation for grades 6-12, Deadline: Rolling deadline for grants less than $5,000, February 1 for grants over $5,000

Please note:  Please use the new and improved Intent to Apply form anytime you plan to apply for a grant. You can access the form from anywhere that you have an internet connection.  We have included hot links in all the usual places: on our intranet site, this Blackboard course, and on the Grants Forecast Calendar.  A few tips: The form should be filled out by the contact person for the grant. Be prepared to complete the form in one sitting, as partially completed forms cannot be saved. When you click on a link to the form, you will be asked to log in to your WCPSS Google account (if you are not already logged in to your WCPSS account). 

For directions on signing in to Google, visit http://google.wcpss.net/getting-started.htm.

Please contact us at grants@wcpss.net if you have any questions.

Grant Alerts - July 22, 2015

The WCPSS Board of Education met on July 21, and approved a number of grant opportunities for the 2015-16 year.  Check out the Grant Alerts on the Intranet site, on the Grants Office Blackboard course, or on the Grants Forecast Calendar site.

Upcoming grant opportunities! Grant cycles will open on August 1, 2015 for the Target Field Trip and the Lowe's Toolbox for Education grants.

• The Target Field trip grant (https://corporate.target.com/corporate-responsibility/grants/field-trip-grants) provides up to $700, and is open through September 30.  

• The Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant (http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/hta.html) provides up to $5,000 and is open through October 16.

PLEASE NOTE: The Grants Office has developed a new Intent to Apply form which we hope will be easy to access and even easier to use.  This form should be completed any time you plan to submit a grant. You can access the form from anywhere that you have an internet connection.

A few tips: The form should be filled out by the contact person for the grant. Be prepared to complete the form in one sitting, as partially completed forms cannot be saved. 

The link to the new form can be found in all the usual places . . . on the Grants intranet site, on the Grants Blackboard Course, and on the Grants Forecast Calendar site. 

When you click on a link to the form, you will be asked to log in to your WCPSS Google account (if you are not already logged in to your WCPSS account). For directions on signing in to Google, visit http://google.wcpss.net/getting-started.htm.  Please let us know if you have any difficulty with the new form by emailing grants@wcpss.net.

Change of Fiscal Year

With the change of the fiscal year, Board approval for all previously approved grant opportunities has expired.  During the period from July 1 until the first Board meeting of the new fiscal year on July 21, there are NO approved grant opportunities. During this time, staff are welcome to research, plan, and write grants.  However, grants should not be submitted until we have received Board approval for the opportunity.

The Intent to Apply form is currently being revised. If there is a particular grant that you are considering, please email us at grants@wcpss.net so that we can include it on an upcoming Precís for Board approval.

A new Intent to Apply form will be available on July 22 when Board approved grants are posted. Based on user feedback, we are changing from an Adobe to a Google form, hopefully making the form trouble-free for those applying for grants.

Should you have any questions, please contact us at grants@wcpss.net.

Grant Alerts - June 4, 2015

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

Northrup Grumman Foundation

Application: http://www.fabschoollabs.com/
Subject: School Lab Makeovers
Funding: Up to $100,000
Deadline: June 12, 2015

Here's a reminder that several grant deadlines are coming up soon:

WakeEd Partnership

Deadline: June 15, 2015

Crayola Champion Creatively Alive Children Grant

Deadline: June 22, 2015

Batters Up USA

Deadline: June 30, 2015

Sharon Gewirtz Kids to Concerts Fund

Deadline: June 30, 2015

Best Buy Foundation Grants

Deadline: Cycle open from June 2 – June 30, 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 Grants Office Blackboard course, using the left hand navigation bar
• 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.