Grant Name: FEDCO Teacher Grants
Funding Organization: California Community Foundation and FEDCO Charitable Foundation
Grant Cycle: June 29, 2012
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Eligibility:
- You must teach K-12 full time at a public or a charter school in one of these school districts: LAUSD, ABC/Cerritos, Culver City, Norwalk-La Mirada or Pasadena Unified.
- Your project should be connected to core curriculum standards and include all students in your class.
- Your project should include engaging and creative experiential learning activities, such as a museum visit and/or hands-on math or science projects.
- Your project should increase student academic achievement in one of four areas: language arts, math, science or social studies.
- Your project must include a final group project produced by your students.
- We will give high priority to projects that incorporate experiential learning that are linked to class curriculum or integrate community-related topics.
How to Apply: Fill out an application.
Application Materials:
June 15, 2012 at 12:00p.m.
Background:
- CCF will accept applications from May 14, 2012 through June 29, 2012.
- An estimated total of $330,000 in teacher grants is available for 2012-2013.
- If you are applying alone, your grant request must range between $500 to $1,000.
- Multiple teachers at one school may collaborate and submit a joint application to request up to $2,000. Joint applications should be from a team of teachers instructing a similar grade level or subject area at the same school. If you are submitting a joint application, only one teacher may submit an application.
- You may use grant funds for expenses specific to the project, such as transportation, pre- or post-field trip materials, or the creation of final student projects.
- You may not use grant funds for computer hardware, salaries, substitute teachers, video cameras, third-party payments, sectarian purposes or for substituting existing funds that are available to support similar services.
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