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Staples
Foundation for Learning |
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Application Deadlines: Grant decisions will be made on a
quarterly basis. Deadlines for 2005 are January 3, March 28, June
28, and September 27.
Description: The mission of Staples Foundation for Learning
TM is to provide funding to programs that support or provide job
skills and/or education for all people, with a special emphasis on
disadvantage youth. The foundation considers educational funding
to be an investment in the future of our communities. Its goal is
to help local groups—many of which include its customers and
associates—with programs and services that will positively impact
their community every day.
Who May Apply: The criteria listed below will be used to
evaluate potential funding. The organization must:
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Have a nonprofit tax-exempt classification under section 501 (c)
(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
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Align with Staples Foundation for Learning’s mission, and focus
on job skills and education.
Funding Amount: The requested amount of each grant can be up
to $25,000. Most grants awarded by the foundation are in the
$5,000-$25,000 range.
For more information, click here:
http://www.staplesfoundation.org/foundap-plication.html
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Presidential
Freedom Scholarships |
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The Presidential Freedom Scholarships are available
again this year. This program, administered by Learn and Serve
America at the Corporation for National and Community Service,
provides Presidential recognition and a $1,000 college scholarship
to high school juniors and seniors for their leadership in
community service. The Corporation provides $500 which must be
matched with at least $500 secured by the high school from the
community. Students must complete at least 100 hours of community
service to be eligible for the scholarship.
This year the Corporation is offering up to 7,800 scholarships.
The early notification deadline is April 1, 2005, and the final
postmark deadline is July 1, 2005.
We would like to ask for your assistance in
disseminating the information about this opportunity to your
networks.
In addition, we would be grateful if you would post
a link to our website from your website and/or post the attached
program announcement on your list serve or include it in your
newsletter. If you post the scholarship information, I would be
grateful if you notify me an/or cc me on the posting for reporting
purposes.
For more information on the Presidential Freedom
Scholarships program please visit the program website.
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Upcoming Deadlines!
Foundation and Corporate Opportunities |
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May 2
May 7
May 13
May 14
May 31
June 15
June 15
June 24
July 8
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Congratulations
to Options and McHi for Being Awarded $50,000 ea.
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Congratulations to all grantees for $250.00 from
the Junior League of McAllen:
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Pamela Olivares
Instruction & Guidance Center
“Let’s Talk About The Weather”
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Ester Lara, Lisa Guerra, Norma Gonzalez, Irasema Romero
Alvarez Elementary
“Building Reading Fluency”
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Brenda Greagrey
Covenant Christian Academy
“Colonial Holiday”
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First Grade
Rayburn Elementary
“Project Fitness Funatics”
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Rafael Garza
Rayburn Elementary
“Bridging Math & Science”
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Tamie Martinez
Rayburn Elementary
“Economics 4 Kids”
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Alice McMurry
Rayburn Elementary
“Making Text To Visual Media Connections Through Literature”
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Juanita Olivarez
Milam Elementary
“A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words”
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Ann Allen, Lynn McCormick
Cathey Middle School
“Literary Magazine”
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Terri Duarte, Maria Ingram
DeLeon Middle School
“A Walk Through Time”
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Chris Moore
DeLeon Middle School
“Through Picasso’s Eyes”
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Lynn Whelan
McAllen High School
“Green Thumb”
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National Endowment for the Arts
Summer Schools
in the Arts |
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 Application
Deadline: All organizations that are interested in applying
must submit a statement of interest through Grants.gov, the
federal government’s online application system. The Grants.gov
system will accept statements of interest through May 23, 2005.
Following review of these statements, it is anticipated that no
more than 100 organizations will be invited, by July 18, 2005, to
submit formal applications. Formal applications must be submitted
through Grants.gov and will be accepted through September 12,
2005.
Description: Summer Schools in the Arts supports rigorous,
challenging summer arts-education programs that enable children
and youth to acquire knowledge and skills in the arts and gain
lifelong interests in the arts and culture.
A summer school in the arts is one that:
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Provides summer instruction in one or more
arts disciplines
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Offers a comprehensive curriculum where
participants actively create and/or perform as well as respond
to the arts
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Culminates in public performances,
exhibitions, or other demonstrations of the participants’
achievements in the arts
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Measures the extent to which students gain
knowledge and skills according to national, state, or local arts
education standards through pre- and post-tests
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Offers instruction to the same group of
students over a minimum of 90 contact hours
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May provide free or subsidized tuition for
students of limited financial resources
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Serves children and youth generally between
the ages of 5 and 18.
Who May Apply: To be eligible, the applicant organization
must:
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Meet the endowment’s legal requirements,
including having nonprofit, tax-exempt status, as detailed in
the FY 2006 Grants for Arts Projects guidelines, at the time of
application
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Have a three-year history of providing
arts-education instruction prior to the application deadline
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Have submitted acceptable final report
packages by the due date(s) for all endowment awards previously
received. Please note that funding is not available directly
for individual elementary or secondary schools, including
charter and private schools.
Funding Amount:
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Award ceiling: $35,000
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Award floor: $15,000
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http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/SummerSchools.html
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