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ASCD GRANT PROPOSAL INFO: Visit ASCD's website for grant information and free articles including "Ten Things To Do Before You Write a Grant Proposal." http://www.ascd.org/services/grantinfo/grant.html

COMPUTERS AND GRANTS WEB SITE: Visit the "Computing Edge: Equipment Donations and Grants to Education" Web site for information on how your school can be matched with computer donors. Schools e-mail Computing Edge an outline of their computer needs and a description of how the equipment would be used. Access the site at: http://www.dnai.com:80/~kcdillion/Donation.html

NSF GRANTS The National Science Foundation Web site is a grant powerhouse. The site lists NSF grants available for the promotion of science education, along with a grant proposal guide. http://www.nsf.gov/

MONEY FOR INNOVATIVE SCIENCE PROGRAMS: Up to $1 million is available for innovative school science programs through the National Science Teachers Association. Visit NSTA's website for program descriptions, eligibility requirements, and deadlines. Or write to: NSTA Awards Programs, 1840 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201-3000. (703/243-7100) http://www.nsta.org/programs/

SOCIAL STUDIES GRANTS AND AWARDS: The National Council for Social Studies Online provides information about grants and awards. http://www.ncss.org/awards/awards.html/

FINANCIAL AID AND PLANNING FOR COLLEGE: Give your students the latest information on scholarships, fellowships, financial aid, college planning and admissions testing through two extensive Web sites: http://www.finaid.org or http://www.mapping-your-future.org

FUNDS FOR DISTANCE LEARNING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES: Financial support is available for projects that improve the use of advanced telecommunications or computer networks to provide education to people in rural communities. Contact: Walter Perry, Assistant Director, Economic Development and Technical Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service, 14th Ave. S.W., Washington, DC 20250-1500, 202/720-2791.



SCIENCE GRANTS: The National Science Teachers Association and Toyota Motor Sales USA make grants to teachers interested in showing students how science directly impacts them. For applications, contact: NSTA/Tapestry, 1840 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201-3000, 703/312-9258.


GRANTS FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Grants serve as a good source of alternative funding. California Education Association member Susan Midori Jones has found grants to be a wonderful way to pay for hardware, software, and teacher training at Lincoln School in Salinas where she works as a special education resource teacher. Midori suggests teachers ask administrators for support in grantwriting. "Principals can offer release days from the classroom to work on grants so teachers aren^Rt spending their nights and weekends doing it," Midori says. Lincoln School received nearly $20,000 last June through a grant from the California Department of Education.


COMPUTER-ORIENTED PROJECTS: Apple Computer Corporation funds projects that use computers to help students develop higher-level problem solving, thinking, and communication skills. Contact: Siobhan Kenney, Educational Grants, Apple Community Affairs, 20525 Mariani Ave., MS: 38J, Cupertino, CA 95014 (408/996-1010).


MILLIONS IN GRANTS: The US West Foundation awards $22 million in grants to 14 states each year to programs that build coalitions to improve the education system; enhance the teaching profession, expand education access, and improve each childhood parenting. Contact: US West Foundation, Suite 300, 7800 E. Orchard Rd., Englewood, CO 80111-2526, Contact: Larry Nash (303/793-6661).


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