Funding

__Funding Opportunities__ The funding opportunities that would fit for my initiative are as follows: (a) Grants: There are several types of grants available some are specific to an area of interest. There are government grants, federal grants, city grants, corporate grants and educational technology grants to name a few. (b) Trust Funds: These particular funds are created from within the school. The funds are awarded for advancements that contribute to the success of the students. (c) Partnerships/Donations: Partnering with businesses, community groups, and churches can lead to an abundance of support. These organizations can help with volunteer opportunities to support implementation, provide specific trainings, and most of all contribute financially. __Guidelines, Restrictions, and Expectations__

__ Guidelines for Trust Funds: __ As for these types of funds, one must provide the goals, program description, and budget. There will also be a measure of accountability for how the funds were used. __ Guidelines for Grants: __ The guidelines and restriction vary per grant. When writing the proposal make sure it has the following components. 1. A development team 2. Identify stakeholders in the project 3. Design the Project 4. Identify potential funding source. Lastly, as with any application process there are application deadlines, be sure to adhere to the dates given. __Responsible Parties__ · Grant Writer if different from VH ·  Administrator(s) || ·  Administrator(s)-some buildings have specific areas assigned to ea. ·  Tech support of the building-makes admin aware of needs and what’s available || ·  District-if supporting initiative looks to see if money is well spent · Administrator · In House & District Technology staff- determines what is good equip. at great prices in the beginning, and during project ||
 * Applying || Maintaining || Evaluating ||
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__Short Term/Long Term__ Since grants are dispersed at one time other means are necessary to sustain efforts beyond one year. Maintenance will occur through the use of donations which will hopefully be ongoing from different organizations. As for the Trust funds, awards may be small to start but after continuous fundraisers the gift amounts should increase as they did with one of the examples from the assigned articles. Lastly since it’s an in-house project, the Trust fund board can determine how frequent the gifts will be awarded if more than yearly.

__Some of the Specific Grants in Support of Initiative__ Will apply for:

Program Description The primary goal of this program is to improve student achievement through the use of technology in elementary and secondary schools. Additional goals include helping all students become technologically literate by the end of the eighth grade and, through the integration of technology with both teacher training and curriculum development, establishing research-based instructional methods that can be widely implemented. Types of Projects Local activities include the support of continuing, sustained professional development programs and public-private partnerships. Activities also include: the use of new or existing technologies to improve academic achievement; the acquisition of curricula that integrate technology and are designed to meet challenging state academic standards; the use of technology to increase parent involvement in schools; and the use of technology to collect, manage, and analyze data to enhance teaching and school improvement. Timeline Date for announcement of awards: Annually on July 1 2008- Appropriation: $267,493,792 -Number of Awards:57 (Includes outlying areas-American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands-and the Bureau of Indian Affairs) Average Award: $4,978,214 -Range of Awards: $1,294,335-$30,544,047 Note: The calculations for average award and range of awards include only the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Laws, Regulations and Guidelines: [|Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title II, Part D - Enhancing Education Through Technology]
 * Program Office:** [|Office of School Support and Technology Programs]
 * CFDA Number:** 84.318
 * Program Type:** Formula Grants
 * Also Known As:** Ed Tech State Program, Ed Tech; EETT
 * Who May Apply: (by category)** State Education Agencies (SEAs)

IBM is contributing more than just money; we are dedicating our world-renowned researchers, educational consultants, and technology. Through these contributions, we are finding new ways for technology to spur and support fundamental school restructuring and broad-based systemic change to raise student achievement grant application and guidelines: []