1. Or… How to Raise Money, Get Things and Go Places Without Spending Any $ of Your Own Jennifer A. Gates, July, 2010

2. Session Presenter: Jennifer A. Gates - Powers Ferry, 3 rd Grade - Mickelson Exxon Mobil Teachers Academy - Classroom development grants

3. What is a grant? Why do I want one? Where do I find grants? How do I get one? Know any big fans of grants?

5. -$600, 000 grant from DOE (’07) -$830, 000 grant from DOE (’09) -KSU, Georgia Tech and 7 school districts -100+ teachers trained, 2 year program -inquiry-based teaching and learning

8. Classroom -any number of goods or financial support; materials, supplies, money, contacts…

9. Professional Development -personal, team, staff or school -one time or over time -location varies

10. Professional Development -scholarships or conference fees -subject area or skill development MEMTA

11. Where can I find them?

12. Grant Possibilities -Internet Use specific search terms - Professional Organizations Membership, foundations -PTA or Community Partners Parents, foundations, businesses

13. Grant Example 1 Professional Development Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy – MEMTA http://www.sendmyteacher.com/

14. http://nstahosted.org/mickelson/ Get Your Grant On! Grant Example 1

15. Get Your Grant On! Grant Example 1

16. Tips: Know your source. Embrace the rules. Specify. Sell yourself.

18. Grant Example 2 Classroom – School Resources Green Education Foundation http://www.greeneducationfoundation.org/index.php?option=com_content&vi ew=article&id=712:5000-gef-grant&catid=139:contests

19. Eligible Contestants: Garden programs involving children currently in grades K-12, from schools and youth groups nationwide. Grant Guidelines: Entries must be submitted by designated deadline. A class/group/school may enter the contest only once. Submissions must include garden materials (as outlined below), a general application and a completed disclaimer Awards must be allocated towards the sustainability of current garden program Winners will be selected through a fair and impartial selection process by the Selection Committee appointed by the organizers. Get Your Grant On! Green Education Foundation

20. Remember to include a completed disclaimer and general application with submission. Projects that have been submitted without completed disclaimers will not be entered into the contest. Note that by entering the competition, you have assigned copyright of your garden project materials to the organizers. Photographs, videos and other submitted media may be further utilized in exhibition, websites, posters, publications, etc. Get Your Grant On! Green Education Foundation

21. http://www.georgiascienceteacher.org/docs/2011 _conf/GSTA%20Awards%20Overview.pdf

22. Donor’s Choose – Donation driven http://www.donorschoose.org/teachers

23. Donor’s Choose – Donation driven http://www.donorschoose.org/teachers

24. Getting Granted… Get Your Grant On! Review the two examples. Which would you grant? Decide which one is a winner. Be ready to explain why.

25. Get Your Grant On! Sample 1

26. Get Your Grant On! Sample 1

27. Get Your Grant On! Sample 1

28. Sample 1 – Sidewalk Model of Solar System Get Your Grant On!

29. Sample 2

30. Get Your Grant On! Sample 2

31. Get Your Grant On! Sample 2

32. Sample 2 – What Does Genetic Mean? Get Your Grant On!

33. And the grant goes to… Get Your Grant On! Sample 2: 7 th Grade Genetics -standards based -real world application -met criteria

34. The Essentials Get Your Grant On! 1.Research 2.Recruit 3.Plan, write, review 4.Revise 5.Gather 6.Submit

35. The Whole Package Get Your Grant On! 1.Cover letter 2.Summary 3.Narrative 4.Budget 5.Attachments -electronic, mail or person

36. Show Me the Money: Tips and Resources for Successful Grant Writing By Linda Starr http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev039.shtml

37. http://712educators.about.com/cs/rubrics/l/bl rubricgrant.htm

38. http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/ Quick Link Tabs (on left) -Foundation Finder -Foundation Finder Mobile -990 Finder -Trend Tracker Identify Funding Sources -Foundation Directory Online -Corporate Giving Online -Foundation Grants to Individuals Online -Print Funding Directories - Requests for Proposals -Associates Program -Map of International Grants

39. http://www.wwu.edu/depts/rsp/insideview.pdf

42. Get Ready, Get Set, Grant! Target – Field trips, etc. http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?co ntentId=WCMP04-031880 Lowe’s – Outdoor classrooms, etc. http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/ Georgia Science Teachers Association http://www.georgiascienceteacher.org/grants.htm PTA – National and State http://www.pta.org/636.asp http://www.georgiapta.org/leadership-grants- scholarships.html

43. UGA – State Botanical Garden Kits http://www.uga.edu/botgarden/eduscinight.html Donor’s Choose – Donation driven http://www.donorschoose.org/teachers Captain Planet – Enviro. grants 6-18 yrs http://captainplanetfoundation.org/default.aspx?pid= 3&tab=apply PTA – National and State http://www.pta.org/636.asp http://www.georgiapta.org/leadership-grants- scholarships.html Get Ready, Get Set, Grant!

44. Georgia Forestry – Grants and Training http://www.gfc.state.ga.us/communityforests/Grants.cfm Environmental Education – GA focus http://eeingeorgia.org/core/item/topic.aspx?s=0.0.68.48 63&tid=85010 TeachersCount– Clearinghouse for sites http://www.teacherscount.org/teacher/grants.shtml Philanthropy News - National database http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml Get Ready, Get Set, Grant!

45. Get Your Grant On! Where can I get help?

46. Get Your Grant On! More help @ NEA online video tutorial http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/grant- application/ Teachers Network Grants – How to… etc. http://www.teachersnetwork.org/grants/grants_how_to.htm About.com – Grant Writing for Teachers http://712educators.about.com/od/grantwriting/Grant_Writing.htm Peaceful Playgrounds – Tips for teachers http://www.peacefulplaygrounds.com/getting-your-playground-grant- funded.htm

47. Get Your Grant On! More help @ CPB Online Grant Writing Tips & Outline http://www.cpb.org/grants/grantwriting.html Foundation Center (Search by Zip Code) http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/ National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov/funding/ Teacher Tap – Eduscapes Grant Info. http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic94.htm

48. Get Your Grant On! Where can I find more grant information?

49. Get Your Grant On! More grant information @ NEA online video tutorial http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant- programs/grant-application/ Teachers Network Grants – Science, etc. http://www.teachersnetwork.org/grants/grants_science.htm Grants Alert http://www.grantsalert.com/ Funding for Teachers - Clearinghouse http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/funding/

50. Get Your Grant On! More grant information @ American Library Association http://www.ala.org/template.cfm?template=/CFApps/awards _info/browse.cfm&FilePublishTitle=Awards,%20Grants%20 and%20Scholarships&rtype=ALL Government Grants and Opportunities http://www.gpoaccess.gov/topics/grants.html Arthur Blank Foundation - Atlanta http://www.blankfoundation.org/initiatives/index.html

51. Get Your Grant On! More grant information @ http://www.amazon.com/

52. http://www.grants.gov/search/subscribeAll.do

53.  Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance http://www.cfda.gov/http://www.cfda.gov/  Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/ogd/competition/open_awards.htm http://www.epa.gov/ogd/competition/open_awards.htm  FedBizOpps.Gov http://www.fbo.govhttp://www.fbo.gov  Federal Acquisition Jumpstation http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/fedproc/home.html http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/fedproc/home.html  Federal Register http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/  Grants.gov (all federal funding opportunities) http://www.grants.govhttp://www.grants.gov  Health & Human Services (HHS) GrantsNet http://www.hhs.gov/asrt/og/aboutog/grantsnet.html http://www.hhs.gov/asrt/og/aboutog/grantsnet.html  National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/ http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/  National Endowment for the Arts http://www.nea.gov/grants/index.htmlhttp://www.nea.gov/grants/index.html  National Endowment for the Humanities http://www.neh.gov/grants/index.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/index.html  National Institutes of Health http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.htmlhttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html  NIH Parent Announcements http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm Get Your Grant On!

54.  NIH basic behavior and social sciences http://oppnet.nih.gov/funding- current-funding.asphttp://oppnet.nih.gov/funding- current-funding.asp  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.ago.noaa.gov/ago/quicklinks/grantee.cfm http://www.ago.noaa.gov/ago/quicklinks/grantee.cfm  see also individual NOAA offices http://www.noaa.gov/organizations.htmlhttp://www.noaa.gov/organizations.html  National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov/funding/http://www.nsf.gov/funding/  U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/funding.cfmhttp://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/funding.cfm  U.S. Department of Education http://www2.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtmlhttp://www2.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml  U.S. Department of Energy http://www.energy.gov/forresearchers.htmhttp://www.energy.gov/forresearchers.htm  Office of Science http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/  National Energy Technology Lab http://www.netl.doe.gov/business/solicitations/index.html http://www.netl.doe.gov/business/solicitations/index.html  Office of Nuclear Energy http://www.ne.doe.gov/universityPrograms/neUniversity2p.html http://www.ne.doe.gov/universityPrograms/neUniversity2p.html  Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy http://www1.eere.energy.gov/financing/business.html http://www1.eere.energy.gov/financing/business.html  Advanced Research Projects Agency https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/ Get Your Grant On! Links courtesy of Dr. A. Epps

55. What is a grant? Why do I want one? Where do I find grants? How do I get one? Know any big fans of grants?

56. Get Your Grant On! Go “Team Grant!” Please sign up if you’d like to join forces. Feedback, pay it forward. Join our fan club!

57. Get Your Grant On! Go “Team Grant!” visit CCSD’s blog Remember visit CCSD’s blog to revisit this presentation and keep up with Science news and information. http://cicobb.typepad.com/es/

58. Get Your Grant On! Today’s contacts: Jennifer A. Gates – Powers Ferry Jennifer.gates@cobbk12.org Sally Creel – CCSD Science Supervisor Sally.creel@cobbk12.org Tom Brown – CCSD Science Thomas.brown@cobbk12.org

59. Get Your Grant On! THANK YOU! Who knew getting free money could be so easy?