By Susan Gentz
K20Connect is pleased to bring you our monthly roundup of some new education funding opportunities on the table.
The STEM+C Competition Team Grant Program is established to encourage interest in STEM+C-related subject areas and supports STEM+C extracurricular team-building activities in public schools in the Commonwealth through providing grants for use in establishing or supporting STEM+C competition teams. The goals of the STEM+C competition grant are:
Increase awareness of careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computing (STEM+C) among teachers and students.
Engage students in extracurricular, STEM+C related team-building activities through problem-based, project-based team competitions.
Foster STEM+C competition team development and growth throughout Virginia.
Focus on STEM+C literacy skills through hands-on experiences. These experiences will include problem-driven integrated STEM+C activities that use collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, and ethics to explore the challenges and opportunities of the STEM+C Competition Team Grant Initiative.
The STEM+C grant funding provides $5000 to qualified schools per year to fund STEM programs with a maximum of two funded programs per school year. Qualified schools could receive funding for two years with the first year funding to implement a competition team and the second year to expand the competition team program within the school. Completed STEM+C applications are due to VDOE by 4:00 p.m. on September 13, 2024. Please send completed applications to vdoe.stem@doe.virginia.gov.
The purpose of this grant is to provide opportunities for students to engage in robotics education programs that will help them develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills. This is achieved by introducing them to Career and Technical Education (CTE) programming at their local high school. The Robotics Grant Program is designed to ensure that all students in Maryland have access to robotics education programs that are aligned with the Maryland K-12 Computer Science Standards and/or the Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy. These programs can be implemented within the school day or as extracurricular activities and may include the development of new programs or the expansion of existing programs.
Funds may be used for a variety of purposes, including the purchase of robotics kits and equipment, the hiring of qualified instructors, and the development of curriculum and instructional materials. Applicants are encouraged to be innovative in their proposals, consider the unique needs and interests of their students, and provide multiple opportunities to engage with CTE programming.
Grant Timeline
Applications Open Thursday, August 1, 2024
Deadline for Submissions Friday, September 20, 2024
Grant Awardees Notified Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Grants Must Be Fully Expended Friday, June 13, 2025
Who is Eligible to Apply?
Education Cooperatives Consortia or single LEAs who are eligible for Perkins funds may apply that meet one of the following criteria:
Rural Area;
Areas with high percentage of CTE concentrators or CTE participants;
Areas with high numbers of CTE concentrators or CTE participants;
Areas with disparities or gaps in performance.
Definition of Non-Trad for Perkins V Programs of Study
Innovation grants promote the development, implementation, and adoption of Career Pathways that are aligned with state-identified high-skills, high-wage, or in-demand occupations or industries.
Through the identification and promotion of promising and proven career and technical education programs,
practices, and strategies, which may include programs, practices, and strategies that prepare individuals for
nontraditional fields, these grants are issued.
Submission Process
Application submissions are completed by the CTE coordinator for the school district.
Applications are submitted via the application and must be received by Friday, September 20, 2024, no later than 11:59 PM CST.
Questions:
Contact: Leah Elmore, Program Advisor
Email: leah.elmore@ade.arkansas.gov
Call: 501-682-1040
This AIE Program component provides support for specific projects that advance the goal of the arts as an essential component of PreK-12 curriculum. Projects must seek to establish, expand or advance arts education as defined by the Alabama State Department of Education in the Alabama Course of Study: Arts Education.* Trips out of state or abroad do not receive priority, and must be related to a specific project that will have long term impact.
What We Fund:
Projects may include classes, workshops, consultants, guest artists, performances, exhibits, professional development, residencies and activities designed to advance the quality of arts curriculum in PreK-12 schools. Grant funds must be used for projects that promote learning in and through the arts, including comprehensive sequential arts instruction and/or arts integration. Grant funds may be applied toward consumable materials only as they relate to the implementation of a specific project. Funds may not be requested for administration, materials or supplies not specific to the proposed project, band uniforms or instruments. Applicants may receive funding for the same project no more than three times within a five-year period.
Criteria For Funding:
Proposals will be judged according to planning, educational benefits, and inclusion. Please refer to the rubric provided here at Evidence of Excellence for guidance in how to include specific information on the general egrant form.
All Curriculum-Based Project Grant applicants must also complete the additional narrative in Section K: Arts in Education Supplemental Information. This form is a download at the bottom of the Project Narrative Tab of the eGrant and must be uploaded into the egrant before submitting. It requires the creation of a logic model. For instructions on how to complete this form please refer to Section K Instructions.
Applicants are required to submit supporting documentation, including a complete and detailed schedule of planned activities, artist or group contracts or letters of intent, artist resumes, and samples of curriculum materials, such as lesson plans, that illustrate the use of arts content standards, objectives and assessments. No more than 10 pages of support materials (one sided) will be sent to reviewers. You may include in your support materials links to websites, and YouTube sound and/or video links.
Who May Apply?
Applicants may be individual schools, school systems or non-profit organizations, and may apply independently or as a collaboration/partnership. Any partners listed in the proposal should include letters of commitment in support materials. Institutions of higher education are encouraged to apply under this component for projects that address curriculum development and/or professional development in arts education.
Match Requirement:
Curriculum-Based Project grants must be matched dollar-for-dollar in cash, or a combination of cash and in-kind support. There is no limit on how much may be requested. However, grant amounts rarely exceed $10,000.
Check back every month to see new opportunities, and as always feel free to reach out to susan@k20connect.com for any questions on finding and writing grants. We’re here to help!
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