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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
There are a variety of sources through which funding for professional development is made available. While it is not possible to provide an exhaustive listing, an attempt is made to alert you to some of the more commonly available resources.
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Federal
- To support improvements in teaching and learning and to help meet special needs of schools and students in elementary and secondary education, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is delivering about $28 billion this year to states and school districts, primarily through formula-based grant programs. To help strengthen teaching and learning in colleges, universities, and other postsecondary institutions, ED is providing about $2 billion. Funding Opportunities is a site maintained by the federal government that helps you locate and apply for federal funds.
- More than 45,000 public schools across the country use Title I funds to provide opportunities for professional development and learning opportunities designed to help low-achieving children master challenging curriculum and meet state standards in core academic subjects.
- On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The NCLB Act, which embodies his education reform plan sent to Congress on January 23, 2001, is the most sweeping reform of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) since ESEA was enacted in 1965. It is based on four basic principles: stronger accountability for results, increased flexibility and local control, expanded options for parents, and an emphasis on teaching methods that have been proven to work. Funding opportunities and implications are discussed within the document.
Under Title II, the new law combines the existing Eisenhower Professional Development State Grants and the Class-Size Reduction Programs into a single professional development program titled, “Preparing, Training, and Recruiting Quality Teachers and Principals.”
ESEA created a new program called Reading First that replaces the Reading Excellence Act to helps states and local schools use “scientifically-based” reading research to implement reading instruction for students grades K-3. A companion funding piece, Early Reading First, focuses on preschool children from low-income families. In this category, grantees may use the funds for several items including professional development based on scientifically-based reading research knowledge of early language and reading development.
- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA No.: 84.299B]
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Indian Education; Professional Development Program
The purposes of the Professional Development program are to (1) increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that serve Indian people; (2) provide training to qualified Indian individuals to become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and (3) improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals who serve in the capacities described in (2). Activities may include, but are not limited to, continuing programs, symposia, workshops, conferences, and direct financial support.
For more information about this opportunity, click here.
- NCREL has put together a list (for select states) on funding federal and state funding sources for professional development.
State
- Most states offer a humanities grant program; however, the purposes for which the funds can be used vary widely. Conduct a search via your favorite search engine to locate your state's humanities grant program. Or, use this state-based map to locate your resources quickly!
- NCTE maintains a listing of most states' department of education Web site. Consult our state-sourced grants pages for a listing of states or regions that pertain to you or your school.
- NCREL has put together a list (for select states) on funding federal and state funding sources for professional development.
Foundations
- Lucent corporate contributions
The Community Relations/Corporate Contributions group works through regional Lucent coordinators around the world to help meet the special needs of communities where Lucent employees work and live. Support for local educational programs, arts and culture, and community development initiatives are considered under this program.
Lucent Technologies Foundation
535 Mountain Ave.
Murray Hill, NJ 07974
Telephone: (908) 582-7909
Contact: Richard Curcio, Dir., Ops. and Progs.
E-mail:
http://www.lucent.com/social/corporate_contributions.html
- The Braitmayer Foundation provides support for organizations and programs that enhance the education of K-12 children. Of particular interest are: curricular and school reform initiatives; preparation of, and professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers; and local community efforts, including partnerships that increase educational opportunities for students.
The Braitmayer Foundation
Middlesex Corporate Ctr.
213 Court St., Ste. 1101
Middletown, CT 06457-3351
Telephone: (860) 638-5026
Contact: Robert L. Kirkpatrick, Jr., Advisor
FAX: (860) 638-5069
URL: http://www.braitmayerfoundation.org
- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports programs in the areas of global health, including conditions associated with poverty, reproductive and child health, and vaccine preventable diseases; libraries and public access to information including partnering with public libraries, nationally and internationally and schools; education including model schools and districts, professional development opportunities for teachers and administration, and scholarships for higher education; Pacific Northwest including local organizations that address the needs of children and families. The foundation also funds causes of special interest to the Gates family.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
(Formerly William H. Gates Foundation )
P.O. Box 23350
Seattle, WA 98102
Telephone: (206) 709-3100
Contact: Grant Inquiry Coord.
FAX: (206) 709-3180
E-mail:
URL: http://www.gatesfoundation.org
Other
- The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE) now offers certain grants on an ongoing, year-round basis!
Over 300 small grants of $1,000 to $5,000 are awarded each year to fund your BIG ideas. The NEA Foundation’s grants fund classroom innovations or professional development for improved practice in public schools and higher education institutions. Remember, small grants lead to BIG change.
Apply today to The NEA Foundation for your grant! Click here for an application and details or call 202-822-7840.
- Target Stores offers a community giving program with grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Target's current focus is on reading. To find out more explore this link.
- Dollar General Stores have declared a focus on literacy efforts. Visit their site to learn more about their community grants...available in 27 states throughout the U.S. The maximum grant amount is $2,500.
- Washington Mutual (WaMu) gives millions of dollars each year to fund professional development of teachers, leadership training for principals, organizational development for schools and programs that provide information about school performance to parents. WaMu has also formed a partnership with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to help teachers achieve their professional goals.
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