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Kussrow, Paul G.; Laurence, Helen – Research Strategies, 1993
Describes a continuing education course developed at Florida Atlantic University that teaches students how to apply for grant funding and how to write proposals. Team teaching by a librarian and instructor is explained; goals are discussed; course assignments are described; and an evaluation of the course is presented. (LRW)
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Course Content, Course Evaluation, Educational Objectives
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Jacobson, Dorothy R. – Journal of Geography, 1994
Maintains that funding for the improvement of geography at the precollegiate level has increased dramatically, both in the amount of money raised and the number of funders making grants. Provides strategies and guidelines for identifying foundations and proposal writing. Includes a list of helpful resources. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Crowe, Thomas; Holowinski, Elizabeth – Principal, 1998
Under the 1996 Telecommunications Act, the Federal Communications Commission established a $2.25 billion annual fund to support communications services for needy K-12 schools and libraries. Services eligible for Universal Service support include telephone lines, integrated digital networks, private lines, and Internet access hookups. The…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Federal Aid
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Bell, Nancy B. – SRA Journal, 1998
Large collaborative grant applications, typically involving researchers from varied disciplines and proposing a lengthy work span, can be stressful for researchers and research administrators. The research office of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston helps plan and develop these complex applications. Resources and services are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperation, Grantsmanship, Higher Education
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Campbell, William E. – SRA Journal, 1998
The University of Wisconsin River Falls is a small, primarily undergraduate teaching institution with a limited history of grant support. In 1990 it created an office of grants and research, whose director found writing proposals with faculty to be an effective way to increase external funding. The methods, pitfalls, and results of this approach…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Fund Raising, Grantsmanship
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Jones, Patrick – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 2001
Discusses how libraries can apply for funding for youth services in libraries. Describes the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funding. Presents examples from four states of recently funding LSTA youth projects. Appendices list funding resources on the Web and print resources on funding. (AEF)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Support, Grants, Grantsmanship
Craft, Nick – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2004
The two riskiest things to do with children is open the door to the playground and open the door to buses and vans. Experience proves that when serious injuries occur, they will happen in one of these two places. While the great debate over the safety of buses versus vans has now been settled, the issue regarding occupant safety is on fire in most…
Descriptors: Structural Elements (Construction), Bus Transportation, Grantsmanship, Child Safety
St. John, Mark; Allen, Kasi; Carroll, Becky; Mitchell, Heather; Horsch, Elizabeth; Lopez, Laurie – Inverness Research, 2008
The Appalachian Math Science Partnership (AMSP) is a project within NSF's (National Science Foundation's) Math Science Partnerships (MSP) initiative. Funded at $23 million over five years, the AMSP involved 51 school districts and nine higher education institutions in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. The AMSP faced two significant challenges in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Regional Programs, Coordinators, Colleges
Ramsey, Leslie A.; Hale, Phale D., Jr. – 1994
The federal government administers hundreds of grant proposals each year, but many grant seekers fail to apply because they perceive the process as overwhelmingly complex and bureaucratic. This guidebook was written to help educators find the federal government grants they need. Seven chapters explain how federal agencies operate their grant…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Regulation
Snyder, Thomas – Foundation Development Abstracts, 1993
Since most private and public sources of external funding generally expect increased effort and accountability, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) at two-year colleges must inform faculty and staff that if they do not expend extra effort their college will not receive significant grants. The CEO must also work with the college's professional…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Planning, Community Colleges, Financial Support
Farnbach, Beth E. – 1995
The purpose of this paper is to provide information about the process of grant writing for law and civic education project directors who have little or no experience with proposals. The article attempts to clarify the usual components of grant proposals and provides some grant writing strategies. The paper is not intended to provide a complete…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
Rinehart, Eric; Bouie-Scott, Barbara – 1994
This guide is designed to help community program developers and planners plan and prepare successful proposals for project funding. Part 1, which examines the strategic planning required before a proposal is written, examines the processes of assessing needs (empirical data collection, common sources of statistical data, and data analysis and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Grantsmanship, Information Sources
Popp, Robert – 1991
This guide provides help in locating and securing funds for family literacy programs and illustrates how family literacy programs may be organized and implemented by explaining important legislation and presenting examples of collaborative family literacy efforts that use a variety of resources. The booklet is organized in four parts. Part I…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Family Literacy, Family Programs
Norris, Julie T. – 1993
This volume, the first of three on sponsored research administration, focuses on pre-award activities such as research development, proposal development, budget development, review and submission of proposals, negotiation and award, and compliance issues. Research administration, or sponsored project administration, is work that supports the…
Descriptors: College Administration, Grants, Grantsmanship, Higher Education
Brewer, Ernest W.; And Others – 1993
This book provides educational administrators with guidelines for exploring grants, writing successful grants, and implementing and terminating funded projects. Following an introduction that describes the pros and cons of seeking federal support, Part 1 provides general information about grants and the funding game and a review of tools to help…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support
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