A study of 163 colleges and universities examined 33 variables seen as incentives for faculty to engage in sponsored research. Results suggest a small predictive relationship between released time to write proposals, reduced faculty loads to work on funded projects, availability of graduate and research assistants, return of some direct costs to…

Describes a study examining the relationship between the location of a community college grants office in the college's institutional structure and the office's level of success. Suggests that grants offices should be coordinated with development efforts and that the grant-writing process should relate to the college planning process. (13…

Discussion of the need for diversity in the teaching force, especially in special education, focuses on Congress's efforts to address this issue. It describes the Alliance 2000 Project, a federal program created to provide technical assistance to the nation's minority colleges and universities to increase their access to personnel preparation…

Explains how school library media specialists can write grants to help fund library projects. Highlights include having specific needs and specific programs in mind; catchy names; brief summaries; statement of need and specific objectives; methodology; planned evaluation; budget information; timeliness; and a list of Web sites for grant sources.…

Discusses fund-raising efforts and grants, focusing on identifying potential grant sources and grant writing, within the context of music education. Includes tips and resources on fund-raising, details the elements of the grant proposal, and provides further sources of information on writing grants. (CMK)

This manual is intended to help applicants write successful grant applications in response to requests for proposals (RFPs) from the Division of Personnel Preparation of the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs. It is particularly aimed at institutions of higher education involved in the Alliance 2000 Project, institutions with at least 25…

Much more needs to be done to get Catholic schools involved in comprehensive development programs. This guidebook offers steps for planning and conducting comprehensive development activities. The chapter authors are involved in developmental activities. Following the foreword, chapters include the following: (1) "Development vs. Fund-Raising"…

This guide provides descriptions of over 1,400 fellowships, scholarships, research and travel grants, exchange programs, internships, training programs, awards, and prizes available for graduate and postdoctoral study and research. An introductory section provides general information on the grant-seeking process, proposal writing, and the use of…

This book offers guidelines to help potential grantseekers explore, write, implement, and terminate a strong proposal as an operating project. Part 1 presents guidelines for initiating the development of a grant proposal. These include information about grants and the funding game, a review of aids, and a chapter on use of the major tools of the…

Designed to assist community college administrators and faculty in obtaining direct funding grants to enhance vocational education programs and services, this Vocational Education Resource Package (VERP) provides guidelines for writing grant proposals. The VERP is tailored for programs requesting funds from the California Community Colleges or…

Sources of funding for programs for at-risk youth are described in this document. The sources listed were selected from experience, and from a search of directories. The information about funding sources for at-risk programs was the result of an Illinois Researcher Information System search as well as hand searches using the following directories…

Faced with reduced public funding, many two-year colleges are seeking money from government agencies and private foundations to change procedures or develop materials in areas that would otherwise be neglected. Simultaneously, several of the most well-known public and private funding sources are becoming increasingly receptive to proposals…

Relatively few private and parochial schools are tapping funds available through grants, partly due to a lack of grantseeking skills in the K-12 institutions. This booklet offers guidelines for writing grant proposals for elementary or secondary school projects. Following the foreword, acknowledgements, and introduction, chapter 2 offers tips for…

This book presents a lighthearted examination of the trials and tribulations of university research development and grant acquisition. Fun is poked at the grant acquisition process through a series of characters and their advice: Ann Granters (advice column format) gives directions on how to "wire" a proposal; Bogie tells how to squeeze the most…

This comprehensive resource guide profiles more than 5,000 business-education collaborations across the United States. It is designed to help schools augment their tight budgets, enhance their curriculum, and obtain needed expertise from corporations and also to help businesses find ways to help educators turn out first class, competitive…