Highlights the grants awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities to schools and colleges that serve minority communities in rural areas and inner cities, including Younger Scholars, Independent Study in the Humanities, and Teacher-Scholar fellowships; summer seminars and institutes for teachers and administrators; and masterwork study…

An introduction to articles on making the most of educational funds presents a do-it-yourself inventory project in the form of a mystery game. The game is designed to help teachers create innovative projects and determine projected costs and possible revenue sources. (SM)

Demands for greater accountability and the example of business investment in training demonstrate the importance of developing scholarship in new faculty. In the Faculty Scholars Program at one university, new staff learn about institutional culture, mentoring, scholarship, research policies and procedures, proposal writing, funding sources, and…

Offers a pragmatic discussion of potential problems and practical solutions that arise when implementing funded research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Describes the activities of the investigator and NIH from the time a proposal is submitted through the first year of funding. Includes a timeline for review and funding for NIH…

Grantsmanship involves more than writing a good proposal. Planning, building, and negotiating administrative support may make the difference in a successful research effort. (Author)

Discusses (from the point of view of the applicant) the personal, formal, and institutional conditions of applying for grants. Relates a personal experience in applying for a grant, and outlines some of the major difficulties. (NH)

Educators can improve their grant-proposal writing by having a fundable idea, following guidelines precisely, seeking out funding sources, carefully crafting the proposal, and critiquing it before sending it. Only the best-written proposals get funded. Resources are listed. (MLH)

Provides help in writing grants for science teachers. Lists grant resources on the web and a grant information checklist, vocabulary bank, and grant writing basics. (ASK)

When it comes to grant writing one thing is certain: once the application is sent in, its fate is at the mercy of the readers who pick it up at the other end. At that point, there is nothing that can be done to impact the future of the grant. However, before placing the fateful stamp on the envelope and driving to the post office, there are things…

Building undergraduate and graduate programs simultaneously highlighted the tensions between disciplinary-based undergraduate programs and interdisciplinary graduate programs.

The United States is home to about 1.3 million organizations that fall under the IRS's 501(c)(3) classification of "[tax]-exempt organizations," known informally as nonprofits. A nonprofit is defined as a formally incorporated nongovernmental organization that operates in the public interest, rather than in order to make a profit. Its income, in…

Research funding has been undergoing a shift from recurrent, stable funding to competitive funding of projects. The system rests on the assumption that the best proposals or the best researchers receive the resources, i.e., that quality is not only necessary but also sufficient to win a grant. A comparative study of the conditions of fund…

The primary research question for this project was whether a streamlined, relatively inexpensive, counseling-based program that assists low-income high school students with the college and financial application processes can significantly increase college enrollment rates. The intervention was designed to test the hypothesis that lack of…

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides several funding opportunities that can assist states in designing, developing, and implementing statewide education longitudinal data systems. These new and enhanced information systems will enable states to track student progress within and across the secondary and postsecondary education…

The resources necessary to operate a complete career guidance program are considerable. This handbook maps the territory of funding resources for those working in the field of career guidance. Following two brief introductory sections, the first part of the handbook deals with defining program needs. The needs that are identified can serve as the…