GRANTS & FUNDING FROM PEN - JUNE 12, 2009

[Mary Mehsikomer aka Mehsi-Mart]

NEW GRANT & FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

American School Counselor Association: School Counselor of the Year
The American School Counselor Association's School Counselor of the Year Award is granted to school counselors who are running a top-notch, comprehensive school counseling program at the elementary, middle, or high school level. Maximum award: expenses to attend the award ceremony. Eligibility: U.S.-based practicing school counselors who've completed at least five years of service as a school counselor, are an ASCA member, and are practicing school counselors at the time of the awards. Deadline: July 17, 2009.
http://www.schoolcounselor.org/content2.asp?contentid=544

AASA/Aramark Education/ING: National Superintendent of the Year
The American Association of School Administrators National Superintendent of the Year Program pays tribute to the talent and vision of the men and women who lead the nation's public schools. Maximum award: $10,000. Eligibility: U.S. public school superintendents and superintendents of American schools abroad who plan to continue in the profession. Deadline: September 30, 2009.
http://www.aasa.org/awards/content1.cfm?ItemNumber=890

Wild Ones: Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grants
The Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program gives small monetary grants to schools, nature centers, or other non-profit educational organizations for the purpose of establishing outdoor learning centers. Funds will be provided only for the purchase of native plants and seed. Maximum award: varies. Eligibility: schools, nature centers, and other non-profit and not-for-profit places of learning, including houses of worship with a site available for this stewardship project. Deadline: November 15, 2009.
http://www.for-wild.org/seedmony.htm

Character Education Partnership: National Schools of Character
The National Schools of Character Awards identify exemplary schools and districts to serve as models for others, and helps schools and districts improve their efforts in effective character education. Maximum award: $2,000. Eligibility: To be eligible, a school must have been engaged in character education for a minimum of three full years, starting no later than December 2006 for the 2010 awards. Districts need to have been engaged in character education for a minimum of four full years, starting no later than December 2005. Smaller administrative units that maintain a separate identity within a large district may apply in the district category, e.g., a school pyramid or cluster. Deadline: December 1, 2009.
http://www.character.org/nsocapplicationprocess