Education Grants News and Articles

  • A Logic Model: Successfully Working with a Grant Professional

    A Logic Model: Successfully Working with a Grant Professional

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    Growing up in the ‘70s, Star Trek was my “go-to” television show. I had a huge childhood crush on Captain Kirk, but I admired Spock’s one-line logic zingers. "Logic is the beginning of wisdom ... not the end”; it appears as if Spock was speaking of logic models.

  • The 4Cs: Grant Reviewers are Not Mind Readers

    The 4Cs: Grant Reviewers are Not Mind Readers

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    I have served on six federal grant review committees, all valuable learning experiences. Serving on a grant review committee is hard work, and reviewers often end up scratching their heads while reading proposals.

  • Winning 21st CCLC Grant Tips

    Winning 21st CCLC Grant Tips

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    21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) grants assist with enrichment programs for outside of school time. Subjects include math, reading, science, technology and youth development to support classroom instruction during the school day.

  • Gearing Up for the 2017 Education Grants Landscape

    Gearing Up for the 2017 Education Grants Landscape

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    Negativity surrounded the 2016 U.S. Presidential election; none of us in the education profession are sure what the FY17 grant landscape will ultimately bring. Will the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) be abolished? What will entitlement funds such as Title I look like?

  • Are You Using Your Title 1 Funds Appropriately?

    Are You Using Your Title 1 Funds Appropriately?

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    Learn about the flexibility of Title 1 funds and how to approach grants.

  • May is for Planning

    May is for Planning

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    April Showers might produce May flowers; but in the grant world, the ending of the school year sparks the beginning of the grant season. This general statement might sound odd to you, but let me explain why May is the perfect month to review your academic and behavioral data, align your budget needs and review or rewrite your school’s strategic plan.

  • Organizing Data for Vital Grant Applications

    Organizing Data for Vital Grant Applications

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    Securing funding for schools has remained a challenge for rural, urban, and private schools since the turn of the century. In Illinois and Pennsylvania, the lack of a current state budget has affected the ability of schools and state universities to provide adequate resources to students.

  • Grant Writing for Education!

    Grant Writing for Education!

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    Grant writing for Education!! The job title said, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, yet my direct Supervisor and her supervisors placed a request for a proposal on my desk and “strongly encouraged me” to write the grant.

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