Learning Resources - Management & Administration 7.03 7.03 Grant Application. Develop a well-written grant application, in response to a call for proposals for a statewide, national, or international competition. Introduction  Grants are an excellent source of funding for technology. Teachers, students, and administrators will often be able to secure funding for technology proposals through a grant related to their interests. In order to access these funds, you must be aware of all possible grant opportunities, as well as, possess the skills to develop well-written grant applications. Your Job Use the details provided below to create a product that addresses and demonstrates mastery of this competency. Use the stepwise process listed under Your Portfolio to display the completed product in your ITSC portfolio. Product Details: Create a product that demonstrates your understanding of the grant writing process by: Developing a well-written grant application, in response to a call for proposals for a statewide, national, or international competition. Note: If you have not already created a well-developed grant application in response to a call for proposals for a statewide, national, or international competition for a school, we suggest that you use the ITSC Listserv to ask to join a team currently working to develop one. Then, you can submit the grant that you help to co-author after it is completed. Your Portfolio:  FTP your completed product for this competency to the "7manadm" folder within the web-based portfolio template provided. Click here to view the "Manage" page in the portfolio template. Download the "Manage" page from your ftp folder. Locate 7.03 Grant Application on the "Manage" page. Under "7.03 Grant Application" locate this sentence..."To view the evidence that I offer for this competency, please click here." Link the word "here" to your product. Delete the old "Manage" page in your ftp folder. Upload your revised "Manage" page. Submit the URL for your completed product in the student database. Related Resources:  The Five Commandments of Ethical Grantsmanship Type of Resource: Website Source: http://www.charitychannel.com/article_7970.shtml Description: CharityChannel is a resource that connects you to your nonprofit colleagues around the world. Their Purpose: A place where nonprofit professionals can learn from each other, share information and work together to advance the cause of philanthropy. This site contains a wide variety of information related to grants. Educational Grants: locating grants, writing grant proposals, and other resources Type of resource: Web site Source: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/grants/index.html Description: Finding money, writing proposals, knowing who's doing what where: it's all a juggling act. The following resources include some of the better-known, more reliable resources for getting information and expertise needed for an intelligent pursuit of grant funding. Included in the resources are links for locating grants, for writing grant proposals, some links to electronic and print-based information resources; plus an assortment of tools that will, among other things, help you make your own customized grants. What Should I Know About ED Grants? Type of resource: Web site Source: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/KnowAbtGrants/ Description: "What Should I Know about ED Grants?" is designed to demystify the US Department of Education's grants process and help potential applicants understand ways to apply for and use federal grant funds. Grants and Other (People's) Money Type of resource: Web site Source: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/top/grants.html Description: A NASA K-12 Web site providing information on grants that focus on science, math, engineering, and educational technology. You may have other needs within your school that can be met by adding an Internet component to your present instructional resources, and that might meet the criteria for grants in other areas, such as improved foreign language or arts instruction, improved overall education for minority or under-served populations, etc. Education Leadership Toolkit - Change and Technology in America's Schools Type of resource: Web site Source: http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/ Description: A free on-line technology resource for school board members. This toolkit is a collection of tips and pointers, articles, case studies and other resources for education leaders addressing issues around technology and education. While this toolkit is written for school board members, anyone involved in technology and education will benefit from this excellent resource. It is especially useful for understanding how school board members interpret educational technology issues. The toolkit is organized into the following sections: Why Change?, Why Technology?, Planning, Policy, Curriculum and Assessment, Community Involvement, Facility Planning, Funding, and Professional and Leadership Development. Each section includes an overview and links to many resources. The Foundation Center Online Type of resource: Web site Source: http://fdncenter.org Description: The Center's mission is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects. The audiences that call on the Center's resources include grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public. [Competencies Home Page] [ITSC Home Page]