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Teaching and Learning Related Grants
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BellSouth Foundation Grants Program The fundamental mission of the foundation is to stimulate far-reaching and lasting improvements in the results achieved by public K-12 education in southeastern United States. Three areas of concentration promote the development of the people in education, including teacher training programs; development of the places in education, including school reform and collaborative projects; and education technology. The foundation's grantmaking philosophy emphasizes the initiation, rather than the ongoing maintenance, of education reform programs. In reviewing applications, the foundation looks for evidence that a proposal reflects one or more of the foundation's core values: to exert a positive impact on all populations, especially racial minorities; to use new technology, where appropriate, as a tool to stimulate innovative strategies for teaching and learning; and to promote collaborations among institutions that can lead to established, long-term support for a program. Applications may be submitted electronically via the foundation's Web site. Restrictions: The foundation will not make grants for capital or building campaigns, general endowment funds, general operating expenses, educational product development, equipment acquisition, scholarships, or fund-raising events. Grants will not be awarded to individuals nor to organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, or national origin. Requirements: Applicant organizations must have IRS 501(c)3 tax-exempt status. The application letter should be approximately three pages and should contain a brief description of the proposed project, its purpose, long- and short-range goals, and plans for measuring results; identification of the category, strategy(ies), and priority(ies) of the foundation that would be fulfilled by the proposed project; total projected cost and amount requested; all sources of funding; evidence of tax-exempt status; and brief organizational background including its board of directors. Two copies of the letter should be submitted. Sample Award(s): Marietta City Schools (Marietta, GA)--for training of teachers and school administrators in incorporating technology into academic curriculum, $150,000 (2000). Jefferson County Public Schools (Louisville, KY)--for the Linking Education and Health program, $60,000 (2000). South Florida Annenberg Challenge (Miami, FL)--for the Principal Leadership Training program, $200,000 (2000). Amount of Grant: $10,000-$300,000 Date(s) Application Is Due: February 1, September 1. Postmark satisfies deadline date requirements. Contact: Wendy Best, Program Manager, (404) 249-2396, fax: (404) 249-5696, e-mail: grants.manager@bsc.bellsouth.net Internet: http://www.bellsouth.com/bsf Sponsor: | ||||||||||||
