Grant Information

So you are in need of classroom funding? You have come to the right place. It might be easier to think of a grant as a small research paper. Each grant gives you exact information to include in your request. Many even include a rubric to show you how it will be graded!

Here are a few steps to get you started:

1) What do you need?
2) Why do you need it?
3) How will you use it to better student learning?
4) Plan a rough sketch of a minimum budget.
5) Plan a way to assess the students improvement due to the new "stuff" (gather current and past data).
6) Search for various funding sources locally, state, and federal.
7) When you find a grant, read through to make sure it will support what you are proposing. For example, if you want student computers and the grant clearly reads no equipment over $250 then the grant is not for you:) If your grant connects to science or math, a QSM grant is a GREAT place to start.
8) If you find more than one grant that could work, write the one that includes a rubric first. Grants that include rubrics are easier to write because they list exactly what you need to include.
9) Write the grant using the rubric. Even stay in the same order with the rubric as much as possible.
10) Be to the point not wordy! Be clear!

Grant Resources

About.com Secondary Grant Writing Links Link
EducationWorld Show Me the Money Link
Library Spot Get Grants Link
Grants.gov Grant Opportunities Link
Grant Alert Funding Opportunities Link
DOE Louisiana Funding Link
QSM Grant Link