Nea Foundation Offering Grants To Members With Big Ideas

The NEA Foundation is seeking proposals from WEAC/NEA members for three grant programs. Innovation Grants and Learning & Leadership Grants are available for all subjects, including the arts, literacy, science, and technology, while Read Across America grants are being offered to public schools who serve economically disadvantaged students.

All members who are practicing K-12 public school teachers, education support professionals or higher education faculty and staff at public colleges and universities are encouraged to apply. The foundation awards grants of up to $5,000.

The Read Across America Library grants are new to the program and are intended to help schools purchase books for their libraries.

The foundation accepts applications on a year-round, ongoing basis. Educators who submit proposals by September 15, 2005, will know if their grants are approved by February 15, 2006. The grants fund activities for 12 months from the award dates.

The grants are funded in part by the Staples Recycle for Education program, which has raised more than $2.5 million for public schools since 2003.

For more information and application materials, visit www.neafoundation.org or call (202) 822-7840.

Posted July 13, 2005