Since 2006, the Western North Carolina Network for Access and Success awarded over $120,000 to high schools in North Carolina's ARC counties.
Matching funds, either cash or in-kind services, in the amount of $5,000 must be provided annually, unless waived by the Project Director. Quarterly and annual reports of programming, outcomes, and financial spending documentation are required.
Proposals must support new or expanded strategies and may not be used to supplant any current activities. Because these grants are intended to support activities that improve access and success to higher education, budget requests for equipment will be carefully scrutinized and money for salaries for program directors or teachers are not permitted.
How to Apply
The mini-grant application deadline for the 2009-2010 academic year will be due September 14, 2009. The 2009 Request for Proposals is available online now.
2009 Western NC Network RFP [MS Word]
Other Funding Sources Supporting College Access Initiatives
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MEETINGS SCHEDULED TO ASSIST
DROPOUT PREVENTION GRANT APPLICANTS
The North Carolina Committee on Dropout Prevention is hosting three technical assistance meetings/Webinars to help individuals and/or organizations apply for a dropout prevention grant for the 2009-10 school year. The North Carolina General Assembly has appropriated $13 million to support new and existing programs/initiatives that target students at risk of dropping out of school.
The meetings/Webinars will be held as follows:
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 9
Format: Webinar
Audience: Currently funded applicants applying for additional funds only
When: 10 a.m.-noon (register online at
https://www1.gotomeetin...81115000) or 2-4 p.m. (register
online at https://www1.gotomeetin...28702681)
Date: Thursday, Sept. 10
Format: Meeting
Audience: New applicants only
When: 10 a.m. - noon
Where: NCDPI, Room 150, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh
Date: Friday, Sept. 11
Format: Webinar
Audience: New applicants only
When: 10 a.m. - noon (register online at
https://www1.gotomeetin...80430320) or 2-4 p.m. (register
online at https://www1.gotomeetin...54166328)
The NC Dropout Prevention Grants Application will be available online Sept. 3 at www.ncpublicschools.org/racg/. All applications must be submitted electronically by noon Oct. 15. There will be NO exceptions for applications submitted after this time and date.
All Webinars will be recorded and available online Sept. 14-Oct. 15 at www.ncpublicschools.org/racg. For more information, please contact Debora Williams at dwilliams@dpi.state.nc.us or 919.807.3925.
The Bright Ideas education grant program, sponsored by North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives, strives to improve education in North Carolina classrooms by awarding grants to Tar Heel teachers in grades K-12 for innovative, classroom-based projects that would not otherwise be funded. Certified North Carolina teachers from participating schools are eligible to apply for grants of up to $2,000. Interested educators must complete a formal application, which will thoroughly outline their project, and are selected based on a competitive evaluation process done by each local electric cooperative.
Each year, more than 2,000 applications are accepted from teachers in a variety of disciplines including music, art, history, reading, science, career-planning and information technology. Since the Bright Ideas program began in 1994, North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives have awarded more than $6.5 million to sponsor more than 5,900 projects reaching more than 1 million students.
The program offers a convenient and simple online application process.
Target Field Trip Grants - awards up to 800 educators grants of $1,000 each to fund a field trip for their students.
Lumina Foundation - provides a variety of grant opportunities.
U.S. Department of Education – provides administrators with a list of potential grant opportunities.
Foundation for the Carolinas – provides information about grants and scholarships.
Z. Smith Reynolds – provides information about their grants pertaining to college access.
Cannon Foundation – gives guidelines for higher education grants for capital improvements, project support or special programs.
