Grants to Orange County, Florida PreK-12 Public School Teachers to Purchase Books for Classroom Libraries

Non-Fiction Classroom Libraries Impact Grant

Grants to Orange County, Florida PreK-12 Public School
Teachers to Purchase Books for Classroom Libraries

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Foundation for Orange County Public Schools (OCPS)

Deadline Date:

08/09/19

Description:

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Grants of up to $500 to Orange County, Florida public school teachers to purchase non-fiction books for PreK-12th grade students. Funding is intended to provide students with supplementary reading resources that will improve classroom learning and literacy.

All grant awards will be used for the purchase of non-fiction literature to update classroom libraries or sets of non-fiction classroom books (including eBooks).

Community and education leaders judge grant applications in a competitive process, with preference given to creative proposals that clearly and comprehensively describes the classroom and student need for non-fiction reading materials.

Priority will be given to grant proposals that focus on:
- Original, creative, and innovative teaching approaches that address student needs; and a complete, detailed budget.

GrantWatch ID#:

GrantWatch ID#: 172557

Estimated Size of Grant:

Grant requests will be accepted for non-fiction books: Up to $500 per teacher

Term of Contract:

Funds must be expended by January 10, 2020. Unspent funds must be returned to the Foundation by January 24, 2020.

Eligibility:

See RFP and/or Grant Guidelines for full eligibility

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

Any traditional Pre-K through 12th grade Orange County Public School classroom teacher is eligible to apply.

Media specialists or resource teachers are not eligible.

Charter Schools are not eligible.

Awards will not cover:
- Storage shelves and/or containers for books
- Awards, incentives, t-shirts, or food

Pre-Application Information:

Key Dates:
- Application Deadline: August 9, 2019
- Award Notification by: October 30, 2019
- Spend Funds Deadline: January 10, 2020
- Submit Expense Report: January 24, 2020
- Unspent Funds Returned: January 24, 2020
- Final Evaluation Due: April 24, 2020
- PowerPoint and/or Video Due: April 24, 2020

If you are unable to meet the key dates for spending and reporting, please do not apply. Unspent funds must be returned to the Foundation by January 24, 2020 so those funds can be redistributed.

Other Pertinent Information:
- Each classroom teacher may submit one grant application.
- Non-fiction literature purchased with grant funds does not become the personal property of the grantee; however, they can travel from school to school with the grantee. Upon resignation or retirement, any remaining books become the property of the OCPS school where last held.

Contact Information:

Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.

Apply Online:
https://www.foundationforocps.org/site-users/login#.XSeEY-triM8

Foundation for Orange County Public Schools
445 W Amelia Street
Orlando, FL 32801

T: 407-317-3261
F: 407-317-3457

URL for Full Text (RFP):

See the full text of this grant

Geographic Focus:

USA: Florida: Orange County

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