NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education

Posted by on April 2, 2007

[posted from RFP Bulletin]

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education Accepting Applications for Learning & Leadership and Student Achievement Grants Programs
Deadline: June 1, 2007

The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education (<a href="http://www.neafoundation.org/">http://www.neafoundation.org/</a>) is accepting applications for its Learning & Leadership and Student Achievement Grants Programs.

Learning & Leadership Grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study.

Student Achievement Grants provide $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. (These grants replace the foundation’s Innovation Grants program, which has been discontinued.)

Applicants for both programs must be practicing U.S. public school teachers in grades K-12, public school education support professionals, or faculty and staff at public institutions of higher education. Preference will be given to members of the National Education Association (<a href="http://www.nea.org/">http://www.nea.org/</a>). The NEA Foundation encourages grant applications from teachers with less than seven years of experience in the profession and education support professionals.

Visit the NEA Foundation Web site for complete program guidelines.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10006441/neafoundation">http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10006441/neafoundation</a>

For additional RFPs in Education, visit: <a href="http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml">http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml</a>