ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 15, Number 42 
Date: April 4, 2006

In This Issue: 1) Grants Forecast;2)NCES Reports;3)Grants Now Available

1) Grants Forecast

Be sure to review the FY 2006 Grants Forecast (as of March 13) at: http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html, which lists virtually all programs and competitions under which the Department of Education has invited or expects to invite applications for awards and provides actual or estimated dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs.  The lists are in the form of charts -- organized according to principal program offices -- and will be updated regularly through July 2007.  


2) NCES Reports

Can't get enough data?  Consider the following reports/resources from the Department's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES):
* "Characteristics of Schools, Districts, Teachers, Principals, and School Libraries in the United States: 2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey (http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006313). 
* "Characteristics of Private Schools in the United States: Results From the 2003-2004 Private School Universe Survey" (http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006319). 
* "Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2004; Graduation Rates, 1998 and 2001 Cohorts; and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2004" (http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006155). 
* Finance Longitudinal Data Tool (http://nces.ed.gov/edfin/longitudinal/), which allows comparison of fiscal and non-fiscal school district data from 1989-90 to 1999-2000. 




3) Grants Now Available

* Safeco Community Grants Program 
The Safeco Community Grants Program supports nonprofit organizations that promote neighborliness by bringing people together in and around cities where company employees live in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. Safeco funds programs focused on: building an economic foundation for strong neighborhoods; protecting the foundation of strong neighborhoods; and helping neighborhoods flourish and thrive. In all cases, priority is given to programs serving disadvantaged and diverse populations. The remaining deadlines in 2006 are May 26, August 11, and October 27. Visit this website for application information: http://www.safeco.com/safeco/in_the_community/corporate_giving/community_grants.asp

* Rural Cooperative Development Grant
Rural Cooperative Development grants are made for establishing and operating centers for cooperative development for the primary purpose of improving the economic condition of rural areas. For details visit: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/rcdg/rcdg.htm 

* Rural Youth Development
This program is intended to facilitate collaboration between eligible youth development organizations For more information visit: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/rural_youthdev.html 

* Citizens Financial Group Corporate Giving Program: This program supports nonprofit organizations in the communities where the company does business in the Northeast U.S. including locations in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The company's areas of grant making interest include: affordable housing, human services, community development, and financial education. The company also considers sponsorships in order to develop partnerships that are of mutual benefit to community organizations and the bank. Applications for charitable grants and sponsorships are accepted throughout the year. Visit this website for more information: Citizens Financial Group Corporate Giving Program


* GRAMMY's Gulf Coast Archiving and Preservation Grants:
The GRAMMY Foundation has opened a special grant cycle to organizations and individuals to support archiving and preserving the music and recorded sound heritage of the Gulf Coast. For details visit: http://www.grantstation.com/index.asp#sixteen 


* Migrant Education Even Start Family Literacy Program:
MEES Family Literacy program grants are intended to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy of migratory agricultural or fishing families. For details visit: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2006-1/032806a.html 

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