ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline Volume 15, Number 72 Date: July 24, 2006 ****** In This Issue: Opportunities for Libraries, Schools, and Nonprofit Organizations To read this ALAWON in HTML, please visit: ****** Below you will find several worthwhile opportunities for libraries, schools, and nonprofit organizations, including information about: * The Best Buy te@ch Program; * The Janus Foundation; * The Humana Foundation; * and others! *** The Best Buy te@ch Program recognizes creative uses of interactive technology in K-12 classrooms. Winning te@ch programs focus on kids using technology to learn standards-based curriculum, rather than on teaching students to use technology. The purpose of te@ch is to reward schools for the successful interactive programs they have launched using available technology; the school does not need to have the latest equipment to qualify. Up to 1200 qualifying K-12 schools will be selected to receive $2,500 Best Buy te@ch gift cards. From those 1200 schools, 36 schools will be awarded an additional Best Buy te@ch award, valued at $15,000 each. One U.S. public school district will be awarded a National te@ch Award worth $250,000. * All accredited public, private, parochial and nonprofit charter schools that are within 50 miles of a U.S. Best Buy store are eligible to apply. * Applications must be submitted online by September 30, 2006. For more information, please visit: https://bestbuyteach.scholarshipamerica.org/ *** The Janus Foundation strives to develop partnerships with U.S. nonprofit organizations that are innovative, visionary, and forward-thinking in their approach. Nationally, the Foundation has elected to focus on the following two grant programs: 1. At-Risk Youth through Education supports educational programs that offer a combination of academic, leadership, and life skills that provide youth with the tools necessary to become self-sustaining members of their community. 2. Community Service and Volunteerism supports organizations that enhance the effectiveness of the nonprofit sector and work to engage more people more effectively in voluntary community service. 3. In addition, Foundation supports cultural institutions in the Denver, CO metropolitan area that enrich and enhance the community by furthering arts and culture. For the 2006 Grant Guidelines & Application Process (PDF), please visit: https://ww4.janus.com/Janus/Retail/CMSFile?assetName=Foundation_GrantProcess Applications are accepted throughout the year for all grant programs. *** The Humana Foundation funds and nurtures projects and nonprofit organizations in communities where the company has a meaningful presence, including locations in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. Support is provided in three fields: 1. domestic and international health, 2. education, and civic and 3. cultural development. Proposals are reviewed from January 1 to October 15, annually in Louisville, KY and until November 15, annually in other geographic areas. Visit the website for a list of eligible communities and online application information. You may also print out and mail applications. For more information, please visit: http://www.humanafoundation.org/ *** The Fund for Southern Communities provides support to nonprofits in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina that are working to build sustainable and socially just communities. Applicant organizations must: 1. Be working for social change, 2. Have a total organizational budget $150,000 or less, and 3. Be located and doing work in Georgia, North Carolina or South Carolina They do not fund direct services, social services or special events. All applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on September 1, 2006. For more information, please visit: http://www.fundforsouth.org/ *** The American Library Association's Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature reading and discussion series is accepting applications for the first round of 2006/2007 grants. The application deadline for the first round of grants is December 1, 2006. For more information, please visit: http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/washfunding/grants/ala/ppo/currentprograms/letstalkaboutit/letstalkaboutit.htm *** Institutional Controls Implementation and Effectiveness Research This EPA program supports public research projects to identify and establish national approaches to coordinating state, local, and tribal agency long-term stewardship activities. For more information (PDF), please visit: http://www.epa.gov/oswer/docs/grants/07-10.pdf Deadline is August 21, 2006. ****** ALAWON (ISSN 1069-7799) is a free, irregular publication of the American Library Association Washington Office. All materials subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be reprinted or redistributed for noncommercial purposes with appropriate credits. To subscribe to ALAWON, send the message: subscribe ala-wo [your_firstname] [your_lastname] to listproc@ala.org or go to http://www.ala.org/washoff/alawon. 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