Innovations in International Education
Solicitation Title: Innovations in International Education
Funding Amount: Up to $25,000
Sponsor Deadline: Friday, June 19, 2020
Solicitation Link: https://longviewfdn.org/applying/how-apply/
Overview
<div>As a small foundation, the Longview Foundation must focus its resources in order to have impact. Trustees have identified K-12 education in the U.S. as their primary area of interest and fund projects that directly support building global perspectives in teachers and students. Proposals funded will advance the field or impact significant numbers of students.</div> <div></div> <div>This program supports strategic, field-building activities that help address gaps in knowledge or capacity. Projects will also be reviewed for their potential to have a broad impact and remain sustainable beyond the grant period. The foundation is particularly interested in the following areas:</div> <ul> <li>Promoting integration of international content into the Common Core implementation process</li> <li>Bringing international knowledge and skills to out-of-school time programming</li> <li>Bringing international knowledge and skills to career and technical education</li> <li>Including international children’s literature in literacy building initiatives</li> <li>Internationalizing U.S. History resources</li> </ul>
Solicitation Limitations: <p>Letter of inquiry required.</p> Other Information:<div>The foundation is interested in supporting activities that have other sources of funding and can demonstrate sustainability beyond the grant period.</div> <div></div> <div>Most grants will be between $15,000 and $25,000. Given the current economic climate, the Longview Foundation expects to make fewer grants at the top of this range in 2020.</div> <div></div> <div>What the Longview Foundation does NOT fund:</div> <ul> <li>Projects outside the United States or</li> <li>Projects that reach small numbers of students and teachers</li> <li>Work that does not advance or contribute to the field overall</li> <li>Support for individual PK-12 schools or programs within individual schools</li> <li>International travel</li> <li>Project work linked to a specific country</li> <li>Overhead/indirect costs above 10%</li> <li>Individuals</li> <li>For-profit entities</li> </ul>Last Updated:
RODA ID: 1025