<p><span>The purpose of the Environmental Education Local Grants Program in Region 9 is to support locally-focused environmental education projects that increase public awareness and knowledge about environmental and conservation issues and provide the skills that participants in its funded projects need to make informed decisions and take responsible actions toward the environment</span></p>
<p>Voya Unsung Heroes handed out its first awards in 1996 as a way for Voya Financial to demonstrate its commitment to the education community. Grants are given to K-12 educators utilizing new teaching methods and techniques that improve learning.</p>
<p>Each year, educators submit applications for a Voya Unsung Heroes grant by describing projects they have initiated or would like to pursue.
<p>The Phoenix Industrial Development Authority (Phoenix IDA) is partnering with the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) to administer the Community Development Fund to provide investments to Phoenix based nonprofit organizations. The funds will be invested in Phoenix to support quality, strategic grant proposals in three priority areas: Education, Health Innovation, and Economic/Community Development. Where appropriate, other funding sources may be encouraged to leverage the grant and maximize impact of the Phoenix IDA funds.
<p>Relevant focus areas include:<br> Critical Issues - Programs focused on teacher training for public and private schools. <br> Cochlear Implants - Access to oral/auditory schools and Access to preschool education <br> Sign Language - Accessibility to sign language training and programs encouraging proper grammar for students communicating with sign language <br>Quality of Life - Expanded programs to sensitize classroom teachers to the special needs of hearing impaired students and programs that promote barrier free communication.
<p>The Landmarks of American History and Culture program supports a series of one-week workshops for a national audience of K-12 educators that enhance and strengthen humanities teaching at the K-12 level.<br> The program defines a landmark as a site of historic importance within the United States and its territories that offers educators a unique and compelling opportunity to deepen and expand their knowledge of the diverse histories, cultures, traditions, languages, and perspectives of the American people.
<p>The JAMS Foundation/ACR Initiative for Students and Youth Mission: The population to be served by the funding streams will be (1) youth in preK-12 age range and/or (2) adults working with these youth populations in ways that directly transfer CRE skills for adults to the youth populations through education, training and services. Funding Contexts: The contexts for projects may be a variety of contexts including community, schools, alternative education (online education, charter schools, after school programs), government (juvenile justice facilities, courts) and NGO settings.
<p><span>The Brady Education Foundation seeks to close the achievement/opportunity gap for children at risk for poor school outcomes due to environmental factors associated with living in poverty. The Foundation pursues its mission by promoting collaboration between researchers and educators via the funding of program development and program evaluations in education. Currently, the Foundation is particularly focused on the development and evaluation of programs that are consistent with a strength-based approach and show promise of being feasible, effective and sustainable.
<p><span>The purpose of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program is to promote academic achievement and to improve results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and implementing activities that are supported by scientifically based research.
<p><span>The purpose of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program is to promote academic achievement and to improve results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and implementing activities that are supported by scientifically based research.</span></p>
<p><span>This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) invites exploratory grant applications, hereafter referred to as the Learning Disabilities Innovation Hubs or LD Hubs, addressing the etiology, manifestation, prevention and remediation of reading, writing and/or mathematics learning disabilities (LDs). The constitution of an LD Hub includes a single research project and an Administration Core that support the goals and aims of the LD Hub.