The Greater Capital Region Teacher Center encourages teachers to seek financial support for special projects that will enhance their teaching capability and enrich the experience for their students. Funding opportunities are available from private and public agencies.
The Teacher Center has often
partnered with teachers and districts in seeking outside funds. Call us to seek assistance in refining your ideas, finding appropriate granting agencies,
and partnering to maximize resources.
GCRTC Innovation Grant ProgramSince its inception, the Teacher Center has met its goal of nurturing teachers' creativity and initiative by offering yearly competetive grants. Teachers propose a project which is rated by local area educators and awarded based on merit and funding availability. The finished product with supporting materials is then housed at the Teacher Center office and made available to all educators on a three week loan basis.
A catalog of projects from 1985-96 which will be available on line in the future has now been mailed to your buildings with a Supplemental Guide covering materials from 1996 to summer 1997. You may use the order form to request that a project be mailed to you. Watch this space for announcements about our progress in putting the catalog online or you may call or e-mail to Sara Zaidspiner-Leibo if you are interested in working on this project with us.
School to Work Innovation Grants
This partnership, open to teachers within partnership schools in the WSWHE BOCES region, will fund proposals of between $500-$2,000.
This partnership is open to teachers within partnership schools in the Questar III BOCES region.
An application may be obtained by calling either of the respective coordinators or Greater Capital Region Teacher Center, 518-479-4083
We recommend the following resources for those interested in grant writing.
GRANTSLinks to Grants and Funding Information
Many useful links provided by the University of Nebraska at Omaha Department of Economics and Center for Economic Education
Includes state and local initiatives and telecommunications discounts for schools.
Pitsco's Launch to Grants and Funding
Contains a huge number of links and especially useful to locate private foundations.
Grant and award opportunities from the NSF.
Contains links to the most up-to-date grant announcements and application notices from the Federal government.
United States Education Department
The Department awards grants and contracts to schools, school districts, researchers, and others to implement new methodologies, research effective practice, implement educational reform, and provide the Department goods and services. Here you'll find information about current funding opportunities and documents to help you understand the grants and contracts processes and rules.
Grants and Other People's Money is NASA's comprehensive grant funds web page. It contains useful links to funding sources including the National Science Foundation, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, as well as private foundations.
The Foundation Center is an independent nonprofit information clearinghouse established in 1956. The Center's mission is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects.
To recommend additional sites for inclusion on this page, Click here to communicate with webmaster, Sara Zaidspiner-Leibo.
| Last revised 9/18/97 |