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Jeffrey Wayne Elias – APA Books, 2024
Scientific research relies on funding, and everyone who conducts research must become adept at funding their research. This book explains how to attain the number one source of research funding: grants. Readers will learn how to prepare grant proposals, how and when to interact with funding institutions, how to interpret and respond to peer review…
Descriptors: Grants, Grantsmanship, Program Proposals, Scientific Research
European Commission, 2022
This checklist outlines key features for managing authorities and intermediate bodies of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) to consider when they want to stimulate innovation and promote digitalisation in employment, education, and training. The checklist was developed as part of the work of the ESF Transnational Cooperation Platform…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Innovation, Educational Technology, Information Technology
Junge, Melissa; Krvaric, Sheara – Center on School Turnaround at WestEd, 2016
Much has been written on the subject of school turnaround, but relatively little about how to "pay for" turnaround-related work. Turning around low-performing schools not only requires changing instructional and related practices, but changing spending patterns as well. Too often education dollars are spent on the same costs from…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Federal Aid, State Agencies, Funding Formulas
Reform Support Network, 2012
This publication offers SEAs and LEAs steps for evaluating a Request for Proposal (RFP) that allows input from a wide range of participants and specific subject matter experts, permits flexibility and weighted scoring in appropriate areas and provides an objective and defensible process for determining the vendor finalist.
Descriptors: Program Proposals, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Weighted Scores
Redding, Sam; Dunn, Lenay; McCauley, Carlas – Center on School Turnaround at WestEd, 2015
School Improvement Grants (SIGs) are authorized under section 1003(g) of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The grants are made to state education agencies (SEAs), and the SEAs award competitive subgrants to local education agencies (LEAs) that demonstrate: (1) the greatest need for the funds; and (2) the strongest…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Grants, Federal Aid, Program Proposals
Park, Sandra; Takahashi, Sola – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2013
90-Day Cycles are a disciplined and structured form of inquiry designed to produce and test knowledge syntheses, prototyped processes, or products in support of improvement work. With any type of activity, organizations inevitably encounter roadblocks to improving performance and outcomes. These barriers might include intractable problems at…
Descriptors: Guides, Inquiry, Performance Technology, Barriers
US Department of Education, 2010
This publication provides a nontechnical summary of the U.S. Department of Education's discretionary grants process and the laws and regulations that govern it. This document is intended for individuals and organizations that are interested in applying to the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) for discretionary grants and cooperative…
Descriptors: Grants, Grantsmanship, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Russell, Michael; Kavanaugh, Maureen – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
The importance of student assessment, particularly for summative purposes, has increased greatly over the past thirty years. At the same time, emphasis on including all students in assessment programs has also increased. Assessment programs, whether they are large-scale, district-based, or teacher developed, have traditionally attempted to assess…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Testing Programs, Educational Assessment, Adaptive Testing
Alvir, Howard P. – 1976
This document contains three sets of rough notes designed to help community education programs. These ideas are rough notes that are intended to spell out some of the problems and issues that confront any researcher tackling the new problem of community education programs. These ideas are addressed to State Educational Agencies (SEA) interested in…
Descriptors: Community Education, Needs Assessment, Program Development, Program Proposals
Lawson, Douglas – 1976
The purpose of this action brochure is to help parent/citizen groups raise money. Its focus is on the techniques necessary to raise significant sums from the three main parts of the private sector in the United States--individuals, foundations, and corporations. In 1975, these three groups gave over 26 billion dollars to nonprofit organizations.…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Grants
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1979
This planning guide provides eligible education agencies in New York State with the necessary information and instructions for developer grant competition in Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Development is the first stage of the "transferring success" process of a school district that has educational needs…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Grants, Guides
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Bureau of Vocational Education.
The handbook is designed for use when requesting State or Federal vocational education funds for projects concerning research and development, teacher education, education professional development, exemplary programs, dissemination-diffusion programs, vocational guidance, planning, data collection and utilization, evaluation, and curriculum…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Guidelines, Program Proposals, Project Applications
Byrd, Robert R. – 1977
Recommendations made for identifying viable Federal funding alternatives for schools include scanning and reviewing printed information with consistent regularity and taking advantage of human resources. Procurement procedures and considerations are suggested for the following areas: (1) need determination; (2) conceptualization/planning; (3)…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Fund Raising, Information Services
Sherman, David B., Ed.; Smith, Miriam, Ed. – 1978
In this manual, information for educators writing proposals for competitive funding is provided. All aspects of proposal development (including a timetable) and proposal writing are described in detail. Funding terms are defined. Writing performance objectives, outlining sample budgets, avoiding "turn-offs" in funding proposals, and…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
White, Virginia P. – 1980
Support for work in the arts is examined, noting the specific ways of obtaining this support from both the public and private sectors. The major sources of information on grants and grantsmanship are listed, including libraries and their resources, professional associations, workshops, institutes, subscription information services, news media,…
Descriptors: Artists, Cultural Activities, Cultural Enrichment, Financial Support
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