Florida Department of Education

 

For further information on any of the programs listed below, please go to

www.firn.edu/doe/cgi-bin/doehome/menu.pl

 

State Matching Challenge Grant

This new grant program provides state matching funds on a dollar-for-dollar basis with local donations from private sector entities or individuals in support of low performing schools that have received a grade of F in either of the last two years. This is not a competitive grant; it is essentially a grant program that will match local donations on a first come - first serve basis as local donations are received.  There is no deadline.  For more information, go to www.firn.edu/doe/bin00004/grants.htm#match .

 

Florida Compact

This education and business partnerships program continues to be a model demonstration effort to help students stay in school, graduate, and improve their opportunities at post-secondary institutions and at the work place. In addition, Florida Compact seeks out high schools committed to the most innovative practices that can be showcase windows for other schools to replicate.  The deadline is in mid-April 2002.  For more information, please go to www.firn.edu/doe/bin00004/grants.htm .

Business Partnership Challenge Grant

The Business Partnership Challenge Grant program provides planning and start-up funding for new ventures to improve student performance, the environment for learning of public schools, and innovative ways to improve curriculum and instruction at any public school serving selected grades between K and 12. The grant priorities are currently : (1) Career academies sponsored by the National Academy Foundation in the fields of financial services and travel & tourism; (2) Satellite learning centers, particularly of elementary and middle schools; (3) Innovative programs in support of low performing students; (4) Internship programs; (5) Elementary and middle school magnet programs; and (6) Programs serving seriously at-risk middle school students. The deadline is April-end 2002.  For more information, please go to www.firn.edu/doe/bin00004/grants.htm .

Florida Learn and Serve

This grant to foster community service learning is federally funded from the National Community Service Act and applies to all public schools in Florida. The grant for a single applicant school cannot exceed $18,000 while three or more schools can jointly apply for funding not to exceed $30,000. There are also grants available to form Youth Councils that plan and distribute small grants for student groups wishing to do community service learning; and, these are three-year grants up to a total of $30,000 – of which $15,000 is available for first year efforts. There is also funding for new initiatives for adult volunteers to provide service to student beneficiary groups.  The deadline date is May-end 2002.  For more information, please go to www.firn.edu/doe/bin00004/grants.htm .

 

Florida Department of State – Division of Cultural Affairs

 

For further information on any of the programs listed below, please go to www.dos.state.fl.us and click on “Cultural Affairs.”

 

2002-2003 Florida Guide to Cultural Programs for Organizations:

Here are the deadlines for the grant programs:

 

1.        State Touring Program – April 1, 2002

2.        Underserved Arts Communities Assistance Program – April 10, 2002

3.        Quarterly Assistance for Organizations – April 10, 2002 (first quarter)

4.        Florida Cultural Endowment – June 1, 2002

5.        Cultural Facilities Program – August 2, 2002

6.        Art in State Buildings Program – Ongoing

 

Florida Foundations

 

Florida Humanities Council:

The Florida Humanities Council, the steward of Florida culture, will provide grants from 1998-2003 to support public programs based in the humanities and responding to the initiative, Floridians: Finding a Common Path. Projects eligible for support will vary widely in design, content and audience; however, all projects must include the participation of humanities scholars.   For Mini Grants & Scholar/Humanist Fellowships, the deadline is May 20, 2002.  For more information on this program, please go to www.flahum.org/ .

 

Florida Institute of Phosphate Research (FIPR): Reclamation and Environmental Research Program

The general goal of the program is to develop improved methods to: (1) Minimize the environmental impacts of phosphate mining and processing; (2) Restore ecological and hydrological systems; and (3) Reclaim mining and processing disturbances or wastes to a more environmentally desirable and useful condition.  

At this time FIPR feels a particular need to augment its reclamation and environmental research program in the following areas:  (1) Feasibility of establishing mitigation wetlands on clay settling areas; (2) Water treatment wetlands on clay settling areas; (3) Increasing biological diversity in streams on reclaimed lands; (4) Establishment of bay swamps on reclaimed lands (hydrology, bay tree establishment, etc.); and (5) Design, construction and management of mine pit lakes to enhance their ecological and recreational value.

Research proposals may be submitted at any time.  For more information on the program, please go to www.fipr.state.fl.us/applygr.htm .

 

Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation

Special consideration will be given to distributions and grants to charitable, religious and educational organizations which are organized and operated to help underprivileged or needy people to improve themselves, or to relieve human suffering.  The Foundation has made grants for challenge and development purposes, construction and renovation, equipment and expansion of functions, pilot projects and seed start-up of new programs, and study or planning grants to determine feasibility and market. The Foundation has broad interests in human service, education, health care and a limited interest in the arts.  There is no deadline.  For more information, please go to

fdncenter.org/grantmaker/bush/index.html.