Excerpted from The Link , Vol. LEAs may submit applications on behalf of individual high schools with enrollments of 1,000 or more students or to fund districtwide programs. To contribute to the quality of science education by investing in projects designed by and with classroom teachers. Priority will be given to submissions from individual or groups of classroom teachers that present programs, projects, and activities that have the potential to improve classroom teaching and learning of science, mathematics, and the science and mathematics of technology.
Preference is given to organizations that provide direct child care services.
Grants may be awarded to child care centers for tuition scholarships, improving facilities, and upgrading equipment and also to help retain teachers and child care professionals who have demonstrated proficiency. Schools, neighborhood groups, community centers, camps, clubs, and intergenerational programs may apply. Groups must plan to garden in 2001 with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18 years. The U.S. Department of Education has created an on-line guide to funding opportunities in 19 programs. The Promising Initiatives to Improve Education in Your Community site also describes exemplary projects and includes links to related resources.