Funding

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Grant creates shared digital library for Georgia's colleges
Nov 05, 2009
Georgia Tech has received an $857,000 grant to create a digital library to be shared by colleges in the University System of Georgia, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. READ MORE››

$100,000 to institutions that help first-generation students of color achieve academic success
Oct 29, 2009
The purpose of the Walmart Minority Student Success Initiative is to increase first-generation student success and degree completion through faculty-driven, academic-focused practices focused on student learning. IHEP and the Walmart Foundation are seeking MSIs with innovative approaches to academic interventions, targeted to first-generation students and directed by institutional faculty and academic affairs staff. READ MORE››

GAO calls for enhancements to Grants.gov system
Sep 04, 2009
Readers who have used Grants.gov to submit federal grant applications and who have experienced difficulties might find some comfort in a report that was released in July. The report, titled "Grants.gov Has Systemic Weaknesses that Require Attention," was based on a study conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in 2008 and 2009. The GAO surveyed federal agencies that use the Grants.gov system and came up with several recommendations for improving the system. READ MORE››

$300,000 for professional development to increase use of the Library of Congress
Jul 02, 2009
The Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program works with an educational consortium of schools, universities, libraries, and foundations to help teachers use the Library's vast collection of digitized primary sources to enrich their classroom instruction. Educators in Florida, Georgia and Texas are asked to submit proposals by July 22. READ MORE››

External Grant Resources

Grant creates shared digital library for Georgia's colleges
Nov 05, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Grants

Laid-off IT pros head to the classroom
Nov 02, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Grants

Stimulus funds give students greater access to online classes
Oct 26, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: State

Schools make their case for broadband grants
Oct 22, 2009 Primary Topic Channels: Fed Grants Federal Policy

8-state cyber consortium gets $2.7 million grant
Oct 19, 2009 Primary Topic Channels: Funding Grants

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