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On Jan 31, 2008, at 9:07 PM, Michael and Andrea Jenkins wrote:
> Thanks for forwarding this on.
>
> Does anyone have any experience with applying for a NEH or other =20
> federal grant? I was speaking with my Development Director today and =20=
> we'd love to know more about other independent schools' experiences =20=
> with this.
>
> We are a small (380 students) k-8 Episcopal school. Are NEH and =20
> other federal grants awarded to schools like us?
>
> Many thanks for any information!
>
> Andrea Jenkins
> Trinity Episcopal School
>
> On Jan 17, 2008, at 12:58 PM, Marti Weston wrote:
>
>> ANNOUNCING:
>> National Endowment for the Humanities (U.S.A.)
>> Applications to Conduct an NEH Summer Program
>> in Summer 2009
>>
>> Each summer the National Endowment for the Humanities supports =20
>> faculty
>> development through residential projects: 2-6 week Seminars and
>> Institutes and 1-week Landmarks of American History and Culture =20
>> Workshops.
>> These projects are designed to provide American teachers with the
>> opportunity for intensive study of important texts and topics in the
>> humanities.
>>
>> SEMINARS AND INSTITUTES
>> Application Deadline is March 3, 2008 (receipt)
>> Seminars and Institutes foster excellent teaching by encouraging =20
>> collegial
>> discussion of humanities topics within close-knit scholarly =20
>> communities.
>> They also promote active scholarship in the humanities in ways =20
>> suited to
>> teachers at all levels from grade school through college. =20
>> Participants
>> have called the seminars and institutes life changing experiences. =20=
>> They
>> often note that they view the host institution as an important =20
>> resource
>> for future scholarly endeavors for themselves and for their =20
>> students. The
>> application guidelines for projects to be held in 2009 are posted =20
>> on the
>> NEH website at: <[ http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/seminars.html
>> ]www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/seminars.html> (for school teachers =20=
>> and
>> college/university teachers).
>>
>> LANDMARKS OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
>> Application Deadline is March 17, 2008 (receipt)
>> These grant opportunities are part of the "We the People" initiative,
>> which is designed to enhance the teaching, study, and understanding =20=
>> of
>> American history and culture. Landmarks of American History and =20
>> Culture
>> workshops bring groups of K-12 teachers or community college faculty
>> together for intensive, one-week, residence-based workshops at or =20
>> near
>> significant American sites. Eligible applicants include museums,
>> libraries, cultural and learned societies, state humanities councils,
>> colleges and universities, schools and school districts. =20
>> Collaborative
>> programs are encouraged. The application guidelines for projects to =20=
>> be
>> held in 2009 are posted on the NEH website at: <[
>> http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarks.html
>> ]www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarks.html> (for school =20
>> teachers) or <[
>> http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarkscc.html
>> ]www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarkscc.html> (for community =20
>> college
>> faculty).
>>
>> As part of the NEH's We the People program, the new Picturing America
>> program promotes the teaching, study, and understanding of American
>> history and culture in K-12 schools by introducing young people to =20=
>> some of
>> America=92s great art treasures. NEH encourages proposals for Summer
>> Seminars or Institutes for School Teachers and Landmarks of American
>> History and Culture Workshops for School Teachers that focus on one =20=
>> or
>> more of the Picturing America art works or artists as well as the =20
>> events
>> or periods of American history depicted and the humanities themes
>> represented. Please see [ http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/
>> ]http://PicturingAmerica.neh.gov.
>>
>> Now is the time to draft a proposal or to contact a colleague whom =20=
>> you
>> think might be interested in developing a project. We strongly =20
>> recommend
>> that you work with one of the program officers listed below:
>>
>> Thomas Adams 202-606-8396 [ mailto:tadams@neh.gov
>> ]tadams@neh.gov
>> Douglas Arnold 202-606-8225 [ mailto:darnold@neh.gov
>> ]darnold@neh.gov
>> Barbara Ashbrook 202-606-8388 [ mailto:bashbrook@neh.gov
>> ]bashbrook@neh.gov
>> Judith Jeffrey Howard 202-606-8398 [ mailto:jhoward@neh.gov
>> ]jhoward@neh.gov
>> Julia Nguyen 202-606-8213 [ mailto:jnguyen@neh.gov
>> ]jnguyen@neh.gov
>> Robert Sayers 202-606-8215 [ mailto:rsayers@neh.gov
>> ]rsayers@neh.gov
>>
>> Program staff can answer questions, provide samples of successful
>> applications, and comment on an informal draft. Staff can help =20
>> anticipate
>> questions that are likely to arise in the review process.
>>
>> Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.
>> Institutions must register with Grants.gov, a process which usually =20=
>> takes
>> about two weeks.
>>
>> We look forward to working with you.
>>
>> [ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
>> Submissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons, =20
>> attribution, non-commercial, share-alike
[ For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L ]
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