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Learning Links is sponsored by The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. This program offers mini-grants for public school teachers to provide "hands-on" creative learning projects to their students, increasing enthusiasm for learning. While not exclusively for leadership, it supports teacher-led initiatives in the classroom.
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The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina | Learning Links Black Mountain - Swannanoa Valley Endowment Fund The Fund for Haywood County The Fund for Mitchell County Rutherford County Endowment Black Mountain - Swannanoa Valley Endowment Fund The Fund for Haywood County The Fund for Mitchell County Rutherford County Endowment Charitable Gift Annuities Charitable Remainder Trusts Nonprofit Organization Funds Investments & Financial Information Professional Advisory Committee Annual Professional Seminar Frequently Asked Questions School Resources & Scholarship Deadlines Immediate Emergency Needs Cultural Resources Recent Grants Human Services Recent Grants Natural Resources Recent Grants Investments & Financial Information News, Publications & Stories Deadline: Last Friday in September The Learning Links program offers mini grants up to $1,000 for public school teachers in Avery, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford and Swain counties to help them provide "hands-on" creative learning projects to their students.
The goal of this program is to increase students' enthusiasm for learning and staying in school through graduation. These grants are made possible by the Ben W. and Dixie Glenn Farthing Charitable Endowment Fund, the Cherokee County Schools Foundation Endowment Fund, and other funds held at CFWNC.
Learn more about the Farthing Legacy . Learning Links projects must: Involve students in projects of a "hands-on" nature. It is desirable that these experiential learning activities take place in settings beyond the classroom or in a learning environment that is unlike their normal daily classroom instruction.
Implement innovative, imaginative and creative approaches to teaching that enrich the educational experience. Be aligned with the classroom's current curriculum. Directly relate to the academic improvement of students.
Projects can serve a single classroom, grade level, or entire school. Individual teachers can apply for up to $1,000 only. If teachers are working together on a group project which will serve a set of classrooms or a school-wide activity or club, they can apply as a group and request up to $1,000 per teacher/classroom.
Projects that have been funded previously will be reconsidered on their own merits each year they are submitted. There is no limit to the number of applications that may be submitted from each school. Each application must be submitted by the lead teacher/project coordinator and approved by the school principal to be considered.
The deadline to apply is 5 p. m. on the last Friday in September.
Grant funds will be available for funded projects by the end of November, and grant funds should be spent by June 1. If a deadline date is on a holiday, the deadline is 5 p. m.
the next business day. Learning Links grants are offered to public schools in the following Western North Carolina counties: Avery, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford and Swain. Learning Links grants do not support anything other than "hands-on" creative learning projects for public school classrooms in the counties specified above.
Grants may not pay teachers or staff, and cannot be used to purchase basic school equipment such as computers or furniture. Grants also do not support activities taking place or expenses incurred before grant decisions are made. 1.
Access Community Foundation Staff Assistance If you would like to discuss your proposal or have questions regarding eligibility, contact Amber Harrelson-Williams , Scholarship Officer, by email or at 828-367-9916. 2. Submit a Grant Application Begin the online application process to submit a grant application.
The online application is available beginning in mid-August and must be completed by 5 p. m. on the date of the deadline.
For technical assistance with the online grant system, please contact Diane Crisp , Senior Grants Manager, by email or at 828-367-9904. The online system notifies applicants by email upon receipt of their application. Staff screens applications for completeness, clarity, and compliance with eligibility requirements.
Grant proposals are evaluated by a volunteer committee, and funding recommendations are approved by CFWNC. Funding decisions are announced in November. Applicants must submit an online end-of-grant report verifying use of grant funds and results.
Instructions will be included in the grant award letter. We may also require additional reports or site visits. For additional information, download Recent Grants .
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Public school teachers in Avery, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, and Swain counties in North Carolina. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $1,000 per teacher Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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Pigeon River Fund Grant is sponsored by The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. This grant aims to enhance the ecosystems of Haywood, Buncombe, and Madison counties in North Carolina. It supports projects that improve water quality, wildlife habitats, and public access, and encourages community awareness and engagement in conservation efforts.
Human Services and Education Grants is a grant from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina that funds nonprofits and government entities serving the region's most vulnerable residents. The program supports programs in human services, education, and community well-being across western North Carolina, with particular interest in organizations that demonstrate local impact and community need. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) organizations or governmental entities with missions aligned to human services or education in the region. Awards of up to $25,000 are available.
Highlands Community Fund Grant is a grant from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina that funds charitable projects serving the Highlands community in western North Carolina. Grants support a range of community needs including arts, education, human services, environment, and civic improvement in the area. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, government entities, and educational institutions based in or serving Highlands. Awards of up to $10,000 are available through an annual competitive grant cycle.
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.