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Mini-grants for Career Exploration and Postsecondary Planning is sponsored by McClure Foundation. The McClure Foundation offers mini-grants to schools, libraries, and community organizations that help young Vermonters plan and prepare for life after high school. These grants aim to boost career exploration and postsecondary planning and supports for young Vermonters.
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More than 7,400 teachers, 4,500 registered nurses, and 1,600 software developers will be needed in Vermont in the coming years. These are just some of the high-pay, high-demand careers shaping our state’s future.
Yet while most of Vermont's promising jobs require education or training beyond high school, fewer than half of Vermont’s young people enroll in a degree program right after graduation—the lowest rate in New England, according to the New England Secondary Schools Consortium. Our grants help change that. We make education and training pathways to Vermont’s most promising jobs more visible, accessible, and affordable.
We strengthen public college and career training systems that drive equity and resilience. Above all, we make postsecondary education the easy choice for young Vermonters because we believe it opens doors to lifelong opportunity.
Teacher Workforce Development Vermont Service to Career Pathways Through our invitation-only grant processes , we proactively invite grant proposals ranging from $10,000 to $100,000+ for systems development or systemic change efforts.
Our current priority areas for these grants are: Accelerated pathways to debt-free degrees Teacher workforce development and diversification Vermont’s service-to-career pathways initiative Professional connection and coordination among Work-Based Learning Coordinators Alongside the Vermont's Most Promising Jobs resource with the Vermont Department of Labor, we offer mini-grants of $250 - $2,500 to schools, libraries, and community organizations that help young Vermonters plan and prep for life after high school.
If you have an idea for how a small amount of funding would boost career exploration and postsecondary planning and supports for young Vermonters in your community, please contact us. We promise a speedy turnaround on funding decisions and no formal proposal or reporting requirements. A core value of the McClure Foundation is working in coordination with others.
To that end, our funding strategies are intentionally aligned with the Vermont Community Foundation’s commitment to closing the Opportunity Gap , the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Accelerate ED Initiative , and the state of Vermont's postsecondary attainment goal that 70% of working-age residents will have a postsecondary credential of value by 2025 .
We are also committed to learning from and alongside other education equity, postsecondary attainment, and workforce development practitioners and funders. Grant applications are accepted from organizations that are located in or serve the people of Vermont. Organizations must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be a public agency, school, or municipality in the state of Vermont.
Nonprofit organizations or community groups who do not have 501(c)(3) status may apply for grant awards if another eligible organization acts as a fiscal sponsor.
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, political affiliation, military service, physical or mental ability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available by the McClure Foundation.
Grant applicants must employ staff and provide services without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, political affiliation, military service, physical or mental ability. Reach out to Executive Director Carolyn Weir at cweir@vermontcf.
org or 802-388-3355 x239 to discuss how your idea or project lines up with McClure Foundation priorities. The J. Warren & Lois McClure Foundation Carolyn Weir, Executive Director The J.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Schools, libraries, and community organizations located in or serving Vermont; must be 501(c)(3) tax-exempt or have a fiscal sponsor. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $250 - $2,500 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Federal research or research and development (R/R&D) needs, increase the commercial application of the U.S. Department of Education (Department) supported research results, and improve the return on investment from federally funded research for economic and social benefits to the Nation. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133S-1. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the SBIR Program at: http://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g. , search for 84.133, not 84.133S). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov. Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-090908-001. Assistance Listing: 84.133. Funding Instrument: G. Category: ED. Award Amount: Up to $75K per award.
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.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (ED/IES) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES). This program provides funding for small businesses to conduct research and development of innovative education technology products. It emphasizes rigorous research and the potential for commercialization to bring products to schools. Projects can leverage AI functionalities, interactive learning, and assistive technologies for students and educators. The program has an annual allocation of $10 million for new ed-tech products.