[Scla-list] Library Opportunity

[Ray Turner]

Here is an excellent grants opportunity through the U.S. Department of Education.

Sincerely,
Rayburne J.  Turner
SCLA President
www.scla.org<http://www.scla.org/>
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From: Emily Sheketoff [esheketoff at alawash.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 1:57 PM
To: alacro-l at ala.org
Subject: [alacro-l] Library Opportunity


The Department of Education has $10 million for planning grants for the Promise Neighborhoods program as part of the Fund for the Improvement of Education.  These planning grants for $400,000 to $500,000 each are for the planning purpose of what will be a program to improve significantly the education and development outcomes of children in distressed communities.

This is a heads up for school, community college and public librarians to REACH OUT NOW to eligible entities which could be non-profit organizations or institutions of higher learning who might be applying because they operate a school; partner with a school or Local Education Agency; currently provide a solution to cradle-through-college-to-career in a distressed neighborhood or represent a neighborhood being proposed for service.

Best is being part of a group’s application from the planning stage, but GET INTO THE GROUP AND PARTICIPATE IN THEIR PLANNING.

U.S. Department of Education:
Promise Neighborhoods application:
http://www2.ed.gov/programs/promiseneighborhoods/index.html
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply:  May 21, 2010
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:  June 25, 2010


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