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Calculating Indirect Costs for Educational Institutions |
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a021/a021.html |
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Contains guidelines for determining indirect costs in an educational grant budget. |
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Children's Database Profiles |
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http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/data.htm |
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Contains information on four statistical databases that track student data: Kids Count Data Book, Kids Count Census Data, Right Start early childhood data, and CLIKS (local county data). |
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CLIKS - County-City-Community Level Information on Kids |
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http://www.aecf.org/cgi-bin/cliks.cgi |
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This unique system allows users to access state-specific inventories of data from local sources, such as health departments, human services agencies, and schools. |
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FedStats |
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http://www.fedstats.gov |
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The gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies. |
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QuickFacts |
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http://quickfacts.census.gov/ |
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Quick access to statistical information on states and counties. |
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School Profiles |
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http://www.paprofiles.org |
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The school profiles are part of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). The information contained in the School Profiles is meant to assist public school personnel and PA citizens in evaluating a public school |
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Standard and Poors |
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http://www.ses.standardandpoors.com/ |
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Read S&P Observations and learn about each school system's strengths, challenges, and educational return on resources. These reports also include snapshots of important statistics and graphs that highlight comparisons and trends. Monitor progress, view benchmarks, and customize comparisons of student results, spending, learning environment, taxes, debt, demographics, and more. |
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US Census Data |
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http://www.census.gov |
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The source for information on national and state population trends and statistics. |
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Zoomerang |
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http://www.zoomerang.com |
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Surveying tool for gathering and compiling data. There is both a free and fee-based version of this service. |
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SchoolResults.org |
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http://www.schoolresults.org |
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A clearinghouse for new state report cards on education, including data broken down to the district and school building level. |
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| Federal Grants - |
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance |
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http://www.cfda.gov |
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Lists information on the 15 types of federal assistance with information on how to apply for specific programs. |
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DUNS Number Site |
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http://www.dnb.com/US/duns_update/index.html |
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As of October, 2003, all federal grant applicants must have a DUNS number required for tracking of grant programs. |
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Ed.gov |
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http://www.ed.gov/grantapps/ |
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Portal for federal educational grant programs. |
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U.S. Department of Education, e-Grants |
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http://e-grants.ed.gov/egWelcome.asp |
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Site for the electronic submission and administration of federal grant programs. |
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Grants.gov |
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http://grants.gov |
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A consolidated grant resource that allows organization to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities for all Federal grant-making agencies. |
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Examples of Letters of Inquiry |
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http://fdncenter.org/learn/faqs/html/loi.html |
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The Foundation Center |
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http://www.fdncenter.org/ |
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The source for information on foundation grant proposals. Includes a free searchable database of over 70,000 foundations. |
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Government Nonprofit Gateway |
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http://www.nonprofit.gov/resource/ |
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Contains several links to grant resources tailored to non-profit organizations. |
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AlphaSmart, Inc. Grants and Funding Solutions |
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http://alphasmart.com/solutions/grants.html |
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Many resources for technology and education grants. |
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eSchool News Guide to Grant Resources |
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http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/funding/ |
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ISTE Grant Sources |
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http://www.iste.org/resources/funding/grant-sources.cfm |
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International Society for Technology in Education's grant links |
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K12 Handhelds |
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http://www.k12handhelds.org |
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Listing of grant opportunities |
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Technology & Learning Grants Database |
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http://www.techlearning.com/resources/grants.jhtml |
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The Tech-Learning Forum web site offers a database of grants and contests that you can use to find a grant, contest, funding opportunity or recognition program for which you or your students might qualify. |
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| Web Sites for Grant Writers - |
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Grants for K-12 |
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http://www.schoolgrants.org |
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One of the finest sites for learning more about how to craft a successful grant proposal. Contains sample proposals as well as funded grants from a broad array of programs. |
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The Grantsmanship Center |
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www.tgci.com |
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One of the oldest and most respected authorities on grant writing. In addition to grant information, the site lists information on the organization's popular training programs. |
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SERVE |
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http://www.serve.org/ELO/resourc2.html |
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Non-profit organization with information on several federal and foundation grant programs. |
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| Training - |
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Cheryl Clarke's Storytelling for Grantseekers |
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A refreshing new way to approach the grant proposal narrative |
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Demystifying Grant Seeking, by Larissa Golden Brown and Martin John Brown |
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Examines the process of educational grant writing. |
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The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing, 3rd. Edition |
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The definitive source for information on foundation proposal writing. |
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