Grants for Technology and Other Library Resources

GRANTSMANSHIP
In today's educational environment, particularly in California, getting sufficient funding for school library media programs is a challenge. LMTs need to know how to locate and "go for the money" in order to help students succeed. Of course, the best scenario is to have an abundance of financial support AND get grants to do innovative services.

Go through this short course on grantsmanship:
http://fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html

READ David Moursund's guide to obtaining funds for technology: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/%7emoursund/GrantWriting/index.htm

Tech grant sites:
http://www.techlearning.com monthly list of opportunities
http://fdncenter.org/fundproc
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/KnowabtGrants
http://www.sils.umich.edu/~nesbeitt/nonprofits/nonprofits.html
http://musom.marshall.edu/library/HP/GRANTP.HTM
http://www.technologygrantnews.com/

grant-writing links: http://www.enc.org/features/focus/archive/change/document.shtm?input=FOC-000767-index
LibraryHQ also has multiple resources on library funding: http://libraryhq.com/funding.html

Other useful grant Web sites:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/we/ (CA Dept. of Education's grant tips)
http://www.winona.msus.edu/grants (sponsored by Winona State University)
http://www.grantsplus.mnscu.edu (contains tutorial on grant writing and link to Grantminer)
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.FIND_GRANT_RPT1.show
http://www.science.iupui.edu (click on Grant Web)
http://www.polarisgrantscentral.net/index.html
http://www.raise-funds.com/040202forum.html
http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/Chris_Eckert
http://www.grantwrangler.com/
http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/programs/grants.htm
http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/BAA_2007.htm

Some specific grants include:
3M: http://www.3M.com/library
http://www.cde.ca.gov/funding
http://wwww.ntia.doc/gov/top/grants/application.htm
Improving Literacy through School Libraries Grant: http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/index.html