Tech & Learning — February 2018

K-12 GRANTS CENTRAL

Educators resource

for grants writing

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From the Editor:

Christine Weiser

To ensure serious

consideration of your

grant proposal, applicants

should not only try to

match the grant criteria as

closely as possible, but it

is common for funders to

request prerequisite steps

such as submitting either a

Letter of Intent or a Letter of Interest. There is a difference

between these documents.

According to The Grantsmanship Center, many

government grant programs require the Letter of Intent

in order to gauge the number of proposals to expect

and to organize for that review process, though that

letter is seldom responded to and should not delay

the development of your grant proposal. On the other

hand, many private funders such as foundations and

corporations, request a Letter of Inquiry (LOI), which

is used as a preliminary screening tool or like a mini

proposal. The funder will specify the exact information

required in the LOI, or if they are interested in reviewing a

full proposal, they will invite the applicant to submit one.

If a funding organization issues a request for proposal

(RFP), it generally indicates an open invitation to submit

grant proposals without the interim step of filing either a

letter of intent or a letter of inquiry. Experts recommend

doing the research to better understand the projects the

organization has funded in the past and use it to inform

your grant proposal.

Check out new grants added on a

full interactive calendar available

online that users can download to

their individual Outlook or Gmail

calendars.

https://www.techlearning.com/resources/

k12-grants-central

TIP OF THE MONTH

Criteria

Ensure that the grant you submit

aligns with the criteria listed in

the award posting and that your

project matches the mission/

purpose of the grant.

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Want more successful strategies

and best practice tips on

improving the odds of winning

education and technology grants

for your district?

Download this guide How to Win

K-12 Technology Grants: Strategies

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