Jordan Fundamentals Grant Programs

Type: Foundations
Agency: Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc.,
Program: Jordan Fundamentals Grant Programs
Eligibility: Applicants must be public school teachers or paraprofessionals working with students in grades 1 through 12. Jordan Fundamentals will consider grants in all 50 States and the District of Columbia

Purpose:

Each year, a significant number of projects will be funded as "Innovation Grants" with individual teacher approaches that attempt to engage students in school using either experimental or traditional strategies effectively. These projects should incorporate a number of critical components:

Address at least one or more of the grant Program Objectives

Provide multiple examples of how the program will be Effective

Address specific student needs

Will rely on at least one specific Brand Truth's as guiding principles

Inspiration Grants, averaging $10,000, will be awarded to teams of teachers to support scaling-up the implementation of approaches, originally developed with Innovation Grants. Requests larger than $10,000 for Innovation Grants will be considered if the proposal scope is appropriately in alignment with the requested amount. These projects should incorporate a number of critical components:

• Projects should demonstrate the potential for being Effective, Replicable and Sustainable
• Address at least two or more of the grant Program Objectives
• Address specific student needs
• Will rely on at least two of the Brand Truth's as guiding principles

Name: Inspiration Grants
Deadline: March 30, 2008
Maximum Award: $10,000
Number Of Awards: Multiple
Period: One year.

Name: Innovation Grants
Deadline: March 30, 2008
Maximum Award: $10,001 +
Number Of Awards: Multiple
Period: One year.


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