The School Board of Broward County, Florida
Meeting: Regular School Board Meeting :  EE. Office of Strategy & Operations  
EE-2. Grant Applications Post-submission (D)  
March 17, 2014
Status: 
Open Agenda
 
 

Quick Summary / Abstract
Approve the submission of the following grant applications:

A. Dart Foundation STEM Grant, $24,067 (requested)
B. Gardening for Grades TEAM School Grant, $1,000 (awarded)
C. Florida Farm Bureau Agriculture in the Classroom Mini Grant, $500 (awarded)
D. Lowe's Toolbox for Education, $2,270 (awarded) and $77,401 (requested)
E. Target Field Trip Grant, $1,050 (awarded)
F. Walmart Foundation Local Facility Giving Program, $5,000 (requested)

Copies of the Grant Applications are available at the Board members' Office on the 14th floor of the K. C. Wright Administration Center and executive summaries are available online via the Broward County Public Schools eAgenda at:http://eagenda3.broward.k12.fl.us/cgi-bin/WebObjects/eAgenda.

The potential positive financial impact, if all grants are funded, is $109,018 from various sources.  There is no additional financial impact to the District.


Requested Action
Approve the submission of the following grant applications:

A. Dart Foundation STEM Grant, $24,067 (requested)
B. Gardening for Grades TEAM School Grant, $1,000 (awarded)
C. Florida Farm Bureau Agriculture in the Classroom Mini Grant, $500 (awarded)
D. Lowe's Toolbox for Education, $2,270 (awarded) and $77,401 (requested)
E. Target Field Trip Grant, $1,050 (awarded)
F. Walmart Foundation Local Facility Giving Program, $5,000 (requested)


Summary
Copies of the Grant Applications are available at the Board members' Office on the 14th floor of the K. C. Wright Administration Center and executive summaries are available online via the Broward County Public Schools eAgenda at:http://eagenda3.broward.k12.fl.us/cgi-bin/WebObjects/eAgenda.

School Board Goals
Goal 2: Continuous Improvement
Goal 1: High Quality Instruction


Financial Impact
The potential positive financial impact, if all grants are funded, is $109,018 from various sources.  There is no additional financial impact to the District.


Source of Additional Information
Kareen Torres 754-321-2260 Stephanie Pollard 754-321-2260



Associated File Attachments
Post-submission Executive Summary (Files)  
ExecutedARF (Files)