The School Board of Broward County, Florida
Created : July 30, 2014 at 01:12 PM
Meeting: Regular School Board Meeting :  EE. Office of Strategy & Operations  
EE-1. Grant Applications - Post-submission (D)  
June 09, 2014
Status: 
Open Agenda
 
 

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

A. American Honda Foundation Grant, $75,000 (requested)
B. Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant, $2,200,000 (requested)
C. Dart Foundation, $3,000 (awarded)
D. Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program ? Elementary, $1,207,435 (requested)
E. Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program ? Secondary, $1,207,435 (requested)
F. Elmer?s Toolkit, $2,000 (requested)
G. Florida Agriculture in the Classroom School Garden Mini Grant, $500 (awarded)
H. ING Unsung Heroes, $25,000 (requested)
I. P3 Eco-Challenge School Recognition Program, $9,600 (awarded)
J. Race to the Top - Professional Development Action Plan (PDAP), $481,039 (Requested)
K. School Improvement Grant 1003(g) ? Cohort 3, $22,093,024 (requested)
L. State Farm Youth Advisory Board Service-Learning Grants ? Closing the Achievement Gap, $100,000 (requested)
M. State Farm Youth Advisory Board Service-Learning Grants ? Arts and Culture, $100,000 (requested)
N. Wallace Foundation Grant, $3,500,000 (requested)
O. Walmart Community Grant Program, $2,000 (requested)
P. Wells Fargo Grant, $1,000 (requested)
Q. Whole Kids Garden Grant, $2,000 (awarded)

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 $31,009,533 from various sources.  Except for a District required match for the Wallace Foundation Grant, there is no additional financial impact to the District.


Requested Action
Approve the submission of the following grant applications:

A. American Honda Foundation Grant, $75,000 (requested)
B. Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant, $2,200,000 (requested)
C. Dart Foundation, $3,000 (awarded)
D. Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program ? Elementary, $1,207,435 (requested)
E. Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program ? Secondary, $1,207,435 (requested)
F. Elmer?s Toolkit, $2,000 (requested)
G. Florida Agriculture in the Classroom School Garden Mini Grant, $500 (awarded)
H. ING Unsung Heroes, $25,000 (requested)
I. P3 Eco-Challenge School Recognition Program, $9,600 (awarded)
J. Race to the Top - Professional Development Action Plan (PDAP), $481,039 (Requested)
K. School Improvement Grant 1003(g) ? Cohort 3, $22,093,024 (requested)
L. State Farm Youth Advisory Board Service-Learning Grants ? Closing the Achievement Gap, $100,000 (requested)
M. State Farm Youth Advisory Board Service-Learning Grants ? Arts and Culture, $100,000 (requested)
N. Wallace Foundation Grant, $3,500,000 (requested)
O. Walmart Community Grant Program, $2,000 (requested)
P. Wells Fargo Grant, $1,000 (requested)
Q. Whole Kids Garden Grant, $2,000 (awarded)



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 $31,009,533 from various sources.  Except for a District required match for the Wallace Foundation Grant, there is no additional financial impact to the District.


Source of Additional Information
Stephanie Pollard 754-321-2260 Nathan Balasubramanian 754-321-2260



Associated File Attachments
Executive Summary (Files)  
Executed ARF (Files)