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| Source: RMC Research Corporation, Denver, CO, July 2004, Updated July 2008 | ||
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Service-learning programs can be funded in several basic ways, including through Learn and Serve subgrants, foundation funding, and fundraising. Ideally, funds for school-based service-learning would be a line item in the school or district budget, reflecting the fact that service-learning is a part of the mainstream educational delivery system. Many districts choose to fund service-learning as a strategy to accomplish curricular goals, so no additional sources of funding are needed. If you do not have access to internal funding or if you need additional funds to support start-up or special activities, funds can be generated as part of the following programs. More information on these is provided below in the Resources sections.
There are several grant portals you can use to search for grants that may be available to support service-learning. A search conducted recently yielded over 100 possibilities. Many of these grants do not specifically list service-learning as a topic, but if they list academic achievement or engagement, civic outcomes or engagement, or character development or outcomes, there is no reason not to propose using service-learning. The following resources may be helpful to those designing a funding strategy for service-learning programs. |
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| Campus Compact www.compact.org/opportunities/grants_and_opportunities Provides a list of grant and fellowship opportunities. The Chronicle of Philanthropy philanthropy.com Provides information about grant writing and fundraising. Contains a searchable database of corporate and foundation grants. The Foundation Center foundationcenter.org Lists funding opportunities and provides information about the grant application process. Contains the Philanthropy News Digest, a foundation directory, and online grant writing and fundraising tutorials. Grants.gov www.grants.gov This web site provides a central storehouse for information on grant programs. Idealist.org www.idealist.org Provides resources on funding related to youth leadership and community involvement. Learn and Serve America www.learnandserve.org Contains applications for Learn and Serve and other grants. Also see www.nationalservice.org/egrants/index.html, the Corporation for National and Community Service’s online grant application and management system. National Service-Learning Clearinghouse www.servicelearning.org An excellent source for information on awards, fellowships, scholarships, funding resources, grants, and funders. Visit www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/funding_sources/ and the NSLC Funding Blog at www.servicelearning.org/rss/funding.html. National Service-Learning Partnership www.service-learningpartnership.org/youth_innovation/resources.cfm Contains sample funding applications and press releases, and provides timelines for fundraising and grant writing. National Youth Leadership Council www.nylc.org Provides a tip sheet on how to find funding for service learning programs. The U.S. Department of Education Forecast of Funding www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html Lists all programs and competitions under which the Department of Education has invited or expects to invite applications for new awards. |
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Related NSLC Resources | |
| Hot Topic: Sustainability / Institutionalization www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/hot_topics/sustain/index.php Sustainability in K-12 Schools: Selected Resource (bibliography) www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/bibs/k-12_bibs/sustain_k-12/index.php |
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| Billig, Shelley H. “Funding Your Service-Learning Program.” In Building Support for Service-Learning, edited by Shelley H. Billig, 105-124. Denver: RMC Research Corporation, 1998. Brewer, Ernest W. Finding Funding: Grantwriting From Start to Finish, Including Project Management and Internet Use. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2001. Burke, Mary Ann. Simplified Grantwriting. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2002. Dobbins-Harper, D. and Bhat, S. Finding Funding: A Guide to Federal Sources for Youth Programs. The Finance Project, Washington, D.C., 2007. Grants for K-12 Schools, edited by Mollie Mudd. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, 2001. Ruskin, Karen B., and Charles M. Achilles. Grantwriting, Fundraising, and Partnerships: Strategies That Work. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 1995. Sandel, K. and Bhat, S. Financing and Sustaining Out-of-School Time Programs in Rural Communities. The Finance Project, Washington, D.C., 2008. Vander Mey, B. and McDonald, S. Landscapes for Learning: Growing Children, Youth, Schools, and Communities. Linking Learning with Life. National Dropout Prevention Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 2001. | ||
| Suggested Citation: RMC Research Corporation. Service-Learning and Student Engagement. Scotts Valley, CA: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, 2004/2008. http://servicelearning.org/instant_info/fact_sheets/k-12_facts/funding_for_k-12_service-learning_programs/index.php |
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