The following release was received via the KCAAEN’s Artsmanager.org e-newsletter:
The Target Corporation has announced that it will award 5,000 field trip grants of up to $800 each for the coming K-12 school year.
Managed by Scholarship America, the program is open to education professionals who are at least 18 years old and employed by an accredited K-12 public, private, or charter school in the United States that maintains 501(c)(3) or 509(a)(1) tax-exempt status. Educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, or classified staff of these institutions must be willing to plan and execute a field trip that will provide a demonstrable learning experience for students.
Grant funds may be used for visits to art, science, and cultural museums; community service or civics projects; career enrichment opportunities; and other events or activities away from the school facility. Funds may also be used to cover field trip-related costs such as transportation, ticket fees, resource materials, and supplies.
Grants will be awarded in February 2010. Applications can be completed online anytime between August 5 and November 3, 2009. Complete program information is available at the Target Web site.
While this sounds pretty wide open for its uses, it is likely to not apply to Vermont, as Target has no stores in our state, yet!
Filed under: Education, Grant Opportunity
