Purpose:  
     Enhance Gifted and Talented academic instruction within the East Baton Rouge Parish Public School System

Amount of Award: 
    Up to $1,500.00 per individual application

Period of Activity:  
      August 2003 to July 2004

Submission Deadline:    
      30 June 2003

Eligibility:  
  All instructional staff of the Gifted or Talented programs in the East Baton Rouge Parish Public School System 

The Baton Rouge Chapter of the Association of Gifted and Talented Students is pleased to make available small grants to Gifted and Talented program teachers of the EBR Parish Public School System.  These grants are intended to be used for new, special, innovative and creative projects, equipment, materials and programs that will enrich and enhance the experience of public school students in our Parish.  Funding may be used for any relevant academic activity.  Appropriate uses would include, but are not limited to: the production or purchase of teaching materials, supplies, environmental enhancements, classroom visits by specialists or resource persons, and research projects. 

Grants are available to individual Gifted and Talented program instructors or groups of instructors at the elementary, middle and high school levels.  The total award pool is limited to $1,500.00.  We expect to make up to 3 individual awards from this pool but the actual number of awards is not limited and may range from 0 upwards.  Proposals will be judged according to their potential for enhancing the learning experience of public school children.  Preference will be given to projects deemed most likely to make a permanent contribution or that help generate longer term grant funding.  Proposals that request funding for travel alone will be given lower priority in the selection process.  Applications must be received by 30 June 2003 for projects to be implemented during the normal school semester in the Spring and Fall of the next academic year. 

Proposals should include a cover letter identifying the name(s) and work location(s) of the individual(s) involved and signed by the applicant(s).  A letter of concurrence in the application from the school principal and a current Curriculum Vita of the applicant(s) also is required.  The body of the grant proposal should not exceed 3 typed pages and should include the following elements: 1) Abstract (briefly describing the project), 2) Introduction and Background (providing the reviewer a fundamental understanding of the problem or situation to be addressed), 3) Objectives (1-4 sentence clear statement of exactly what will be done),  4) Significance (detailing the expected immediate and possible secondary benefits of the project), and 5) Budget (itemizing expected expenditures by category, being sure to include transportation and other additional costs typically involved in procurement). 

Successful award recipients will be notified directly and announced on this web site.  Awardees will be expected to provide a written report on the grant funded activity upon its completion, or by December 31, 2004, and, they will be asked to share information about their projects with interested faculty and staff during the grant period.  For questions or additional information direct inquiries to the Baton Rouge Chapter of the AGTS or the e-mail contact listed above.  We look forward to receiving your applications and encourage your involvement.