Successful grant-writing strategies: sources of alternative funding are more important now than ever before. Seeking grants is not as complicated or time-consuming as many believe

Leadership, March-April, 2003 by Susan Van Zant

* Reading First

www.cde.ca.gov/funding/profile

Federal program helps schools implement the state adopted reading program where 50 percent or more of the second and third graders score "below basic" on the California test.

* School Library Act

www.cde.ca.gov/library

Funded by the California Public Library Act of 1998, schools can obtain library resources and equipment at the rate of $5.32 per student.

* Toyota TAPESTRY Grants

nsta.org/programs/toyota.htm

Funds mini grants of $2,500 and other grants up to $10,000 for innovation science projects that can be implemented over a one-year period.

* Whale Tail Grants

www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/pendx.html.> Up to $50,000 available for programs teaching the value of marine and coastal resources.

Susan Van Zant is a retard middle school school principal.

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