Sprint Foundation--Character Education Grant Program

Through the Sprint Character Education Grant Program, the Sprint Foundation will award grants to school districts and individual schools to fund the purchase of resource materials, supplies, equipment and software that facilitates and encourages character education among K-12 students. With a national reach, the program is open to all US public schools (K-12) and US public school districts.

The Sprint Character Education Grant program will accept applications for Character Education programs that promote youth leadership, youth volunteerism, school pride and a positive school culture. Examples of programs that the Sprint Character Education Grant Program will fund include:

· Character education curriculum and character education teacher training
· Direct project related costs for service learning programs
· Leadership and mentor training

District level grants are available for programs ranging from $10,000 to $25,000.
School level grants are available for programs ranging from $500-$5,000.

2009 Funding and Grant Application Period:
The Sprint Character Education Grant Program will award individual school grants up $5,000 and school district grants up to $25,000. The grant application period will run from February 2-27, 2009. Applications for funding must be submitted online at www.sprint.com/educationgrants .

In 2008 the Sprint Foundation awarded more than $600,000 in combined grants to schools and school districts.

Don Davis
D & A Consulting
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