Community Grants

Do you have a creative classroom project that needs funding? The American Immigration Council’s Community Education Center is here to help! In an effort to support educators in engaging their students and communities in thoughtful dialogues centered on the issue of immigration and multiculturalism, the Center awards bi-annual grants for immigration- themed classroom projects.

ABOUT OUR GRANT PROGRAM

The American Immigration Council will award grants for the 2010-2011 school year, of $100 to $500, to fund a limited number of projects that provide education about immigrants and immigration. The Council seeks to fund activities that are innovative and support the Council’s mission of promoting the benefits of immigrants to our nation.

WHAT WE FUND

The Council is always looking for innovative and creative classroom ideas. Applications for immigration-themed projects will be considered for all subject areas, although special consideration will be given for proposals that relate to the following categories:

• Innovative use of technology


• Underrepresented minorities


• Community outreach and partnerships with community-based organizations


• Math and science

Applications are limited to educators teaching in public or private primary, intermediate, and secondary-level schools-as well as extension educators and community leaders. Proposals that are classroom-based will receive strong consideration. The Council encourages projects that can be replicated in other classrooms across the nation. Funds for fieldtrips will not be granted and grants are non-renewable.

HOW TO APPLY

Download a Community Grant Application.

Don't forget to include the following application components:

1. A completed application form.

2. An essay detailing the objectives of the proposed project, a timeline for the activity, a list of resources to be used and/or created, and an explanation of how the proposed project might be used by others. Also, please include at least one paragraph of autobiographical information, and tell us about any previous immigration-related curriculum activities you have conducted.

3. Proposed budget with estimated expenses.

4. Recommendation letter from principal on school letterhead.

Send completed application packet to teacher@immcouncil.org

DEADLINES

Grants will be awarded bi-annually with submissions deadlines of July 16, 2010 and October 29, 2010. Recipients will be selected by the Council’s Community Education Advisory Board and announced in July and November 2010. Grants will be paid to the educator/leader submitting the proposal and participants will have one year to complete their projects. Funds will be disbursed in September 2010 and January 2011. A summary lesson plan and sample materials must be submitted in hard copy and electronically to the Immigration Council's Community Education Center by that time, and become the property of the Council for use on the Council’s website and in print materials.