If you’d like to be notified as
future funding opportunities are
made available,
please register here.
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Current Funding
Opportunities
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There are
no funding opportunities
available at this time.
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Projected 2011 Funding
Opportunities |
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State Level Systems Change
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Funding opportunities are
intended to ultimately move
policy in the New England states
in one or more of the four
priority areas listed below: |
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accountability
systems that
help ensure
schools and
districts
prepare students
for success in
post-secondary
education, work
and life
- progression
and graduation
requirements
that are based
on students
demonstrating
proficiency on
key competencies
- funding
systems that
support
equitable,
student-centered
learning
experiences for
all students
- human
capital systems
that fully
support teachers
working within a
student-centered
system; and
expands the
definition of
educators to
include other
adults engaged
with students in
the learning
experience
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To be notified about upcoming
RFPs from our State Level
Systems Change initiative,
please register at the top of
this page. You may also make
outreach regarding this
initiative by sending an email
to
policy@nmefdn.org |
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District Level Systems Change
We anticipate announcing the
grant recipients from our
previously released funding
opportunity – which focuses on
Professional Development as a
high leverage component of
District Level Systems Change -
sometime during the
fall
of 2011. At this time we do not
anticipate releasing an open
Opportunity Fund Request for
Proposals (RFP) for the
remainder of the year. However,
we highly recommend that you
register at the top of this page
to be notified when an RFP is
released should circumstances
warrant a change in our current
plan.
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Research and Development
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At this time we do not
anticipate making further
investments in this initiative
in 2011.
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Public Understanding
At this time we do not
anticipate making further
funding opportunities available
in this initiative in 2011.
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Eligibility
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Pursuant to its Articles of
Organization, the Foundation
operates exclusively for the
benefit of, and to promote the
charitable and educational
purposes of, educational
organizations, including
universities, colleges,
secondary schools, elementary
schools, and other educational
organizations that are described
in IRC Section 501(c) (3) and
that are not private foundations
because they are described in
IRC Section 509(a)(1) or (2).
The Foundation's activities
include making grants to the
public charities it supports and
providing services to those
organizations. The Foundation
supports only those
programs/organizations that
serve students in New England or
research pertaining to education
issues in New England. |
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The Foundation does not
fund capital campaigns,
endowments, scholarships or
fellowships, debt reduction or
cash reserves, building
construction or renovation, and
certain indirect costs. |
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Funding determination may be
made in one of three ways:
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A specific
organization may
be invited to
apply for a
grant within an
agreed upon
timeframe and
the proposal is
reviewed in a
noncompetitive
process.
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A limited number
of organizations
may be invited
to apply via a
Request for
Proposals (RFP)
or Request for
Applications
(RFA) before a
set deadline.
The submitted
proposals/applications
would then be
reviewed in a
competitive
process. All or
a selection of
the group would
be funded.
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Funding
guidelines that
outline the
Foundation’s
requirements,
goals, and
funding strategy
and an open RFP
or RFA are
distributed by
the Foundation
or by an
intermediary
hired to manage
a cluster of
grants and to
post on
appropriate
websites.
Organizations
determine their
potential
eligibility and
whether they
should submit a
proposal or
application
before a set
deadline. All
submitted
proposals/applications
are reviewed in
a competitive
process. All or
a selection of
the group are
funded based on
the
predetermined
criteria.
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Budget
Preparation Guidelines
With the exception of
simple and/or small requests,
all funding proposals must
include a budget and budget
narrative using the Foundation’s
budget template. The Budget
Preparation Guidelines provide
information on acceptable direct
and indirect costs. Please us
the budget template provided.
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Budget Prep Guidelines |
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Budget Template |
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