[PAEE] Fw: [anjeegram] Physical Education Grant Deadline Announced!

Sat Dec 30 20:30:58 CST 2006

This is a good grant to try for. There are 50 awarded each year, but PA has
been a heavy winner with about 8 each year. I was awarded this grant a year
ago, and would be glad to offer my experience to anyone trying for it. Ruth
Roperti  rroperti at zoominternet.net

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> "Physh Ed" Grants Initiative
> Get a Fishing Education Program Started in Your School!
> The Future Fisherman Foundation, the National Association for Sport and
Physical Education and the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation are
partnering to sponsor the Physical Education - "Physh Ed" - Grants
Initiative.
>
> These grants provide up to $5,000 to physical education teachers to help
establish a fishing and/or boating education program in their school. The
grant recipient will attend a 5-day Physical Education Grants Training
Workshop. Travel to and from the workshop will be included in the grant
award. Room and board will be covered by the Future Fisherman Foundation.
The grant is open to all K-12 PE teachers who are national members of the
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
>
> Applications for the 2007-2008 school year are due March 2, 2007.
>
> Request for Proposals
>
> The partnership requests proposals to incorporate quality, viable fishing
and boating programs into curriculum-based K-12 physical education classes.
Programs must incorporate fishing and/or boating into mainstream physical
education curriculum during school hours. Main overall objectives must
emphasize the relationship between fishing/boating and lifetime
physical/mental health.
>
> Eligible Programs
>
> Programs must expose at least one class period to the sports of fishing,
boating, or a combination of both. Activities must include instruction in
one or more of the following: spin-casting, bait-casting, fly fishing, ice
fishing, canoeing, kayaking, or power boating. Supplementary activities may
include fly tying, knot tying, resource management/conservation, water
safety, or water rescue/CPR training.
>
> Grants funds are not available to solely support clubs, after-school
programs, or supplementary-education activities. However, applicants are
strongly encouraged to include an after-hours program component. All
equipment and/or materials purchased for a curriculum-based program may be
used for any activity thereafter as deemed appropriate by the grant
recipient.
>
> Eligible Applicants
>
> Grant funds are available to all elementary, middle, or high school
physical education instructors. Public school instructors must hold a
current state physical educator certificate. Private or charter school
instructors must be certified or hold a degree within a physical education
domain. Grant funds under this initiative are not yet available to higher
education institutions.
>
> Applicants must be current national members of the American Alliance of
Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) for the length of
the grant contract period. State AHPERD membership is not sufficient for
application consideration.
>
> All applicants must be employed by either a public or private school
capable of receiving and administering the funds. All applications must be
signed by a school principal and school district representative (district
superintendent or supervisory staff) separate from the applying individual.
In the event funding is achieved, all checks must be made out to a school or
affiliated school organization.
>
> Inter-disciplinary involvement is strongly encouraged; however, all
applicants must be physical education instructors.
>
> Proposal Guidelines
>
> Eligible budget items include equipment (fishing rods/reels, tackle,
canoes, kayaks, etc.), supplementary printed materials (curriculum
handbooks, classroom supplies, activity materials, etc.), safety supplies
(first-aid kits, personal flotation devices, throw ropes, etc.), instructor
airfare to mandatory summer workshop, student travel to on-water
experiences, and fish stocking. All volunteered time and in-kind donations
should be included within the proposed budget.
>
> Grant funds may not be used for salary or benefits, guest speakers,
professional guides, charter fees, insurance, permits, licenses, access
fees, food and beverages, T-shirts, or anti-fishing/boating messages and/or
entities. All budgets are subject to approval before grant funds are
administered.
>
> Proposals may be part of a larger program funded through additional
sources; however a program objective must be completed within one year of a
grant award. Grant funds are awarded up to a total of $5,000. Final budget
amounts have no bearing on proposal consideration and applicants need not
request more than proposal budget deems necessary.
>
> Proposal Evaluation
>
> Eligible programs will be evaluated on relationship to all national
physical education standards as outlined by the National Association for
Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). Program activities should be available
to all classroom students regardless of age, sex, race, religion, or
physical/mental ability.
>
> Eligible proposals will be jointly reviewed by a panel consisting of
partner representatives, state agency personnel, and professionals within
the physical education field. Each proposal is reviewed by three randomly
selected panelists using a universal scoring system. Scores are averaged and
proposals are funded based on final average score. Proposals will be
evaluated based on the following criterion:
>
>
> 1. Need: Likelihood that the fishing and/or boating education program will
enhance current physical health and development of students; ability to
provide additional venues and/or equipment/materials for physical education
and recreational activity.
> 2. Program Design: Demonstration of meaningful and appropriate instruction
that will provide students the opportunity to learn valuable fishing and
boating skills.
>
> 3. Capacity: Ability of school to support a viable fishing and/or boating
program within current physical education curriculum.
>
> 4. Student Assessment: Use of multiple methods that will document student
knowledge, skills, and experiential outcomes in fishing and boating, as well
as achievement of school and program objectives.
>
> 5. Sustainability: The ability and commitment of the school and its
partners to continue or enhance the fishing and/or boating program in the
future.
>
> Applying for Funding
>
> Applicants must submit one original and three copies of the completed
Future Fisherman Foundation National Fishing and Boating Education Grants
Initiative application and all required documentation.
>
> National Fishing and Boating Education Grants Initiative Application Form
(pdf, 36kb)
>
> The Future Fisherman Foundation must receive an original and three copies
of the completed application and all required documentation no later than
5:00 p.m. on March 31, 2006. Electronic and faxed applications will NOT be
accepted. Proposals must be submitted to:
>
> Future Fisherman Foundation
> PE Grant Application
> 225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 420
> Alexandria, VA 22314
>
> Contact Information
>
> Grant applicants may contact the Future Fisherman Foundation at
info at futurefisherman.org with questions regarding potential proposals. For
more information, please visit the following websites:
>
> Future Fisherman Foundation: www.futurefisherman.org
> Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation: www.rbff.org
> American Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance:
www.aahperd.org
>
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