Foundation for OCPS - APHC Health Education

APHC Health Education

Grant Application

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Contact Information

Lead Teacher's Name required

School required

2011 School Grade required A B C D

Email Address required

Phone number & Ext. required

Other team members (first and last name)

Principal's Name required

Principal's Email Address required

Project Information

Project Title required

Grant Request Amount (must equal budget total) required

Class Subject required

Grade Level required

Number of participating students required

Number of Students on F/R Meal required

Ethnic Distribution of Participating Students ... As defined by the new guidelines for the collection of race and ethnicity information.

% White required

% Black required

% Asian required

% Multi-Cultural required

% American Indiana / Alaska Native required

% Non-Hispanic required

% Hispanic required

Project description (1,500 characters or less): Value – 25 points

Describe the health education project, its need, and the classroom activities this project will include. required

Project objectives (3,000 characters or less): Value 20 points

What HealthTeacher lesson plan and which Next Generation Sunshine Standard benchmark for health education will be met? One HealthTeacher lesson plan and one Next Generation Sunshine Standard benchmark MUST be used. Be specific. required

What results or positive effects do you expect? (3,000 characters or less): Value – 25 points

Explain and quantify results (i.e., improved student work habits, academic gains, higher FCAT scores, increased knowledge of health issues). required

Discuss and provide timeline. (3,000 characters or less): Value – 10 points

What is your project timeline (begin with writing grant to final evaluation)? (Note: No expenditures should be referenced in timeline prior to notification of award.) required

Budget (10 points)

Total Supplies Budget $ (itemize below) required

Itemized Supplies required

Total Equipment Budget $ (itemize below) required

Itemized Equipment required

Total Software Budget $ (itemize below) required

Itemized Software required

Other Expenses $ (itemize below) required

Itemized Other Expenses required

Optional Budget Narrative (use to add any important facts that could inprove your BUDGET SCORE.)

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Resource Materials

Fact Sheet - Round Two

Judging Criteria

Grant Writing Tips

2011-2012 APHC Health Education Grant Evaluation

Overview

The Health Education Grant, sponsored by Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children (APHC), will be awarded for the purchase of classroom equipment and/or materials to provide K-12 school students additional resources to enhance health or physical education (i.e.; bullying, conflict resolution, anatomy, environmental health, dental health and more).

Open to all K-12 Orange County Public School Teachers (OCPS). One application per teacher. First round winners unable to apply for second round (if applicable).
Proposal must use at least ONE HealthTeacher lesson plan and ONE Next Generation Sunshine State Standard for Health Education that increase students’ health literacy (ability to understand health information and to use that information to make good decisions about health and medical care).
All OCPS teachers are eligible for free access to HealthTeacher thanks to the generous gift from the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Click on this HeathTeacher link for more information or to setup your HealthTeacher account.
Applications will be accepted up to $500 for the purchase of equipment, materials or supplies.
Applications will be judged by community and education leaders in a competitive process. Preference will be given to creative proposals.

RECOMMENDATION: It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you compose and save the body of your grant application first in a word document before you cut and paste into the online application template. APPLICATION CANNOT BE SAVED while you are in the process of composing online and can be lost during this process through technical-related interruptions ... such as server or wireless disconnections.

Please also read through these procedures and considerations before starting your application:

Approval is required from your school principal to ensure that appropriate administrative personnel are aware of your submission of the grant application.
Project funds must be spent and reported as follows: 1st round - spend by December 8 and report by December 10, 2011. 2nd round - spend by March 16, and report by March 23, 2012.
Final evaluation submitted by May 2012.
Funds cannot be allocated toward honorariums, salaries/stipens, awards, or food (unless part of the grant project) and/or celebration event.
Proposal will not be funded for expansion and/or maintenance of previous grants.

Need more information before you submit an application, please contact Twanna Scroggins.

Since the Foundation's Teacher Grant Program began in 1996, more than $1.95 million has been distributed to OCPS classroom teacher.

APHC Health Education

Grant Application

Resource Materials

Overview

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