- As many proposals are submitted online or via mail, be as personal as you can.man laptop image by Andrey Kiselev from Fotolia.com
Determine the sort of technology grant you need, whether it be educational, research based or in the area of environmental conservation. Make sure your goals and objectives align with your source of funding. In your proposal, use facts and statistics and cite any technological successes you've had in the past. Follow the guidelines to a tee and personalize your proposal. Though it's easy to focus on the particulars of the technology in question, focus your proposal instead on the positive outcome of your project and detail your plans to share your technology for the greater good. - Education-focused grants suppport technology in the classroom.female student image by Petro Feketa from Fotolia.com
Government and nonprofit technology education grants include awards from the International Society for Technology in Education, which focus on the advancement of education via classroom technology. Numerous companies have philanthropic funds focused on technology and education. The AT&T Foundation offers millions of dollars worth of annual grants for technology-focused education programs while the Cisco Systems Virtual Schoolhouse Grant Program offers one-time awards for educational networking and curriculum-based Internet connections for K-12 schools. Computer company Hewlett-Packard's Technology for Teaching grants support the use of mobile technology in K-16 education while the Intel Foundation helps advance science, math and technology education with a focus on women and under-served populations. - Conservation grants promote the use of technology in environmental applications.earth image by Orlando Florin Rosu from Fotolia.com
Many sources fund technology and research used in conservation efforts, including the Environmental Protection Agency, which offers awards for Internet-based environmental information networks, clean diesel engines, pollution prevention, water conservation and environmental engineering. The National Resources Conservation Service provides Conservation Innovation Grants, which support innovative technological approaches to conservation, environmental enhancement and agricultural production. In the private sector, the Ford Motor Company Fund--which has an annual budget of over 50 million dollars--awards research and environmental technology grants - The federal government's National Science Foundation funds roughly 11,000 proposals annually in the areas of engineering, computers, information sciences, cyber-infrastructure and more. Similarly, grants from the National Institute of Standards and Technology fund information technology, chemical technology, metallurgy, engineering, nanoscale technology and technology services. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation--which focuses on global, national and community development--offers health science and technology grants while the David and Lucile Packard Foundation similarly offers grants to nonprofits in the areas of science and population.
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