Carl Perkins Funding Guide Online

Produced by Academic Innovations

To assist you in writing grants for Perkins funds, Academic Innovations has prepared an easy-to-understand guide. You will find that the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 addresses the need for career counseling as a recommended program. This allows Career Choices to be purchased with Perkins funds. This guide will show you how to:

Develop clear goals, objectives, and outcomes, requirements for most proposals
Research funding opportunities in your state
Develop strong proposals
Eliminate common weaknesses
Prepare common proposal formats
Interpret rating criteria
Find other funding sources

It is important to note that each state allocates Perkins funds differently. Before you spend valuable time writing a proposal, determine whether funds are available for the program you envision. You can do this by contacting your state (or district) Perkins Coordinator.

However, this grant writing process will be appropriate for obtaining funding from a variety of other sources, such as foundations, community organizations, PTA's, and local businesses. Whether you are an administrator, counselor, supervisor, or teacher, this resource will help you write a successful proposal and save you time.

There are many opportunities for funding from community businesses and service organizations. As education becomes more responsive to the needs of the workplace, more groups will respond by funding effective programs. If you can't obtain Perkins funding, review your proposal, change it slightly, and submit it to community sources: Rotary, Kiwanis, or a progressive business owner. If they see that a project can produce results and help young people focus on their future, persuading them to support you won't be difficult.

Unfortunately, many good projects go unfunded because people fear the funding process is far too difficult. In some areas (and for some projects) that may be the case. But in most school districts, developing funding proposals is not overwhelming -- if you have a strategy and a fundable program. This guide will help you with the strategy and Career Choices will provide the fundable program.

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