The Kansas Division for Early Childhood
KDEC Mini-Grants: Requests for Proposals
The Executive Board of KDEC is pleased to announce a mini-grant competition for programs servicing young children with disabilities and their families. Proposed projects must focus on ways to improve services.- Three Grants of $500 each will be awarded
- Proposals must be postmarked by June 20, 2008.
- Funds will be distributed after July 1, 2008
Proposals must include:
- Rationale or need for the funds
- Goals and objectives of the project and a timeline
- Benefits of the project for children and families
- Who will be involved ion the project; and what other resources will be used
- Budget information showing how funds will be used
- Plan for measurement and evaluation of project success
- Assurance that project information will be disseminated in the KDEC Spring 2009 newsletter and at the KDEC conference so a short summary will be sent to the newsletter editor by June 30, 2009 and a short presentation will be made at the KDEC conference for the next year (Spring, 2010)
- Assurance that a final report project will be provided to KDEC by June 30, 2009.
- Letters of support or commitment as needed (appendix).
At least one individual involved in the mini-grant proposal and the implementation of the project must be a current member of KDEC.
Three paper copies of each mini-grant proposal (no longer than 6 pages) should be sent by June 20, 2008 to:
Gayle M. Stuber, KDEC President
Kansas State Department of Education
120 SE 10th
Topeka, KS 66612