Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Invites Applications for Innovation Fund Deadline: October 3, 2005 The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation ( http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org/ ) has announced the third year of its Innovation Fund. The fund provides one-time grants to spark the creation or expansion of innovative education programs focusing on a particular field each year. The priority area for 2006 is mentorship or internship programs serving high-achieving, low- to moderate-income high school or college students. The foundation invites brief proposals for grants that will support new or existing programs that provide individualized mentorships and/or internships serving high-achieving, low- to moderate-income high school or college-age students. Successful applicants will demonstrate that their programs focus on students who achieve at high levels in their communities (as opposed to students needing remedial support); serve a significant proportion of low- to moderate-income students in the program; provide students with personalized interaction with one or more individuals successful in their fields; and seek to deliver a program demonstrably related to education/academic support or career performance/exploration (as opposed to programs designed primarily to provide caring adult relationships). Each grant will total up to $150,000, cover one or two years of program work, and is non-renewable. The foundation anticipates awarding three grants, which will be announced in March 2006. For complete information about the Innovation Fund, an FAQ, and application materials, see the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5000173/jackkentcooke [from the RFP Bulletin (September 9, 2005)]
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