{"title":"Franklin County Community Foundation announces grant opportunity for local teachers","content":"<h2><em>Deadline is Feb. 10, 2014<\/em><\/h2>\r\n<p><img style=\"float: right; margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/franklin\/news-events\/local-teaachers-process-s200x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/>The Franklin County Community Foundation has announced the availability of small grants to teachers in Franklin County from its Education Fund.&#160; The mini-grants program was established to encourage creativity in effective teaching throughout the Franklin County School System.<\/p>\r\n<p>All public school teachers and support personnel in grades pre-K through 12 are eligible to apply for grants up to $350 for classroom projects or enrichment programs.<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;This is an excellent opportunity for our teachers to get funding for their second-semester classroom projects,&#8221; said Dr. Diane Fleming, chair of the Education Grants Committee for the Franklin County Community Foundation Board of Directors. &#8220;In this economy, we are happy to provide financial support through this endowment fund,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\r\n<p>Applications can be accessed at each school in Franklin County through the principal or curriculum resource teacher. For assistance, contact Katie Crumpler at the North Carolina Community Foundation at 919-256-6914. The deadline for submitting an application is Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. Teachers will be notified by the end of February.&#160;<\/p>\r\n<p>The Franklin County Community Foundation is an affiliate of NCCF.&#160; Its purpose is to serve Franklin County as a leader in helping individuals, families and organizations identify lasting giving options, as a catalyst for change in the community through an annual grants process, and as a convener and advocate regarding current issues and needs. For further information, contact NCCF Northern Piedmont regional associate&#160;<a href=\"mailto:kcrumpler@nccommunityfoundation.org\">Katie Crumpler<\/a>&#160;at 919-256-6914.<strong><em>&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;&#160;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>","excerpt":"<p>Deadline is Feb. 10!<\/p>","url":"\/news\/franklin-county-community-foundation-announces-grant-opportunity-for-local-teachers-franklin-county-community-foundation-2014-03-19","publishedAt":1387596300,"media":0,"enableComments":false,"inMenu":false,"meta":null,"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","id":"5fbe7447f237467dab729e1d756eb99c","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":47780,"created":1395196078,"modified":1528717317,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Franklin County Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/northern-piedmont\/franklin-county-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536247786,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"88e1071866ae458f9d196acb9f936174","parent":"a30c13830e0f4327a7b82e846b16cc47","node":20861,"created":1533159258,"modified":1536247786,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]},"permission":"read"}