{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Franklin County Community Foundation announces local grants opportunity for teachers","url":"\/news\/franklin-county-community-foundation-announces-local-grants-opportunity-for-teachers-3","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p>The board of advisors of the Franklin County Community Foundation announces the availability of small grants to teachers in Franklin County from its Education Fund. 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 between $100 and $350 for classroom projects or enrichment programs.<\/p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;This is an excellent opportunity for our teachers to get funding for their second-semester classroom projects,&rdquo; said Diane Fleming, Education Grants Committee chair &ldquo;We are happy to provide financial support through this endowment fund.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<p>Applications can be accessed at each school in Franklin County through the principal or curriculum resource teacher, <a href=\"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/Franklin-County-Education-Fund-Application-2020.doc\">or by clicking here<\/a>. For assistance, contact&nbsp;Kelly Lee at the North Carolina Community Foundation at <a href=\"mailto:klee@nccommunityfoundation.org\">klee@nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>. <strong>The deadline for applications is Jan. 21 at 5 p.m. Teachers will be notified by mid-February.<\/strong><\/p>","excerpt":"","media":0,"custom":{"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"post_image":{"image":""},"latest_blog":{"post":""}},"inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1575391289,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"id":"337432f308804512aeb6a32a5caee2c0","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":66282,"created":1575391289,"modified":1575391289,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"NCCF News","url":"\/categories\/nccf-news","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1536248733,"source":null,"orderChildrenBy":"","id":"1b78a2294942490a941757f68891b9dd","parent":"9fd09d3a1e4f4302a38c86e00a22828b","node":20907,"created":1536248733,"modified":1536248733,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}},{"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"}