Ben et al:

Here is a grant that we could apply for under the rubric of the "Center for
Theory" - anybody interested in joining with me in proposing a grant?
Martin



Title:            AT&T Foundation--Education Grants Program


Sponsor:          AT&T Foundation

SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided for education programs that focus on the use of
technology to enhance teaching and learning, concentrating on the role
of technology in education and its capacity to connect students,
teachers, classrooms, institutions and communities.  Eligible
applicants are tax-exempt, nonprofit educational organizations.



Deadline(s):
Established Date: 03/03/1982
Follow-Up Date:   10/01/2000
Review Date:      11/05/1999

Contact:          Secretary

Address:          32 Avenue of the Americas
                  24th Floor
                  New York, NY 10013
                  U.S.A.
E-mail:           [log in to unmask]
Web Site:         http://www.att.com/foundation
Tel:              212-387-4801
Fax:              212-841-4683
Deadline Ind:
Deadline Open:    Yes


Award Type(s):    Collaborative Project
                  Curriculum Development
                  General Project
                  Training/Professional Development


Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution:
                  Any/No Restrictions

Locations Tenable:    U.S.A. Citizenship (including U.S. Territories)


Appl Type(s):     College, 4-year
                  College, 2-year
                  Colleges/Universities
                  Educational Organizations/Inst.
                  Non-Profit
                  Public Institution
                  Precollegiate Institution
                  Private Institution/Organization
                  Tax-exempt


Target Group(s):  NONE
Funding Limit:    $0   NOT PROV
Duration:         0
Indirect Costs:   No
Cost Sharing:     No
Sponsor Type:     Foundations


Geo. Restricted:  NO RESTRICTIONS

CFDA#:

OBJECTIVES:
The sponsor supports education programs that focus on the use of
technology to enhance teaching and learning, concentrating on the role
of technology in education and its capacity to connect students,
teachers, classrooms, institutions and communities. Funding is offered
under the Learning Network Grants Program and the Invitational Grant
Program.

The Learning Network Grants Program provides funding to projects which
demonstrate effective and innovative uses of technology in supporting
families, schools and communities to accomplish the following:
encourage family involvement in education; provide professional
development opportunities for educators and assist in the preparation
of future teachers; and develop and implement plans to promote
lifelong learning and community collaboration.

Invitational grants provide funding for projects that address issues
of technology in public policy; systemic education reform; academic
standards, assessment, and accountability; and access to educational
opportunities by all segments of society.

Special consideration will be given to: projects that involve
collaboration among families, schools, colleges, universities,
educational organizations, and/or community-based organizations; and
schools, institutions, organizations and projects located in areas
where the sponsor has large concentrations of employees and business
operations.

RESTRICTIONS:
Eligible applicants are all accredited public and private elementary
and secondary schools as well as accredited public and private two and
four-year institutions of higher education and educational nonprofit
organizations in the U.S., Puerto Rico and all U.S. territories.
Applicants must be tax-exempt organizations.

The program focuses on the use of technology, not on the equipment and
infrastructure necessary to support that use.  Grants will not fund
requests which are exclusively for the purchase of computers, modems,
wiring or other infrastructure needs. The sponsor does not:  award
grants to individuals; support organizations whose chief purpose is to
influence legislation or to participate or intervene in political
campaigns on behalf of or against any candidate for public office;
support endowments or memorials; support construction or renovation
projects; sponsor sports teams or any sports-related activity or
competition; purchase tickets to fund-raising events or sponsor
advertising.  In addition to the general sponsor exclusions, the
Education Program does not support:  the purchase or installation of
computers, modems, printers, telephones, facsimile machines, wiring,
or other equipment, unless a small but integral part of a larger
project; scholarships to individual students;  non-academic or
extracurricular programs such as sports programs or administrative
activities; student organizations; endowments, memorials or named
academic chairs; or general operations.

Interested applicants should submit a brief letter of introduction and
description if the project is local in scope to the appropriate AT&T
Regional Contributions Manager.  Information on the regional office
serving your state or nation is available from the sponsor.  If the
program is national in scope, the sponsor should be contacted at the
address above.  (wml)


KEYWORDS:         Community and School Relations
                  Teacher Education
                  Parent Involvement
                  Educational Reform
                  Educational/Instructional Technology
                  Elementary/Secondary Education
                  Higher Education