TEACHER WALL GRANTS

Grant: Teacher Wall Grants
Agency: Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
Division: National Center for Media Engagement (NCME)
Deadline: The deadline was February 29, 2012

Description: In collaboration with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), NCME is pleased to announce a new grant opportunity for stations to amplify teacher voices in their local communities and extend public media’s local and national American Graduate initiative.

With a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to CPB, NCME will make small grants available to up to 50 public media stations to produce brief video interviews with educators to contribute to the national TeacherWall.org and distribute locally.

This grant leverages public media’s unique ability to capture the stories of its communities through their engagement work and share those stories with others. Through these interviews, the program hopes to achieve the following goals:

• Build on public media’s current work on advancing the conversation around the dropout crisis to amplify the conversation among teachers and their local communities.
• Foster a deeper understanding of the educational issues faced by underserved and underrepresented populations.
• Connect and share teachers’ personal experience, insights and commitment to their profession with their local and national community.

NCME plans to host an informational call on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in to receive additional information and to ask any questions concerning this opportunity.

Fit for public broadcasting: This program is designed for CPB-funded public radio, television and joint licensee stations that receive a CPB community service grant. Those actively involved in the American Graduate Community Engagement will be favored.

Eligibility: Any public media station that receives a CPB Community Service Grant is eligible to apply.

Anticipated funding: Up to 50 grants are expected to be made at an estimated $2,200 per award. The grant term will be March 19, 2012 through September 14, 2012.

How to apply: All applications must be submitted using NCME’s online system. Please review Terms and Conditions before applying. Any grant program or technical questions should be directed to Jamie Holzhuter at NCME.  Grant notifications will be made mid-March.

Resources:
Program page
NCME program announcement
NCME will host an informational call to answer any questions you may have about the application and grant process for the Teacher Wall grants on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. EST. To register, click here.