Mini-Grant Opportunities
The Arizona Character Education Foundation (ACEF) is pleased to announce their CHARACTER COUNTS! Mini-Grant Program. Grants will be awarded to support creative and innovative projects that bring character education to our youth. Projects should have the ability to be replicated and sustained after this source of funding expires.
A total of up to $20,000 is available for grants for the 2011-2012 school year to provide assistance to Arizona schools and non-profit organizations to implement or expand their CHARACTER COUNTS! program.
Applications must be postmarked no later than Friday, October 28, 2011.
Applications are available here.
Grants are available in four categories: elementary school, middle/junior high school, high school and other; other being detention centers or registered not-for-profit youth organizations such as the Boys/Girls Clubs, Scouts, etc.
Under each category, funds will be awarded based on the type of project: start up (up to $1000), program expansion (up to $1000) or service learning (up to $1000).
