From:
Steven Clift
Date:
Apr 23 20:31 UTC
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E-Democracy.Org just found out about this ... but in case anyone in your
institution is planning to apply, we might be able to sign on as partners to
help you out.
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.Org
Learn and Serve America
College Student Social Media Initiative - $2.3M
Applications due May 7, 2008
Learn and Serve America announces approximately $2.3 million for grants
to facilitate better engagement of college students in service through
social media.
Some examples of social media include: social networking (i.e. Facebook,
MySpace, Ning, or integrating social networking capacity into existing
sites), wikis, podcasts, blogs, RSS feeds, mashups, social bookmarking,
widgets, etc. Successful applicants must demonstrate how their program
can use these tools to engage increased numbers of college students,
especially in partnership with other nonprofit or for-profit entities.
The Corporation will make one-time awards of approximately $100,000 to
$750,000 to an estimated twelve eligible applicants for a project period
of up to three years. While all applicants can build in funds for
subgrants as part of their program model, the Corporation expects to
fund at least one partnership dedicated primarily to disbursing small
subgrants (under $10,000 each) to seed student-driven projects.
Eligible applicants include higher education partnerships, defined as
one or more public or private nonprofit organizations, or public
agencies, including States, and one or more institutions of higher
education.
Funding will go to approximately 12 institutions or organizations.
http://www.learnandserve.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=56