Life Fundamental$ Innovative Teaching Grants
Grants Program for K-12 Economic, Entrepreneurship and Personal Finance Education

Life Fundamental$ Innovative Teaching Grants support teachers in designing innovative and engaging economic, entrepreneurship and personal finance education projects/programs with high quality classroom resources.
   
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Grant Awards
The amount of each individual teacher award will not exceed $300.  A team or group of teachers from the same school may request up to $500.  Each individual or team may submit only one proposal.  Only one individual or one team grant will be award per school.  Funds may be requested for the purchase of curricula and other project materials for classroom use only. Computer hardware, audio-visual equipment, and field trip expenses may not be included in the budget. 

Deadline for Proposals  December 5, 2008.  Recipients will be notified by December 15th and checks mailed by December 17, 2008.

Teacher/School Eligibility
Any K-12 teacher in a public or private (not-for-profit) school is eligible. Grants will be awarded to the teacher’s (or group of teachers’) school and will be restricted for use by the teacher/teachers in their respective classroom. 

Proposal Specifications:

  • Proposals must enable the implementation of an innovative, engaging curricular project and be replicable.

  • Projects must incorporate core content for economics and/or financial literacy.  Integration of KCEE’s programs (i.e. Stock Market Game), other curriculum (i.e. math), and technology is strongly encouraged.

  • Projects must occur between January 29 - April 15, 2009.

  • Projects must be completed by April 15th so that a project final report can be submitted by April 30th.

  • Projects should take place over at least four class sessions.

  • Projects should not be based solely on the purchase of a pre-packaged kit.

                                  

Life Fundamental$ Innovative Teaching Grants Program is is offered through a collaborative partnership

Kentucky Council on Economic Education
Kentucky Office of Financial Institutions
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis-
    Louisville Branch
Citizens Union Bank
First Farmers Bank