Highest-Rated i3 Applications 2011

devteam@grantsoffice.com (Grants Office, LLC) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The Department of Education recently announced the 23 highest rated applicants for the Investing in Innovation Fund. With over 600 applicants and $150 million in funding in 2011, this was a highly anticipated competition. Awaiting a private match that was to be fulfilled by December 9th 2011, applicants ranging from school districts to nonprofits in partnership with districts or a consortium of schools would receive funding under either Scale up, Validation or Development awards. The partnership that appeared to stand out the most to reviewers were the nonprofit partnered with an LEA. They accounted for 10 of the 23 highest rated applicants. On the other end, the smallest amount of awards went to a nonprofit partnered with a consortium of schools, with 6 of the 23 highest rated applicants.

Investing in Our Students: An Interview with the Top-Scoring Grant Applicant from Investing in Innovation

devteam@grantsoffice.com (Grants Office, LLC) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Regina Renaldi is the Executive Director of Priority Programs at St. Vrain Valley School District in Colorado. St. Vrain received the highest scoring application in the Investing in Innovation (i3) grant competition. Ms. Renaldi was generous enough to sit down and discuss with us the i3 grant and St. Vrain's grantseeking in general. This is our conversation.

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Highest-Rated i3 Applications 2011

Investing in Our Students: An Interview with the Top-Scoring Grant Applicant from Investing in Innovation