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GRANTS FOR EDUCATION 2006
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Austin College
Sherman, Texas
This grant was to provide support for the Summer Institute for
Secondary Teachers of Foreign Language in the summer of 2007.
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$75,000 |
Houston, Texas
These funds provided support for the Texas Institute for School Boards
and Texas Fellows Alumni Program.
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$200,000 |
Cowboy Heritage Association of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
This grant provided support for the scholarship program.
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$10,000 |
First Texas Council of Camp Fire, Inc
Fort Worth, Texas
This grant provided $120,000 for the Kindergarten Readiness Program
and $100,000 for an advocate of early childhood education.
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$220,000 |
First United Methodist Church, Back to School Task Force
Fort Worth, Texas
These funds provided support for the Back to School Roundup program.
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$25,000 |
Fort Worth Academy for the Education of Children & Youth
Fort Worth, Texas
This grant provided support for the capital campaign entitled Windows
to the World.
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$100,000 |
Fort Worth Country Day School, Summerbridge Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
This grant provided support for the 2005-2006 program and for the
inaugural Breaking Through to High School program.
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$50,000 |
Fort Worth Independent School District
Fort Worth, Texas
These funds provided support for the expansion of and improvement
in the High School Physical Education program. These funds will
primarily be used for the Eastern Hills High School fitness center
and the Western Hills Elementary School low ropes course.
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$140,000 |
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association I
Charlotte, North Carolina
This grant provided general support for the ministry within
the state of Texas.
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$25,000 |
I Have a Dream Foundation Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
This grant provided general support for the program.
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$30,000 |
Just Say Yes – Youth Equipped to Succeed
Dallas, Texas
This grant provided general support for the program in the
Fort Worth schools.
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$50,000 |
The Learning Center of North Texas, Inc.
Fort Worth, Texas
These funds provided general support for the program
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$60,000 |
LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas
These funds provided support for the Bedford Expansion of the
Postbaccalaureate Accelerated Certification for Teachers Program.
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$77,300 |
National Center for Policy Analysis
Dallas, Texas
These funds provided general support for the program in 2007.
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$100,000 |
The New Teacher Project, Inc.
New York, New York
This grant provided support for the Texas Teaching Fellows Program.
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$150,000 |
Opportunity Workshop, Inc.
Monahans, Texas
These funds provided general support for the program.
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$10,000 |
The Rensselaerville Institute
Rensselaerville, New York
This grant provided support for the School Turnaround program in
the Fort Worth Independent School District.
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$75,000 |
William Marsh Rice University
Houston, Texas
This grant provided support for the Innovation Awards program.
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$150,000 |
The Southwest Texas State University Development
Foundation, Texas State University - San Marcos
San Marcos, Texas
These funds provided support for the Texas Mathworks Teaching Collaborative.
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$99,400 |
St. Edward's University
Austin, Texas
This grant provided support for the 2+2+2 Model for Teacher
Recruitment.
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$120,000 |
Tarleton State University, Tarleton School Leadership Alliance
Stephenville, Texas
This grant provided support for the Tarleton School Renaissance
Initiative being developed by the Tarleton School Leadership Alliance.
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$150,000 |
Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council
Texarkana, Texas
This grant provided support for the ArtsSmart Institute for Learning.
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$75,000 |
Texas A&M University Commerce Foundation, College of Education & Human Services
Commerce, Texas
This grant provided support for the project entitled Improving
Assessment Accuracy for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
Exceptional Learners.
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$160,000 |
Texas A&M University - Texarkana
Texarkana, Texas
This grant provided general support for the program entitled
Preparing Educators for Tomorrow.
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$51,000 |
Texas Art Education Association, Inc.
Fort Worth, Texas
These funds provided assistance with the expenses of the statewide
conference of art teachers in Fort Worth in November 2006.
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$10,000 |
Texas Christian University, College of Science & Engineering, College of Education
Fort Worth, Texas
This grant provided additional support specifically for the professional
development workshops stressing math/science content and methods
for teaching these subjects in the Institute of Mathematics, Science,
and Technology Education.
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$139,375 |
Texas Engineering Foundation
Austin, Texas
This grant provided general support for MATHCOUNTS.
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$35,000 |
Texas Wesleyan University, School of Education
Fort Worth, Texas
This grant provided support for the Institute of School Leadership.
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$140,000 |
Texas Wesleyan University, College of Education
Fort Worth, Texas
This grant provided support to North Texas Courage & Renewal to
assist in the implementation of the business plan.
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$190,000 |
University of North Texas, Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism
Denton, Texas
This grant provided support for the Nonfiction Writers Conference
of the Southwest conducted by the Mayborn Graduate Institute of
Journalism in Fort Worth.
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$5,000 |
The University of Texas at Arlington, College of Education
Arlington, Texas
These funds provided assistance in planning the Teachers for a New
Era project.
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$150,000 |
The University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Austin, Texas
These funds provided assistance with the establishment of the
program for nonprofit leaders.
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$106,000 |
The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute
Port Aransas, Texas
This grant provided support for developing new knowledge for early
life stages of economically important fishes on the Texas coast.
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$400,000 |
The University of Texas at Austin, Charles A. Dana Center
Austin, Texas
This grant provided support for the Middle School Mathematics program
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$142,000 |
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
This grant provided support for the TexPREP program within the
San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program.
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$102,000 |
Winkler County Council for Retarded Children, Inc.
Kermit, Texas
This grant provided general support for the Kermit Opportunity School.
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$10,000 |
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