Technology Educational Grants
and Culinary Arts Scholarships
The food service industry overall is one of the largest employers in the world. The higher paying "cake" jobs in the industry are extremely competitive. To obtain the competitive edge student chefs and managers of the future should seek formal education. The number of culinary schools throughout the world is increasing at an extremely surprising rate. They range from small private or publicly owned to huge colleges and universities with several campuses. All are teaching the same measurable objectives in ways that suit their needs.
Technology Educational Grants used to start schools go unused each year. Following are listed several Internet sites, which could help take some of the frustration out of seeking financial aid for business and students alike.
The business related sites listed below were used as informational sources for the EDT 6030 project.
Culinary students are encouraged to check out the following origanisations' links for information on scholarships and the industry.
The American Culinary Federation
The National Restaurant Association
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
http://www.senate.gov/~wyden/feature/bookwww.htm#National
Challenge Grants for Technology in
Title: Goals 2000
Who may apply: State Education Agencies
Type of Assistance: Grants
Program Summary: Supports states and communities in their efforts to improve
academic achievement by raising academic standards, supporting high quality
teacher professional development, expanding the use of computers and technology
in classrooms, and increasing parental and community involvement in education.
Provides a planning grant to each state to integrate technology into overall
state education improvement plans.
Funding: Fiscal year 1998 $504 million
Limitation on Funding: Grants have ranged from $1,900,000 to $46,549,000
For more information: Contact the U.S. Department of Education,
Title: The National Technology Innovation Challenge Grants
Who may apply: Local education agencies, private schools, consortia
Type of Assistance: Discretionary grants
Program Summary: A program which supports efforts by consortia to
demonstrate high intensity
use of technology.
Funding: For fiscal year 1998, $106 million was appropriated.
Limitation on Funding: Grants have ranged from $1,5000,000 to $2,500,000
For more information: Call your State Education Agency or U.S. Department
of Education at (202) 401-0039. You can also call 1-800-USA-LEARN, or go to
http://ocfo.ed.gov or
www.ed.gov/Technology on the World Wide Web to receive additional
information.
Title: Regional Technical Support and Professional
Development Consortia for Technology: of Education (also known as
Regional Technology Consortia --RTCs)
Who may apply: Regional consortia composed of state education
agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, or a
combination of such entities.
Type of Assistance: Project grants
Program Summary: Provides grants for projects to provide a regional
program in education technology that addresses professional development and
dissemination, with special emphasis on meeting the documented needs of
educators and learners in the states in the region, and that foster regional
cooperation in resource and course work sharing.
Funding: For fiscal year 1998, $10 million was appropriated.
Limitation on Funding: Grants have ranged from $1,200,000 to $2,100,000
For more information: Contact the Development and Demonstration Programs Divisions at (202) 219-8070.
Title: Technology, Educational Media Research Production, Distribution, and Training Program
Who may apply: State and local education agencies, institutions of
higher education, and profit and
non public and private agencies and organizations.
Type of Assistance: Grants
Program Summary: Funds projects and centers for advancing the use of new
technology, assistive technology, media, and materials in the education of
children and youth who are disabled and the provision of related services and
early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities.
Funding: Fiscal year 1998 $34 million.
Limitation on Funding: Grants ranged from $100,000 to $500,000.
For more information: Contact Jane Heiser at (202) 606-5395 or write to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Service, Division of Innovation and Development, 330 C Street, SW, Room 3523, Washington, D.C. 20202.
Title: Technology Literacy Challenge Fund
Who may apply: State Education Agencies
Type of Assistance: Formula Grants
Program Summary: Under the authority of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act (ESEA), this program has four goals: to equip all classrooms with modern
computers; to connect all classrooms to the Internet; to develop software and
network learning content to help all students meet high standards; and to
prepare all teachers to integrate these new technologies into the classroom.
Federal funding is used to leverage existing public and private funds to
connect classrooms through a formula grant program to support statewide
strategies. Provides formula grants to state education agencies. These grants
are used to implement statewide technology through competitive funding to local
education agencies that are using new technologies to improve schools.
Funding: Fiscal year 1998, $425 million.
Limitation on Funding: Grants have ranged from $12,125,000 to
$46,549,000.
For more information: Call your State Education Agency or U.S. Department of
Education at
(202) 401-0039. You can also call 1-800-USA-LEARN, or go to http://www.ed.gov/Technology on the World Wide
Web to receive additional information.
COMPUTERS FOR LEARNING
Title: Computers for Learning
Who May Apply: A school is eligible to receive donations through the
Computers for Learning program if it is a public, private, parochial, or home
school serving pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students and is located within
the
Program Summary: Computers for Learning will place hundreds of thousands
of computers in our
Nation's classrooms and prepare our children to contribute and compete in the
21st Century. It is designed to streamline the transfer of excess and surplus
Federal computer equipment to schools and non-profit educational organizations,
giving special consideration to those with the greatest need.
All schools and educational non-profits serving pre-kindergarten through
grade 12 students and is located within the
Federal agencies will give highest preference to schools and educational non-profits with the greatest need. Special consideration for computer donations will be given to schools and educational non-profits located in Federal empowerment zones and enterprise communities. Empowerment zones and enterprise communities were designed to create self-sustaining, long-term economic development in areas of pervasive poverty and unemployment.
Most, but not all, of the available equipment consists of IBM-compatible PCs rather than computers made by the Apple Corporation. The equipment will typically be older computers such as 386s and 286s, however some 486s are also available. As the government continues to upgrade its computer systems, more and more modern computer equipment will become available.
The Computers for Learning web site allows schools and educational non-profits to easily register to request excess and surplus Federal computer equipment. A technology tutorial is provided that includes examples of how to assess the suitability of available computer equipment based upon school or organization needs. The web site also includes information on how to find assistance if computers require upgrading and how to contact volunteers with technical computer knowledge. If a school or educational non-profit does not have the ability to register on the web site, it can register by calling the toll-free hotline at (888) 362-7870.
For More Information: Access the Computers for Learning web site at www.computers.fed.gov
If you do not have access to the Internet, you can designate an individual who
does to register on your behalf and act as your official point of contact. This
person could be a teacher who has Internet access at home, a member of the PTA,
a board member, or any other individual you select. If you cannot find a person
to register your school or educational non-profit on the web site, you can
register by calling the toll-free hotline at (888) 362-7870.
http://www.computers.fed.gov./School/user.asp
Other Equipment and Software
The Computers for Learning program also enables Federal agencies to donate
related peripheral equipment such as printers, modems, routers, servers,
telecommunications equipment, and research equipment. Federal agencies can only
transfer computer software to schools and educational nonprofits where transfer
of licenses is permitted.
PARENT GUIDE TO DELAWARE CHARTER SCHOOLS
http://www.doe.state.de.us/CharterSchools/parentguide.html
MBNA Grant information:
http://www.mbna.com/about_scholar.html