SRP: Budget and Grants
 The
budget for the Shared Reading Project depends on the number of families
you will serve, the cost for the tutoring, and other possible costs.
Often, sites will use this budget, but then adjust it depending
on the amount of money available.
Sample Budget Sheet
This is an example of a first-year budget established for 25 families
for 20 weeks of tutoring.
| Description |
Item Cost |
Total Cost |
| 400 English Version Family Book Bags complete with activity
sheets, books and carry-bag (100 titles x 4 copies of each)
[$1,600.00 plus shipping costs of $140.00 per set.] |
$1,740 per 100 titles |
$6,960 |
Tutoring
2 hours per week for 20 weeks at $20 per hour multiplied by
25 families
|
$800 per family |
$20,000 |
| TV/VCR Combination Portable Systems (minimum of 1 for site
coordinator, 2 or 3 additional for loaning to families) |
$250 |
$1,000 |
| Reading to Deaf Children Video and Manual for tutors and families
(25 tutors and 25 families equal 50 copies) |
$10 per copy |
$500 |
| Kick-Off Workshop Celebration |
$500 |
$500 |
| ¼ to ½ Coordinator Salary |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
| Interpreters and Translators Costs based on $30 per hour and
a total of 25 hours |
$30 per hour |
$750 |
Sub Total |
|
$49,410.00 |
| Replacement Costs for Damaged Videos and Books |
1% of total costs |
$494.10 |
| Program Evaluation |
15% of total project costs |
$7,456 |
Total Projected Costs* |
|
$57,663.10 |
*Tutor travel reimbursements, administration support, computer
and office supplies, and printed materials used for recruiting and
advertising of project are not included in the pricing. Translations
of books and activity guides in Spanish are available for free from
the Clerc Center.
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How to Obtain Money for the Shared Reading Project
Most Shared Reading Project sites obtain money through grants.
Besides this, community service organizations, such as the Lion’s
Club, also may be of help. During the five-day training session,
The Shared Reading Project: Keys to Success—Training for Site
Coordinators, Clerc Center presentations and site coordinators discuss
various places to obtain money for setting up the Shared Reading
Project.
A Few Places to Get Started:
Books
Grant Writing for Dummies by Bev Browning (2001). New
York, NY: Hungry Minds, Inc.
I’ll Grant You That: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding
Funds, Designing Winning Projects, and Writing Powerful Grant Proposals
by Jim Burke and Carol Ann Prater. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. (Grades
K-12 plus a CD Rom)
On-Line Resources
http://www.harcourtachieve.com/c/@ZLUTPnYV6HuH6/Pages/grants.html
http://www.stenhouse.com/pdgrants.htm
http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com/latestnews.asp
Evaluation and Grant Resources
Kellogg
Foundation Evaluation Handbook
W.K.
Kellogg Foundation Logic Models
Innovation Network
Here are a few places to start looking for grant funds:
US Department of
Education
Educational Resources Information
Center (ERIC)
Harvard Family Research
Project
The Foundation Center
Also, for more information on grant making strategies, try:
http://www.cydjournal.org/2000Winter/weiss.html
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