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NC STEM hosts Mark Sorrells to discuss Golden LEAF STEM Initiative

August 11, 2010 - The NC STEM Community Collaborative applauds the Golden LEAF Foundation's recently announced a $4 million STEM Initiative (details available here). Organizations receiving funding under the Golden LEAF STEM Initiative can receive up to $750,000 for projects spanning a three-year period. The Initiative will focus on supporting successful models that increase STEM education for students in grades 4 through 9 in rural, economically distressed and/or tobacco-dependent counties of North Carolina. Letters of Intent to apply are due September 7, 2010.

NC STEM will be hosting two conference calls in August with Mark Sorrells, Senior Vice President of the Golden LEAF Foundation. These calls will be open to NC STEM partners and other applicants interested in learning more about the program. These facilitated conversations will highlight the need, goals, and answer frequently asked questions about this initiative, as well as introduce opportunities for partnership with NC STEM and others.

Calls will be held on:

• Monday, August 16, 2010 from 3:30 - 4:30 pm EST
• Wednesday, August 25, 2010 from 4 - 5 pm EST

To participate in either of these calls, please email syasses@ncstem.org with Subject "LEAF Call" to receive registration information and and please provide in the email your name, email address and telephone number. Online registration will be open Thursday, August 12. If you have questions you'd like considered in the conference call, please include them in your email.

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Golden LEAF announces $4 million STEM Initiative
Foundation requesting proposals to get students career ready
Letters of Inquiry due September 7, 2010

(ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., August 6, 2010) - The Golden LEAF Foundation announced today that it is seeking proposals for a special $4 million initiative geared toward preparing North Carolina's youth for careers requiring skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Organizations receiving funding under the Golden LEAF STEM Initiative can receive up to $750,000 for projects spanning a three-year period.

The Initiative will focus on supporting successful models that increase STEM education for students in grades 4 through 9 in rural, economically distressed and/or tobacco-dependent counties of North Carolina.
 
Priority will be given to projects that represent collaborative efforts aimed at preparing students to be college and/or career ready in disciplines that require strong STEM skills; have data demonstrating successful outcomes in student enrollment and achievement; represent collaborative arrangements among educational partners and industry targeting the current and future employment opportunities of a region or local area; and focus on rural, Tier I and Tier II, and/or tobacco-dependent counties that currently have low concentrations of STEM programs.
 
Competitive proposals will target under-represented minorities, females and limited resource students. Applicants are encouraged to think regionally, draw connections to industry sectors, and align with outcome measures in college and career readiness, student achievement, participation and engagement, teacher effectiveness, and other economic impact measures. For a full list of priorities, click here.
 
Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or governmental entity, serve the people of North Carolina, and be a local education agency, university, community college or direct provider of training in order to be eligible to apply.
 
Letters of Inquiry are due September 7, 2010 and may be accessed by clicking here.
 
If you have further questions about the STEM Initiative, contact Mark Sorrells, Golden LEAF Senior Vice President, at msorrells@goldenleaf.org or 888-684-8404.

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