ING Foundation - ING Unsung Heroes

Purpose: Are you an educator with a class project that is short on funding but long on potential? Do you know a teacher looking for grant dollars? ING Unsung Heroes® could help you turn great ideas into reality for students.

For more than 15 years, and with nearly $3.8 million in awarded grants, ING Unsung Heroes has proven to be an A+ program with educators. The program’s “alumni” have inspired success in the classroom and impacted countless numbers of students. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000.

Eligibility: All K-12 education professionals, whether or not they are clients of ING, are eligible. Specifically, these individuals must be: Employed by an accredited K-12 public or private school located in the United States; Full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, or classified staff with effective projects that improve student learning

Amount available per project: $2,000 - $25,000

Deadline for HISD Intent to Submit form: Two weeks before submission to Funding Agency.

Deadline for Applications to Funding Agency: April 30, 2013

An Intent to Submit form must be completed and sent to the Office of Community Development in order to apply for any grant for Humble ISD. Please contact Adrianne Holmes at the Office of Community Development at 281-641-8141 for more information.

Link to opportunity:   http://ing.us/about-ing/citizenship/childrens-education/ing-unsung-heroes

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