Deadline: 10-Mar-22
The Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation is seeking applications for its Grant Program to economic education for all in the United States.
The Foundation will look most favorably at programs that match grants of support with funds from other organizations learned institutions, universities, colleges, and government sources.
The Kazanjian Foundation does not support projects that are based outside of the United States and will not support overhead or indirect costs.
Funding Information
The Kazanjian Foundation makes grants of $10,000 to $25,000 on average and expects to be one of several funders of a project.
Funding Interest
Foundation’s current funding interest includes but not limited to:
- The delivery of economic education to youth in non-school settings
- Behavioral economics with a focus on environmental issues
- Economic education initiatives to under-served communities in the local states
- On-line competitions
- Entrepreneurship education
- Marketing capabilities to serve more population in economic education
- Programs to generate more excitement for economic and financial education
- Economic education programs in a recently mandated state
Eligibility Criteria
- Only 501(C ) (3) nonprofit organizations with at least 5 years of history may be eligible to submit a letter of interest.
- The LOIs selected and approved by the Foundation board of directors may receive an invitation to submit a full proposal.
Evaluation Criteria
While a variety of considerations are used in evaluating proposals, the Foundation will pay special attention to the following:
- Significance: Does the proposed project effectively address the key issues outlined in the current guideline?
- Plan of Operation: Is there good potential for the proposed project to reach its stated objectives?
- Technical Soundness: Does the applicant exhibit a thorough knowledge of current developments in economic education, and are the proposed methodologies and/or implementation designs adequate?
- Quality of Key Personnel and Reputation of the Institution: The quality of any co-sponsoring institutions will also be considered under this criteria.
- Budget and Cost Effectiveness: Leveraged uses of Foundation funds along with possible matching sources will be evaluated favorably.
- Evaluation: All proposals should have an evaluation component. The Foundation is interested in knowing how the project will be measured against its stated objectives.
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