The Institute for Education and the Arts is posting two funding opportunities for nonprofit organizations and professional development.

B&N Sponsorships and Donations
Barnes & Noble considers requests for local and regional support with nonprofit organizations that focus on literacy, the arts, or K-12 education; there is no deadline. For more information visit www.barnesandnobleinc.com/our_company/sponsorship/sponsorship_local/donations_local.html.

Grants for Professional Development
The NEA Foundation Learning and Leading grants are provided to individuals to fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research and to groups fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment. Maximum Award: $2,000. Eligibility: K-12 public school teachers, public school education support professionals, and faculty and staff in public higher education institutions. Deadline: October 15, 2006. Information: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/Guidelines%20Learning&Leadership.htm

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