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Laboratory Foundation accepting proposals for education, community outreach grants

Nonprofit educational institutions, 501 ( c ) (3) organizations, government agencies and pueblos serving Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe and Taos counties are eligible to apply for community and educational outreach grants from the foundation, said Nicolla Covey, a program officer for the foundation.

Educational outreach grants are designed to support innovative educational programs in Northern New Mexico that will match present and future community work force needs. The foundation emphasizes programs that provide high quality and cost effective teacher training support, promote a better match between educational offerings and regional work force skill needs and increase public understanding of science and technology. In 2003, the Laboratory Foundation will award up to $295,00 in competitive educational outreach grants.

The deadline to submit a educational outreach grant application to the foundation is March 7.

Community outreach grants are designed to create strong partnerships with local schools and organizations in Northern New Mexico communities. The foundation emphasizes projects that meet a critical need in the community, strengthen public education, enhance community improvement and the delivery of social services and benefit a large number of people. Letters of intent where a foundation community outreach grant will provide the last dollars needed to complete a project also are encouraged. In 2003, the Laboratory Foundation will award up to $295,000 in competitive community outreach grants.

The deadline to submit a community outreach grant application is May 30.

Covey said all eligible organizations interested in seeking a educational outreach or community outreach grants must submit a letter of intent not to exceed three pages. The letter should provide a brief description of the need or problem to be addressed, a brief description of the project and intended goals, a project budget summary including an overall funding strategy and a proposal summary report. The proposal summary report is available at the foundation's Web page at www.lanlfoundation.org online.

Laboratory Foundation staff and a panel of community leaders will review applicant letters of intent and make recommendations to the foundation's Board of Directors. Organizations approved by the board will be invited to submit full application portfolios.

The Laboratory Foundation is the not-for-profit philanthropic grant-giving entity for the Lab, supporting a range of national and community not-for-profit organizations.

The foundation uses investment earnings from contributions to the foundation to grant funds for education, economic development and social programs in Northern New Mexico communities.

Since 1997 when the Laboratory Foundation was created, nearly $10.6 million in grant funds have been awarded to 423 Northern New Mexico nonprofit, charitable organizations and government agencies meeting civic, cultural, economic development, education and social service needs.

The Laboratory Foundation offices are located at 1850 Old Pecos Trail, Suite F, in Santa Fe.

For more information, call 992-0685, extension 12, or go to www.lanlfoundation.org online.

-- Steve Sandoval

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