*Be sure to check out our article Tips on Preparing a Successful Proposal for helpful information on grant proposal preparation.

PBS has an article on this topic called "Funding Educational Technology Into the 21st Century" at http://www.pbs.org/plweb-cgi/fastweb?getdoc+als+als+1942+1+wAAA+grants.

The Big Deal Book of Technology contains a section with information on tapping into more than $1 billion in grant opportunities. The complete handbook is available free online in PDF version at http://www.bigdealbook.com.

SchoolGrants.com offers a collection of resources and tips to help K-12 educators apply for and obtain special grants for a variety of projects.

A directory of funding opportunities (grants, scholarships and contests) can be found at the Technology & Learning web site which includes a searchable database of regularly updated grants, scholarships, professional development and funding opportunities for educators and students.

For a site that provides a wide range of grant resources, information and services, including the best-selling Grantseeker's Toolkit from John Wiley and Sons, guidance for writing proposals and more, go to Polaris Grants Central at www.polarisgrantscentral.net.

EDInfo is a listserv from the US Department of Education that provides updates on federal projects and grants related to education. To subscribe send an email message to . Then write "Subscribe EDINFO (your first and last name)" in the body of your message. Archives are at www.ed.gov/MailingLists/EDInfo.

Grants Hotline offers a biweekly issue called Grants for K-12 providing up-to-the-minute grants and funding information.

The GRANTS listserv provides information on all aspects of grant seeking and grant making. To subscribe, send an email to with the command SUBSCRIBE GRANTS in the message body.

The following sites may also be of assistance to you in locating various types of financial aid and/or funding for distance education courses:

http://scholarships.kachinatech.com/scholars.html

http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Financial_Aid/Grants/

http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Financial_Aid/Grants/Web_Directories/

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/Students/student.html

RE: Federal financial aid for distance education students
Michael Goldstein and Ken Salomon of Dow, Lohnes & Albertson prepared a brief that outlines some of the federal rules for financial aid disbursement. According to the brief, Congress has mandated that students enrolled in courses delivered through the use of telecommunications be treated the same as students in conventional courses when it comes to the awarding of federal student financial assistance. For more detail on the specific language of Sec. 484(m) of the amended Higher Education Act consult the Dow, Lohnes & Albertson website at http://www.dlalaw.com. Some major points are as follows:

1. A student enrolled in a telecommunications-based course at an eligible institution of higher education is entitled to full student aid.

2. Telecommunications means the use of television, audio, or computer transmission, including open broadcast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, or satellite, audio conferencing, computer conferencing, or videocassettes.

3. An eligible institution of higher education is an institution that offers a total of less than fifty percent of their courses through telecommunications and correspondence study.

4. Federal aid may be adjusted if the delivery method results in a substantially reduced cost of attendance to such student.