Toyota Teacher Grants

From Marlene
National Center for Family Literacy Invites Nominations for
Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year
Deadline: December 1, 2006
The Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year Award nomination process is now open.Presented by the National Center for Family Literacy ( http://www.famlit.org/) and Toyota, the award is given to educators who demonstrate exemplary efforts in family literacy to help parents and children achieve their academic, personal, and professional goals.
The nominated teacher must have worked for at least three years in a literacy program that provides children's education, adult education, parenting education (Parent Time), and interactive literacy activities between parents and children (Parent and Child Together Time).
The 2007 Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year will receive a $5,000 award for his or her program, courtesy of Toyota. He or she also will receive a trip to the 16th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy in Orlando, Florida, March 2007, where he or she will be recognized as the "Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year."
Several finalists also will be selected and will receive free registration to the 16th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy plus hotel and travel expenses.
To view the complete nomination guidelines and/or to download the application form, visit the NFCL Web site.
RFP Link: http://www.famlit.org/site/c.gtJWJdMQIsE/b.1335479/apps/nl/content2.asp?content_id={DE86ABC5-5BCA-4A4E-A35B-72905681C96F}&notoc=1