Online First Choice Power Classroom Innovation Grant Applications Now Available

Multiple $500 to $3,000 Teacher Grants Offered Every Year

Tips to write a successful grant application Use the current application materials for the grant. Convince your reviewer that your idea will make a difference. Receive feedback from a non-educator. Know the deadline. Don’t wait till the last minute. Use spell and grammar check tools. Proofread your application. Choose an interesting title. Write clear objectives, SMART objectives: S - Specific, M - Measurable, A – Achievable, R – Relevant, T - Time-bound. EXAMPLE: Each student will create a written document detailing the research project, which will be entered in a science contest by the spring semester. Prepare and attach a separate budget file. For more tips and to apply for a grant, visit www.FirstChoicePower.com/innovation.

(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) – The First Choice Power Fund is now accepting online applications for First Choice Power Classroom Innovation Grants until 6 p.m. CST March 5, 2008. The First Choice Power Fund will award grants to inventive teachers across Texas for original classroom projects that stimulate and inspire young minds.

“Teachers positively impact the lives of their students every year,” said Diane Harrison Ogawa, executive director of the First Choice Power Fund, a division of the PNM Resources Foundation. “We encourage Texas teachers to apply for First Choice Power Classroom Innovation Grants so they can turn their innovative teaching ideas into classroom magic and continue in the tradition of making a difference.”

It’s simple to apply!

• Applications must be submitted online by the deadline, March 5, 2008, to be considered for grants.
• Full-time Texas K-12 teachers and pre-K teachers with an early childhood license in communities served by First Choice Power are eligible.
• The application must include a project description, objectives, budget and evaluation.

The First Choice Power Fund also publishes a free electronic newsletter for teachers that showcases grants in action and shares teaching ideas from First Choice Power Classroom Innovation Grant-winning projects. To sign up, visit www.FirstChoicePower.com/fund and receive this newsletter 10 times during the school year with information on grant opportunities, deadlines and tips on how to write a successful grant application.

For more information on applying for a First Choice Power Classroom Innovation Grant, visit www.FirstChoicePower.com/innovation. The 2008 First Choice Power Classroom Innovation Grant applications are now available online and due March 5, 2008.

About the First Choice Power Fund
The First Choice Power Fund is a division of the PNM Resources Foundation, a nonprofit established in 1983 to improve the quality of life in communities where the company's customers and employees live and work. The PNM Resources Foundation is a separate nonprofit tax-exempt corporation and was originally endowed by a gift from earnings by shareholders of PNM Resources. No customer funds are part of the endowment.

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