Technology Innovation Challenge Grants--US Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/Technology/challenge/index.html The Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Program offers grants to consortia "that are working to improve & expand new applications of technology to strengthen school reform efforts, improve student achievement, and provide for sustained professional development of teachers, administrators, and school library media personnel." This grant program focuses on professional development programs that provide technology training to teachers and other educators.

U.S. Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.gov/ The DOT consists of the Office of the Secretary and eleven individual operating administrations. These include

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics, http://www.bts.gov
• US Coast Guard,http://www.uscg.mil
• Federal Aviation Administration, http://www.faa.gov
• Federal Highway Administration, http://www.fhwa.dot.gov
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov;
• Federal Railroad Administration, : http://www.fra.dot.gov
• Federal Transit Administration, http://www.fta.dot.gov;
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
• Research and Special Programs Administration,: http://www.rspa.dot.gov
• Surface Transportation Board and the Transportation Administrative Services Center, : http://www.stb.dot.gov .

US. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/ With the slogan "Conserving the Nature of America," the FWS site includes separate links to grants for: ". . . Federal Aid, Wetlands Conservation, Endangered Species and International Affairs."

You can write to Art Grant Application Guide, Public Information Offices, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 617, Washington, DC 20506 for a free publication which outlines the various programs and grants currently available with a listing of calendar deadlines and application information.

Work closely with the Free MONEY grantor agency. Once you decide which government agency you want Free MONEY from, contact them and ask for a grant application. Get to know some of the grantor agency personal. Experts love to talk about their programs, so ask for advice, suggestions, and criticisms about your proposed project.

In most cases, the more the agency knows about your grant proposal, the better your chances will be of getting support from the personnel who ultimately approve your Free MONEY request.