Sprint Character Education Grant Program

The 2009 application acceptance period is February 2, 2009 at 8am CST through Friday, February 27, 2009 at 5pm CST. Applications will only be accepted electronically during this time via the web site: http://www.sprint.com/responsibility/education
/character/index.html

Sprint and the Sprint Foundation are committed to supporting K-12 education initiatives within the focus area of character education. In 2008, the Sprint Foundation launched a national education grant program. The program is open to all US public schools (K-12) and US public school districts and provides grant funding to support character education programs.

The Sprint Character Education Grant Program accepts applications for funding of character education programs promoting leadership, youth volunteerism, character education and school pride. Grants will fund the purchase of resource materials, supplies, teacher training and equipment that facilitates character education for K-12 students.

Examples of programs that the Sprint Character Education Grant Program will fund include:

• Character education curriculum and character education teacher training
• Direct project related costs for service learning programs
• Leadership and mentor training