1. evaluations of existing model programs
   
2. innovative research on model development, including both efficacy and effectiveness studies

• projects that bring researchers and service providers together to prove and improve the effectiveness of education environments for children at risk for poor school outcomes due to environmental factors associated with living in poverty
• projects that leverage other funds
• projects with the potential to inform or guide policy or funding decisions
• projects that structure time for researchers/evaluators and program providers to collaborate
• requests of $100,000 or less per year for a maximum of three years (If you are requesting more than this amount and/or a longer time period, please provide additional justification)

• scholarships
• continuing education for providers
• program operating costs
• capital projects
• research for children at risk of poor school outcomes due to medical conditions or substance abuse
• support for scaling up programs already found to be effective
• support for individual providers who wish to increase their center's Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale score or obtain accreditation
• research projects outside of the United States
  

The Brady Education Foundation currently accepts proposals throughout the year. There is a two-stage application process. Stage 1 requires a maximum five-page (not including CV of principal investigator or program director or letters of support from partnering organizations) electronic submission via a .pdf file. If approved by the Board, the applicant will be invited to continue to Stage 2. The Board meets three times a year.  It typically approves only two to four Stage 1 applications and one to two Stage 2 applications at each meeting.

Stage 1 Grant Application Process
Required Format:

• 11-point font or larger
• 1-inch margins
• Electronic .pdf file   (Note: Any proposal not submitted as a .pdf file will be returned unread)

Stage 1 Proposal Check List: 

1. Page #1 to include the following:
1. Project Title
2. Addresses and contact information
3. Beginning and ending dates of project
4. Dollar amount applicant is asking the Foundation to fund along with other current funding partners for this project and/or other possible funding sources (including other organizations to which proposals for this project have been submitted)
5. In one or two sentences state the specific aim(s) of this project. If other funding partners exist, specify the scope of work that BEF funding will support
6. A brief explanation of how this project matches the Foundation's mission and has the potential to inform or guide policy or funding decisions
7. A short explanation of how this research will be disseminated (e.g., through peer-reviewed journals with wide readership in the education community, presentations at national conferences, poster sessions, submission to the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences' What Works Clearing House, etc.)
2. Pages #2 & #3 to include the following three sections;
1. A brief description of the program to be evaluated (including its mission, history, and percentage/numbers of low income at-risk students), or, a brief description of new programs being developed (including eventual target population)
2. A brief explanation of the evaluation or research methodology and why it was chosen
3. A brief description of program/researcher/client collaboration (i.e., how practitioners and researchers are collaborating to evaluate an existing program or develop a new program)
3. Page #4 to include a cursory background review of the research literature and citations
4. Page #5 (and additional pages as necessary) to include a budget detailing the total program cost and specific request to the Brady Education Foundation if different from total cost. Include a budget for each year of funding and a budget justification for each line item, including the percent FTE for each key personnel. Note that indirect costs or overhead costs may not exceed 10% of total project cost. If applicable, subcontracts are also limited to 10% indirect costs. Subcontracts must provide a detailed budget with budget justification as well. When calculating the indirect costs of the total project, indirect costs from the subcontract MAY NOT be included in the calculation.
5. Addendum to include: 
1. Resumes/CVs of Principal Investigator or Program Director with each resume or CV not to exceed three pages
2. Letters of support from partnering organizations demonstrating support for the specific activites outlined in the Stage 1 proposal
3. Proof of tax exempt status for applicant and partnering organizations 

Submission Timetable
The Brady Education Foundation currently accepts Stage 1 Grant Applications throughout the year. Submission deadlines are as follows:

Submission Timetable

Stage 1 Proposal  Due Date	Notification Date	If Invited to  to Continue to Stage 2, Proposal Due Date	Funding Start Date Range
12/14/2012	12/20/2012	4/22/2013	6/15/2013
4/22/2013	6/15/2013	8/15/2013	1/1/2014 - 4/30/2014
8/15/2013	10/15/2013	12/15/2013	5/1/2014 - 8/31/2014
12/15/2013	2/15/2014	4/15/2014	9/1/2014 - 12/31/2014
4/15/2014	6/15/2014	8/15/2014	1/1/2015 - 4/30/2015
8/15/2014	10/15/2014	12/15/2014	5/1/2015 - 8/31/2015
12/15/2014	2/15/2015	4/15/2015	9/1/2015 - 12/31/2015
4/15/2015	6/15/2015	8/15/2015	1/1/2016 - 4/30/2016
8/15/2015	10/15/2015	12/15/2015	5/1/2016 - 8/31/2016
12/15/2015	2/15/2016	4/15/2016	9/1/2016 - 12/31/2016

Submit Stage 1 and 2 Grant Applications as a .pdf file to:  applications@bradyeducationfoundation.org

Stage 2 Grant Applications are Accepted by Invitation Only

Stage 2 Grant Application Process: 

Required Format:

• 11-point font or larger
• 1-inch margins
• Electronic .pdf file   (Note: Any proposal not submitted as a .pdf file will be returned unread)

If the Brady Education Foundation invites the applicant to continue on to Stage 2, the proposal should include the following:

1. A point-by-point response to the Foundation's Stage 1 letter inviting applicant to proceed to Stage 2
2. One page to include the following:
1. Addresses and contact information
2. Beginning and ending dates
3. Dollar amount applicant is asking Foundation to fund along with other current funding partners for this project and/or other possible funding sources (including other organizations to which proposals for this project have been submitted)
4. Specific aim(s) of this project. If these have changed in any way since the original Stage 1 submission, clearly specify and justify said changes. Please note that such changes are not encouraged and will require strong justification
5. If other funding partners exist, specify the scope of work that BEF funding will support
6. A brief explanation of how this project matches the Foundation's mission and has the potential to inform or guide policy or funding decisions
7. A short explanation of how this research will be disseminated
3. A narrative of up to ten pages to include:
1. Background/significant literature review
2. Research/evaluation design and methodology, including: 
• specific measures that will be used to assess outcomes, and 
• how control and comparison groups will be recruited
3. Research site information
4. Timeline with benchmarks
4. A detailed budget detailing the total program cost and specific request to Brady Education Foundation if different from total cost. Include a budget for each year of funding and a budget justification for each line item. Note that Indirect Costs or Overhead Costs may not exceed 10% of total project cost: 
5. Addendum to include:
1. Resumes or CVs of key personnel with each resume or CV not to exceed three pages
2. Proof of tax exempt status for applicant and partnering organizations
3. Letters of support from partnering organizations demonstrating support for the specific activities outlined in the Stage 2 proposal