Presidential museum field trip grant applications due Sept. 1

[August 23, 2012]  SPRINGFIELD -- Grants for field trips to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield are now available to schools and organizations nationwide with a high enrollment of low-income children. The application deadline is Sept. 1.

The Winnick Family Foundation is offering field trip grants through the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation to teachers of grades four through 12 in public and private schools and certain organizations nationwide that have a low-income enrollment of greater than 30 percent. The grants provide funding to visit the presidential museum at no or reduced cost by deferring the cost of transportation, lunch or educational materials. Groups receiving a grant do not pay a museum admission fee. A total of $20,500 was awarded to 35 schools and organizations for the 2011-2012 school year, and $20,500 is available to distribute this year.

Visit http://www.presidentlincoln.org/education/
WINNICK_Grant_Application.pdf for grant applications, which must be postmarked by Sept. 1. The grant awards will be announced beginning Oct. 1. For more information, call 217-558-8929 or email [e-mail].

The field trip grants are coordinated through the education department of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, which provides educational opportunities for learners of all ages to explore Illinois and U.S. history and the legacy of Abraham Lincoln. For more information on educational opportunities through the library and museum, click here.

[Text from Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum file received from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency]