Grants available to help schools arrange trips to Lincoln
Presidential Library
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[May 30, 2013]
SPRINGFIELD -- Before clearing
out their desks for the summer, teachers and principals should mark
Sept. 1 on their calendars. That's the deadline for schools to apply
for a field trip grant to visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library and Museum.
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The Winnick Family Foundation is offering field trip grants through
the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation. They're for
grades four through 12 in public and private schools nationwide that
have a low-income enrollment above 30 percent.
The grants help defray the cost of transportation to the
presidential library and museum. Groups receiving a grant are also
exempt from the museum admission fee. A total of $20,500 is
available to distribute this year.
Visit
http://bit.ly/WinnickGrant 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
carol.manning@illinois.gov.
A total of 25 schools and organizations received grants for the
2012-2013 school year.
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The field trip grants are coordinated through the Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum's Department of Education, which
provides educational opportunities for learners of all ages to
explore Illinois and American history and the legacy of Abraham
Lincoln.
[Text from
Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
file received from the
Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency] |