SMARTer Kids  Grants - Terms and Conditions
 
Program Terms and Conditions
 

The SMARTer Kids Grant for SMART Products is an award that helps educators purchase qualifying SMART products for their institutions. The grant has helped thousands of K-12 schools and higher education and technical institutions acquire SMART products by increasing their affordability.

Eligibility Grants are available to all public or private, accredited, not-for-profit educational institutions, authorized home schoolers, museums and libraries involved in K-12, college, university, vocational and technical instruction or administration.
Grant Amounts A grant amount of 20% to 70% of the suggested retail price is awarded on a per unit basis for qualifying products.
Products Grants are provided for the following SMART products :
The SMART Board™ family of interactive whiteboards and optional floor stand
Sympodium™ interactive lectern
Expression™ mobile multimedia cabinets
Camfire™ whiteboard cameras
SynchronEyes® ,SMART Ideas® and Bridgit™ software For more information about these products, please visit www.smarterkids.org/k12/smartproducts/products.asp.
Limitations SMARTer Kids Grants are available to qualifying educational institutions located in the United States and Canada. Institutions that include locations outside of these areas will require special consideration for approval from the foundation.
Participating Resellers Presentation Products, Inc is authorized by SMART to sell SMART products to K-12 or higher education institutions or both. We can help you determine the best product solution for your needs, assist with the completion of your grant application and coordinate the delivery and setup of your products.
Reseller Preference The grant approval process requires that a Preferred Reselling Partner (PRP) be designated. Your PRP is a specific Education Reseller authorized by the SMARTer Kids Foundation and SMART Technologies Inc. to fulfill your grant. You will be required to purchase from your designated PRP when you use your grant. The foundation and SMART work together to ensure that each PRP appointed will offer the highest level of service and support to the grant recipient. You may specify Presentation Products, Inc as the PRP with whom you prefer to work by naming a Presentation Products, Inc on your application. If a PRP is not indicated on the grant application, the foundation will select one on your behalf.
Evaluation Criteria Applicants must submit a completed grant application that includes a written description of their intended use of SMART products and reasons for requesting a grant. A grant application committee will evaluate applications and award grants based on the feasibility of the grant application.
Program Deadline Applications for a 2004-2005 SMARTer Kids Grant may be submitted to the Foundation at any time prior to midnight, September 30, 2005. Applications will be processed and grants awarded as received. Recipients have until October 31, 2005 to use their grants, after which time their 2004–2005 grants will expire. If you apply between August 1, 2005 and September 30, 2005, and your grant is approved but not used, your application will be automatically reprocessed and approved by the foundation using the new guidelines for the 2005-2006 grant year.
Grant Notification Due to the high volume of applications received, the foundation will use its reasonable best efforts to notify you of the acceptance of your grant application within 5 working days for applications received online and within 15 working days for applications received via fax or mail. If awarded, this notification will state your grant approval number and your PRP (described above). Upon awarding of your grant, the Foundation will also notify your PRP. The PRP will contact you to discuss your product requirements and assist you in utilizing your grant.
Additional Funding The SMARTer Kids Grant program is funded by local and international partners of the SMARTer Kids Foundation. A SMARTer Kids Grant can be used to leverage opportunities for grants from other sources. Grant recipients are encouraged to seek matching grants that will further reduce the cost of purchasing SMART products for their institution