Grants available for teachers to create Centennial projects

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004 | 8:42 a.m.

The Las Vegas Centennial committee will award $200,000 in grants to local educators and education associations wishing to host their own Centennial event for students as Las Vegas celebrates its 100th birthday in 2005.

The deadline to apply for the grants is Oct. 15.

The money will be awarded as $750 individual grants to fund projects that use education to commemorate the Centennial or Las Vegas history in a special way.

In addition to schools -- public, private, charter and home -- individual educators, museums, libraries and other informal educators may blend a study of Las Vegas history with their education mission and apply for the grants.

Examples of potential projects range from planning a class field trip or outing to a historical site to producing an original play or music score commemorating Las Vegas history.

The Centennial committee will entertain grant requests above $750 when a potential exists for a number of communities or organizations to collaborate on a project, said committee chairwoman Sheila Moulton, a member of the Clark County School Board.

In August the committee awarded more than $300,000 to 58 local nonprofit organizations to fund their own Centennial events.

The Las Vegas Centennial will run throughout 2005 with hundreds of events and an official observance on the city's 100th birthday, May 15, 2005.

For more information on the Centennial celebration or to download a grant application, visit www.lasvegas2005.org or call 229-2005.