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To: Estephen who wrote (106)	1/24/2000 10:59:00 PM
From: Estephen	Respond to of 180

The Paul G. Allen Virtual Education Foundation Address: 110 110th Ave. N.E., Suite 550, Bellevue, WA 98004 Executive Director: Jody Patton Mission and Goals The foundation seeks to advance the development and growth of online learning especially distance learning that eliminates dependence upon face-to-face contact as the primary context for learning. For more on the general outlook that informs the foundation's activities, see the white paper “Brief on Education and The Wired World”. Current Funding Interests The foundation primarily funds projects to produce digital content for education, including, but not limited to, multimedia instructional materials and instructional software. Grants support the design, testing and production of digital materials. The foundation also supports projects focused on the evaluation of online education in practice. The foundation does not support any of the following: Development or deployment of instructional management systems, authoring tools, or collaboration technologies Capital campaigns Capital improvements to information technology infrastructure, including, but not limited to, computer labs, networking equipment or video production facilities Awards for the benefit of specific individuals Contributions to general fund drives, annual appeals, or federated campaigns Sectarian or religious organizations whose principal activity is for the benefit of their own members or adherents Conditions and Restrictions Foundation awards are made only to registered non-profit organizations. U.S. based recipients must provide proof of tax exempt status. Awards are normally paid in installments, conditioned upon the completion of agreed project milestones. The foundation does not pay indirect costs or overhead charges. Intellectual property rights in all materials created through any project funded by the foundation must accrue to the institution or organization hosting the project, not to individual authors or contributors. Royalties to authors or contributors may be paid at the option of the recipient institution. Grant application The Virtual Education Foundation is currently not accepting applications. Please check again at a later date. paulallen.com