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Public high schools across Arizona can score up to $3,000 for their athletics programs with a 2016 California Casualty Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grant. Once again, up to $100,000 dollars will be available to purchase equipment or improve athlete safety. January 15, 2016, is the deadline for 2016 consideration at www.calcasathleticsgrant.com. The grant is named after California Casualty Chairman Emeritus Tom Brown, who believes that lessons taught on the playing fi eld – teamwork, confi dence, and sportsmanship – help develop students who are successful in the classroom and later in life. Since its inception four years ago, the Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grant program has awarded more than $400,000 to public high schools across the nation. A recent Public School Review article highlighted the numerous sport programs that have been diminished or eliminated across the country due to budget constraints. Thanks to their 2015 grant, Ironwood High School in Glendale was able to replace tattered football uniforms that had been passed down for numerous years. Scottsdale's Coronado High School was able to upgrade aging track and fi eld equipment and purchase warm ups for their team. And the funds allowed Westview High in Avondale to buy matching shirts and hats and other equipment for the golf team. "We want to help guarantee that student-athletes get a chance to compete and learn," said Doug Goldberg, Senior Vice President. Applications for the 2015-2016 academic year grants must be received by January 15, 2016. Recipients will be notifi ed in April with presentations made in May. Offi cial rules and applications can be found at www.calcasathleticsgrant.com. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with Service Centers in Arizona, Colorado, and Kansas, California Casualty has provided auto and home insurance to Arizona Education Association members since 1982. Celebrating 100 years of service, California Casualty has been led by four generations of the Brown family. To learn more about California Casualty, or to request an auto insurance quote, please visit www.calcas.com/AEA or call 1-866-763-6285. WINTER 2015/16 | ADVOCATE 37 Student Opportunities KARMA FOR CARA YOUTH SERVICE LEARNING GRANTS Do you know a youngster who's working on a service project in their community? They might be working on a community gar- den, or checking on senior citizens during summer heat waves. If they're leading the charge in their communities, the Karma for Cara Foundation wants to help by offering small grants to students 18 years old or younger. Many grants between $250 and $1000 are available. Apply online at www.ysa.org/karma_ for_cara_foundation. HOT PLANET/COOL ATHLETE GRANTS Environmental advocacy group Protect Our Winters, in part- nership with The North Face, is providing one-time grants to schools for student-led projects that "take serious action against climate change." Grants can be for projects related to recycling or composting, developing clean energy initiatives and other sustainability-related ideas. The key is that proposals must be developed and submitted by students. For inspiration, check out the list of past winners online at hotplanetcoolathletes.com. One grant of $5,000 is available during each proposal period. ACM/CSTA CULTER-BELL PRIZE IN HIGH SCHOOL COMPUTING Each year, the Prize in High School Computing recognizes the most talented high school students in computer science. To par- ticipate, students complete a computing challenge that allows them to showcase their computing skills. This year, participants are asked to develop "an artifact that engages modern comput- ing technology and computer science." Judging will be deter- mined on the "ingenuity, complexity, relevancy, and originality" of the project. There are four $10,000 prizes available. Plus, winners receive a trip to the ACM/CSTA Cutler-Bell Prize in High School Com- puting Reception in February 2016. Apply online at csta.acm.org/Advocacy_Outreach/sub/Cutler-BellPrize.html by January 1, 2016. Arizona High School Sports Programs Can Win with a California Casualty Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grant