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Updated December 2008
Welcome to the Education World Grants Center. Here Education World contributor Don Peek shares current education grants.
Don Peek
Don Peek is a former educator who now runs The School Funding Center, which provides grant information and grant-writing services to schools. Peek's School Funding Center Grant Database is updated daily and currently contains more than 110,000 grant opportunities worth more than $6.5 billion.
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Grant Name:
Music Is Revolution Foundation Mini-Grants
Funded by:
Music Is Revolution and Svengirly Music, Inc.
Description:
The Music Is Revolution Foundation administers a mini-grant program for Music Is Revolution activities designed by teachers to implement, support, and/or improve their ability to provide quality music education for students. Mini-grants up to $500 are available to teachers for music education activities of all types. Only projects that clearly contain a music education focus -- that is, projects based on the concept of music education, through musical experiences, initiating students into a sense of their social, academic, and cultural identity, and humanizing them through the emotional, cognitive, and/or physical impact of music -- will be considered. Applicants are encouraged to include activities that expose students to genres and styles of music not likely to be experienced as a part of their normal daily lives and to plan the project with input from students, parents, and school administrators, so that the project supports the imaginations of the students while maintaining relevance to the curriculum already in place.
Program Areas:
Arts
Recipients:
Public Schools
Proposal Deadline:
1/15/09
Average Amount:
$500.00
Contact Address:
Music Is Revolution Foundation, Svengirly Music, Inc., P.O. Box 91894, Pasadena, CA 91109
Website:
http://www.musicisrevolution.org
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Steven A. Stahl Research Grant
Funded by:
International Reading Association
Description:
This $1,000 award was established to honor the memory and work of Steven A. Stahl by encouraging and supporting promising graduate students in their research. The grant will be awarded annually to a recipient with at least three years of teaching experience who is conducting classroom research (including action research) focused on improving reading instruction and children's reading achievement.
Program Areas:
Reading
Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Higher Education, Faith-Based
Proposal Deadline:
1/15/09
Average Amount:
$1,000.00
Website:
http://www.reading.org/association/awards/research_stahl.html
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Symantec Foundation Educational Grants
Funded by:
The Symantec Foundation
Description:
Funds directed toward programs promoting math, science, and technology.
Program Areas:
General Education, Library, Math, Reading, Science/Environment/Social Studies, Technology
Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Other
Proposal Deadline:
1/15/09
Total Amount:
$1 million
Average Amount:
$163,000.00 - $250,000.00
Contact Address:
20330 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014
Email:
Community_relations@symantec.com
Website:
http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/responsibility/community/index.jsp
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
United States-Japan Foundation Educational Grants
Funded by:
United States-Japan Foundation
Description:
Giving primarily in the U.S. and Japan to promote stronger ties between Americans and Japanese by supporting projects that foster mutual knowledge and education, deepen understanding, create effective channels of communication, and address common concerns in an increasingly interdependent world. The current focus of grant making activities is in the areas of communication/public opinion, pre-college education, and policy studies. No grants to individuals, or for building or endowment funds, capital campaigns, deficit operations, and no support for projects in the arts involving performances, exhibitions, or productions, or for sports exchanges or student exchanges.
Program Areas:
Adult Literacy, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, General Education, Reading, Science/Environmental, Social Studies
Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Higher Education, Other
Proposal Deadline:
1/15/09 (also 7/15/09)
Total Amount:
$1.3 million
Average Amount:
$1,500.00 - $85,000.00
Telephone:
212-481-8762
Email:
info@us-jf.org
Website:
http://www.us-jf.org
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Great American Dine Out Grants
Funded by:
Share Our Strength
Description:
Great American Dine Out Grants help support programs and projects that help connect children who are at risk of hunger with nutritious food where they live, learn, and play. Over the course of the year, more than 12 million children in America are at risk of hunger. That's one in six with limited or uncertain access to the nutritious foods they need to lead healthful, active lives. During one week in September, thousands of participating restaurants all across the country donated a percentage of their sales to support Share Our Strength's work to end childhood hunger and to make sure no child in America grows up hungry.
Program Areas:
Health/PE
Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Other
Proposal Deadline:
1/16/09
Average Amount:
$5,000.00
Email:
grants@strength.org
Website:
http:// join.strength.org/site/PageServer?pagename=GADO_learn_grants
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
MTNA Foundation Fund
Funded by:
Teacher Enrichment Grant
Description:
To provide assistance to music teachers for private study, specific college-level course work, or other projects that will enhance the performing and teaching skills of the applicant.
Program Areas:
Arts
Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Other
Proposal Deadline:
1/9/09
Average Amount:
$250.00 - $1,000.00
Contact Address:
MTNA Foundation Fund, 441 Vine Street, Ste. 3100, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Website:
http://www.mtnafoundation.org/Grants/Teacher EnrichmentGrantProgram/tabid/168/Default.aspx
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers
Funded by:
National Science Foundation
Description:
The ITEST program responds to current concerns and projections about the growing demand for professionals and information technology workers in the U.S. and seeks solutions to help ensure the breadth and depth of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) workforce. ITEST supports research studies to address questions about how to find solutions. It also supports the development, implementation, testing, and scale-up of implementation models. A large variety of possible approaches to improving the STEM workforce and building students' capacity to participate in it may be implemented and studied. ITEST projects may include students or teachers, kindergarten through high school age, and any area of the STEM workforce. Projects that explore cyberlearning, specifically learning with cyberinfrastructure tools such as networked computing and communications technologies in K-12 settings, are of special interest.
Program Areas:
Science/Environment, Technology
Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School
Proposal Deadline:
1/12/09 -- Letter of intent due Jan. 12, 2009; final deadline Feb. 20, 2009.
Total Amount:
$35 million
Average Amount:
$1.5 million
Contact Person:
Julia V. Clark
Telephone:
703-292-5119
Email:
jclark@nsf.gov
Website:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5467&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
AmeriCorps Grants
Funded by:
AmeriCorps
Description:
The Corporation will invest in organizations that connect their school, faculty, staff, and administration with their communities through service and volunteering. We plan to support K-12 and higher education institutions that effectively incorporate service-learning into their curricula and increase the number of college students engaged in community service and service-learning. We will also help colleges and universities expand support for student service.
Program Areas:
At-Risk/Character, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, General Education, Math, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies
Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Higher Education, Other
Proposal Deadline:
1/13/09
Average Amount:
$12,000.00
Website:
http://www.americorps.gov/for_organizations/funding/index.asp
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Books for Children Grants
Funded by:
The Libri Foundation
Description:
The Foundation supports the concept that children who learn to enjoy reading at an early age continue to read throughout their lives. In order to develop a love of reading, children must have access to books that stretch their imaginations, touch their emotions, and expand their horizons. The Foundation works with the library's Friends of the Library or other local organizations because we believe in community involvement and want to encourage and reward local support of libraries. The Friends, or other local sponsors, can contribute from $50 to $350 which the Foundation matches on a 2-to-1 ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to $1,050 worth of new, quality, hardcover children's books through the Foundation's "Books for Children" program.
Program Areas:
After-School, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Early Childhood, Library, Reading
Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Other
Proposal Deadline:
1/15/09
Contact Person:
Barbara J. McKillip, President
Telephone:
541-747-9655
Email:
libri@librifoundation.org
Website:
http://www.librifoundation.org/#GUIDE
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Iris Carl Grant
Funded by:
The National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics
Description:
NCSM honors Iris Carl, NCSM Past President, Glenn Gilbert Awardee and International Leader, through the NCSM Iris Carl Grant. This grant gives support for a mathematics educator or a future leader in mathematics education to attend an NCSM Annual Conference, thus supporting the NCSM vision of a cadre of well trained, broadly informed, and perceptive leaders of mathematics education at all levels. NCSM cares greatly about young members and wants them to become the very best leaders they can be. Iris Carl Grants of up to $825 will be made. These grants may be used for transportation, lodging [maximum of three nights], and meals [excluding those covered by conference registration] as necessary for conference attendance. The grant will also include a waiver for registration for the NCSM Annual Conference.
Program Areas:
Math
Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools
Proposal Deadline:
1/15/09
Average Amount:
$825.00
Contact Address:
NCSM - Iris Carl Fund, Attn: Randy Pippen, Treasurer, 6000 E. Evans Ave., Ste. 3-205, Denver, CO 80222
Website:
http:// ncsmonline.org/NCSMOperations/iriscarlaward.html
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Captain Planet Foundation Education Grants
Funded by:
The Captain Planet Foundation
Description:
The foundation supports projects that 1) promote understanding of environmental issues; 2) focus on hands-on involvement; 3) involve children and young adults ages 6-18 (elementary through high school); 4) promote interaction and cooperation within the group; 5) help young people develop planning and problem solving skills; 6) include adult supervision; and 7) commit to follow-up communication with the foundation (specific requirements are explained once the grant has been awarded).
Program Areas:
Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Science/Environment, Social Studies
Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools
Proposal Deadline:
12/31/08
Average Amount:
$250.00 - $2,500.00
Contact Person:
Taryn Murphy
Contact Address:
Captain Planet Foundation, 133 Luckie Street, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone:
404-522-4215
Email:
tarynm@captainplanetfdn.org
Website:
http://www.captainplanetfdn.org
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
AASL National School Library Media Program of the Year Award
Funded by:
American Association of School Librarians & Follett Library Resources
Description:
Established in 1963, the National School Library Media Program of the Year (NSLMPY) Award honors school library media programs practicing their commitment to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information and, as well as exemplifying implementation of Information Power. The award recognizes exemplary school library media programs that are fully integrated into the school's curriculum. Each winning program receives a $10,000 prize ($30,000 total) donated by Follett Library Resources.
Program Areas:
Library
Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School
Proposal Deadline:
1/2/09
Average Amount:
$10,000.00
Contact Address:
AASL NSLMPY Award, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2795
Website:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslawards/natlslmprogram/aaslnational.cfm
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Environmental Education Grants
Funded by:
Environmental Protection Agency - EPA
Description:
These education grants are being given for the purpose of increasing public awareness and knowledge about environmental issues and providing the skills necessary to make informed environmental decisions and to take responsible actions. Grant requests should be based on objective and scientifically sound information. They need not advocate a particular viewpoint or course of action; instead, they should encourage individuals to weigh various sides of an issue through critical thinking/enhance their own problem-solving and decision making skills.
Program Areas:
Science/Environment
Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Higher Education
Proposal Deadline:
12/18/08
Total Amount:
$3 million
Average Amount:
$15,000.00-$25,000.00
Website:
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/pdf/solicitationnotice2009.pdf
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Civil Air Patrol Unit Grants
Funded by:
Aerospace Education Foundation (AEF)
Description:
The Aerospace Education Foundation (AEF) helps provide educational opportunities through grants that will help ensure that future generations of Americans 1) appreciate the important role of aviation and space in America's future; 2) have the technical knowledge necessary to understand aerospace issues; and 3) have the educational background required to pursue aerospace careers. To support CAP's aerospace education programs, the AEF provides aerospace education grants for Civil Air Patrol units.
Program Areas:
Science/Environment, All Other
Recipients:
Public School
Proposal Deadline:
12/31/08
Average Amount:
$250.00
Telephone:
334-953-7572
Email:
aeadmin@cap.gov
Website:
http://level2.cap.gov/index.cfm?nodeID=5505
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Informal Science Education Grants
Funded by:
National Science Foundation
Description:
The ISE program invests in projects that develop and implement informal learning experiences designed to increase interest, engagement, and understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by individuals of all ages and backgrounds, as well as projects that advance knowledge and practice of informal science education. Projects may target either public audiences or professionals whose work directly affects informal STEM learning. ISE projects are expected to demonstrate strategic impact, innovation, and collaboration.
Program Areas:
Science/Environment
Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools
Proposal Deadline:
12/18/08
Average Amount:
$10,000.00 - $200,000.00
Contact Person:
Phyliss Minn
Telephone:
703-292-5087
Email:
pminn@nsf.gov
Website:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5361&org=NSF
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Verizon Tech Savvy Awards
Funded by:
Verizon & The National Center for Family Literacy
Description:
The Verizon Tech Savvy Awards recognize outstanding educational programs that demystify technology for parents so they may better support their children's academic and social growth in an increasingly complex 21st century. Established in 2007 by the Verizon Foundation, the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL), and former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack, the Verizon Tech Savvy Awards are the first national awards given to intergenerational digital learning programs.
Program Areas:
Reading
Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Faith-based
Proposal Deadline:
12/12/08
Average Amount:
$5,000.00 - $25,000.00
Website:
http://www.famlit.org/site/c.gtJWJdMQIsE/b.2180327/k.5E33/Verizon_Tech_Savvy_Awards.htm
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Funded by:
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Description:
This program supports projects to develop faculty and library leaders, to recruit and educate the next generation of librarians, to conduct research on the library profession, and to support early career research on any area of library and information science by tenure-track untenured faculty in graduate schools of library and information science. It also supports projects to attract high school and college students to consider careers in library science, to build institutional capacity in graduate schools of library and information science, and to assist in the professional development of librarians and library staff.
Program Areas:
Library, Professional Development
Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Higher Education, Other
Proposal Deadline:
12/15/08
Average Amount:
$50,000.00 - $1 million
Contact Person:
Kevin Cherry, Senior Program Officer
Telephone:
202-653-4662
Email:
kcherry@imls.gov
Website:
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/21centuryLibrarian.shtm
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Increase Your Green
Funded by:
Do Something
Description:
Applicants must make tangible efforts towards reducing the environmental impact of their school throughout this eight-week competition. All proposals must be youth designed and led. A delegate from each group must present an online report of the school or club's actions to save energy, reduce waste, and raise awareness during the competition.
Program Areas:
Science/Environment
Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools
Proposal Deadline:
12/15/08
Average Amount:
$500 - $1,500
Contact Person:
Melanie Stevenson
Email:
mstevenson@dosomething.org
Website:
http://www.dosomething.org/increase_your_green
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge (SPECA) Grants Program
Funded by:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Description:
The purpose of the Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge (SPECA) Grants Program is to: enhance curricula in agricultural education; increase faculty teaching competencies; interest young people in pursuing higher education in order to prepare for scientific and professional careers in the food and agricultural sciences; promote the incorporation of agriscience and agribusiness subject matter into other instructional programs, particularly classes in science, business, and consumer education; facilitate joint initiatives by the grant recipient with other secondary schools, institutions of higher education that award an associate's degree, institutions of higher education that award a bachelor's degree, and nonprofit organizations supporting agriscience and agribusiness education, to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve agriscience and agribusiness education; support other initiatives designed to meet local, state, regional, or national needs related to promoting excellence in agriscience and agribusiness education; and support current Agriculture in the Classroom programs for grades K-12.
Program Areas:
Agriculture Science, Science/Environmental
Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Higher Education, Other
Proposal Deadline:
12/15/08
Average Amount:
$50,000
Telephone:
202-720-1973
Email:
SPEC@csrees.usda.gov
Website:
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/09_sec_challenge.doc
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
The Disney Music in You Grant Program
Funded by:
NAMM Foundation
Description:
The NAMM Foundation and Disney's The Music in You Grant Program invite public middle and high schools to apply for a grant to put on their own school stage production of Disney's High School Musical or High School Musical II. The public affairs initiative utilizes the popularity of the High School Musical movies and the licensed amateur theater adaptations to encourage kids to get involved in music and the arts.
Program Areas:
Arts, General Education
Recipients:
Public Schools
Proposal Deadline:
12/15/08
Average Amount:
$9,000
Contact Address:
The Music in Your Grant Program, NAMM Foundation, 5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Website:
http://www.music-research.org/Grants/guidelines.html
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
DCAT "Making a Difference" Award
Funded by:
Drug, Chemical, and Associated Technologies Association (DCAT) and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Description:
This award will recognize and honor excellence in science programs developed and implemented by middle-level science teachers, grades 6-12. Entries must show innovative and effective teaching strategies combined with a science program that has influenced students to explore and investigate science and its application to global problems.
Program Areas:
Science/Environmental
Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools
Proposal Deadline:
November 30, 2008
Average Amount:
$2,500.00
Email:
awards@nsta.org
Website:
http://www.nsta.org/pdfs/awards/DCAT.pdf
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Responsible Sports™ Community Grant
Funded by:
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Description:
Twenty youth sport organizations with the most credited certifications will earn a $2,500 Responsible Sports Community Grant to help defray the many costs of running a successful youth sports program. But don't think that just because you are a small organization you cannot earn a grant. Organizations are split into three groups - large organizations (400+ players), small organizations (under 400 players), and educational organizations (schools). Organizations must be registered non-profit, traditional youth sport organizations, or school sports programs recognized by the governing bodies of their sport(s). Organizations must serve the community at large and must be open to the general public, without bias, prejudice, or discrimination regarding participation. Liberty Mutual reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to exclude any youth sport organization deemed to be private and/or contrary to the goals of the Responsible Sports program. All grants applications are subject to verification.
Program Areas:
Health/PE
Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Other
Proposal Deadline:
11/30/08
Average Amount:
$2,500.00
Website:
http://responsiblesports.com/community_grants/community_grant_details.aspx
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
AP Start-Up Grants
Funded by:
College Board
Description:
The AP Start-Up Grant is intended to assist schools in expanding access to AP (Advanced Placement) courses and is aimed specifically at schools that have no AP courses. The purpose of this grant is to help establish AP in schools by providing funding for books, supplies, and teacher professional development for an AP program. Additional technical and personal support is provided directly to AP teachers participating in the grant.
Program Areas:
General Education, Math, Reading, Science/Environmental, Social Studies
Recipients:
Public Schools
Proposal Deadline:
12/01/08
Average Amount:
Up to $35,000.00
Website:
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/k-12/awards/ap-grants/start-up
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Bookapalooza Program
Funded by:
Association for Library Service to Children
Description:
Grant is not monetary, but is given in books. ALSC will select three libraries to receive a Bookapalooza collection of materials, published in 2008, to be used in a way that creatively enhances their library service to children and families. Since ALSC receives such a wide variety and assortment of materials, the organization is unable to guarantee the format and quality of content of all materials provided.
Program Areas:
Library
Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter, Other
Proposal Deadline:
12/01/2008
Telephone:
312-280-5271 (fax)
Email:
astrittmatter@ala.org
Website:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/profawards/Bookapalooza/index.cfm
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
GreenWorks! Butterfly Garden Grants
Funded by:
Project Learning Tree
Description:
As a lead partner in MonarchLIVE, Project Learning Tree (PLT) is providing Greenworks! funding for participating teachers. Grants of up to $1,000 are available for schools to create butterfly gardens in their schoolyard or community.
Program Areas:
Science/Environmental
Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools
Proposal Deadline:
12/01/2008
Average Amount:
$1,000.00
Contact Person:
Imad Aoun
Telephone:
202-463-2754
Email:
iaoun@forestfoundation.org
Website:
http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/21_22_235.html
Availability:
All States
Grant Name:
Sprint Ahead for Education Grants
Funded by:
Sprint Foundation
Description:
Sprint Ahead for Education provides funding to support innovative character education programs across the United States.
Program Areas:
At-Risk/Character, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, General Education
Recipients:
Public Schools
Proposal Deadline:
4/15/09
Proposal Deadline Description:
Applications accepted electronically from 3/3/09 to 4/15/09
Average Amount:
$5,000.00 - $25,000.00
Contact Address:
Contact Address goes here
Email:
education@sprint.com
Website:
http://www. sprint.com/citizenship/education/sprintahead/index.html
Availability:
All States
ONGOING GRANTS
Grant: Pay It Forward Mini-Grants
URL: http://payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html
Who May Apply: Schools, churches and community youth groups (with an adult sponsor) may apply for funding. Groups whose members are all over the age of 18 must include work with youth under the age of 18 as part of their projects.
Application Deadline: Ongoing -- application deadlines are January 15, April 15 and October 15 of each year.
Description: Pay It Forward Mini-Grants of up to $500 are designed to fund one-time-only service-oriented projects identified by youth as activities they would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community. To be considered in the grant making process, projects must contain a "pay it forward" focus -- that is, they must be based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with the results growing exponentially. Grant applications are reviewed and considered by a selection committee three times a year.
Grant: Advancing Student Achievement Grant
URL: http://www.actuarialfoundation.org
/grant/index.html
Who May Apply: All schools and groups willing and able to undertake a math mentoring program involving local actuaries are eligible.
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Description: Advancing Student Achievement is a grant program that brings together actuaries and educators in local classroom environments with the belief that interaction with real-world mentors will boost students interest and achievement in math. The Actuarial Foundation can provide a local network of actuaries ready to participate, as well as suggestions on how to integrate math concepts from the workplace into the classroom. Groups applying for grants will be given wide latitude in designing programs that enhance learning and create a “love of math” in each student.
Grant: Learning and Leadership Grants
URL: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/
Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm
Who May Apply: K-12 public school teachers and support professionals, as well as faculty at public colleges and universities, are eligible. Preference is given to NEA members.
Application Deadline: Applications are reviewed three times a year; deadlines are September 15, February 1, and June 1.
Description: The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE) awards learning and leadership grants to individual teachers who want to participate in such professional development experiences as summer institutes or action research; and to groups for such professional development experiences as action research, lesson study, or mentoring. Grant funds, which range from $2,000 to $5,000, “may be used for fees, travel expenses, books, or other materials that enable applicants to learn subject matter, instructional approaches, and skills.”
Grant: Student Achievement Grants
URL: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/
StudentAchievement_Guidelines.htm
Who May Apply: K-12 public school teachers and support professionals, as well as faculty at public colleges and universities, are eligible. Preference is given to NEA members.
Application Deadline: Applications are reviewed three times a year; deadlines are September 15, February 1, and June 1.
Description: The NEA Foundation provides these $5000 grants to “improve the academic achievement of students in U.S. public schools and public higher education institutions in any subject area(s). The proposed work should engage students in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen their knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The also work should improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. Grant funds may be used for resource materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, software, or scholars-in-residence. In addition, some funds may be used to support the professional development necessary to implement the project. Proposals for work resulting in low-income and minority student success with honors, advanced placement, or other challenging curricula are particularly encouraged.”
Grant: Outdoor Classroom Grant Program
URL: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=
AboutLowes/outdoor/index.html
Who May Apply: All K-12 public schools in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) are eligible.
Application Deadline: Grants are reviewed three times a year -- in December, April, and August.
Description: Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper, and National Geographic Explorer! classroom magazine are offering grants up to $2,000 (in some cases, grants for up to $20,000 may be awarded) to provide schools with resources to improve their science curriculum by engaging students in hands-on experiences outside the traditional classroom. At least 100 schools will receive grants they can use to build a new outdoor classroom or to enhance a current outdoor classroom.
Grant: Grants Program for 7-12 Science & Math Education
URL: http://www.toshiba.com/taf/apply.html
Who May Apply: Teacher-designed projects for students in grades 7-12 are eligible for funding.
Application Deadline: Ongoing for grant requests less than $5,000; February 1 and August 1 (twice yearly) for grant requests more than $5,000.
Description: Toshiba America Foundation's grant program for 7-12 science and math education is intended to encourage projects designed to improve teaching and learning in science and math. The Foundation favors classroom projects developed by individual teachers or teams of teachers. Grant Applications can be downloaded from the Foundation's Web site.
Grant: Mr. Holland's Opus
URL: http://www.mhopus.org/melody.htm
Who May Apply: U.S. schools with an ongoing (for at least three years) instrumental music program that includes regular classes and also offers private and/or group lessons outside of those classes.
Application Deadline: Ongoing. Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation accepts grant applications throughout the year.
Description: The Melody program, one of three grant programs administered by http://www.mhopus.org/award.htm. The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, provides musical instruments and instrument repairs to K-12 school music programs that have no other source of financing for musical instruments and materials. The program does not offer cash grants; grants of instruments or repairs typically range between $500 and $5,000.
Grant: Teaching Tolerance
URL:http://www.tolerance.org/teach/grants/guide.jsp
Who May Apply:K-12 classroom teachers
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Description: The Teaching Tolerance project of the Southern Poverty Law Center offers grants of up to $2,000 to K-12 classroom teachers interested in implementing tolerance and youth activism projects in their schools and communities. According to Tolerance.org, projects that are funded tend to be small-scale and student-focused, tailored to the specified needs and interests of particular learners, economically responsible, and sustainable.
Grant: Airborne Teacher Trust Fund
URL: http://www.airbornetrust.com
Who May Apply: Elementary and middle school teachers from private or public schools are eligible.
Application Deadline: Ongoing. Recipients will be selected on a quarterly basis and will be announced monthly.
Description: “As district budgets become tighter, schools are faced with the difficult decision of having to cut important programs, particularly art and music. In response, Airborne, Inc. has developed a Teacher Trust Fund to help school communities across the nation revive these ever-important learning programs.” The Airborne Teacher Trust Fund will donate a total of $250,000 between August 2006 and April 2007. Grants will range from $200 to $10,000.
Grant: Advancing Student Achievement Grants
URL: http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/grant/index.html
Who May Apply: U.S. schools and non-profit groups
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Description: The Actuarial Foundation's Advancing Student Achievement program is designed to bring together actuaries and educators in local classroom environments in the belief that interaction with real-world mentors will boost students' interest and achievement in math. To further that effort, the program awards monetary grants of up to $25,000 to U.S. schools and non-profit groups willing to develop a viable mentoring program involving actuaries in the teaching of mathematics to children in private and public schools. The Actuarial Foundation also provides a local network of actuaries ready to participate in the mentoring program, as well as suggestions on how to integrate math concepts from the workplace into the classroom. Groups applying for grants will be given wide latitude in designing programs that enhance learning and create a "love of math" in each student.
Grant: The Mockingbird Foundation
URL: http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/funding
Who May Apply: Schools and nonprofit organizations are eligible.
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Description: The Mockingbird Foundation, which "generates charitable proceeds from Phish fandom," offers grants for programs and projects designed to support and improve music education. MFI funding focuses on providing for the basic needs of musical instruction, as well as on projects that foster creative expression. Grants range in size from $50.00 to $5,000.00. Anyone interested in submitting a grant proposal should first send a 1-2 page letter of inquiry.
Grant: Forensics in the Classroom
URL:http://www.courttv.com/forensics_curriculum/grant.html
Who May Apply: U.S. high school science teachers
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Description: Court TV, as part of its education partnership with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, offers several free forensics-based science units for high school students -- and one for middle school students. In order to make the curriculum as useful to teachers as possible, Court TV conducts quarterly surveys about the units. Teachers who complete a survey are eligible for one of Court TV's $1000 grants. The grants, awarded directly to teachers, can be used for "student consumables or resources related to the teaching of the science curriculum."
Grant: IRA and RR Reading Conference Grants
URL: http://www.wilbooks.com/scholarships/travelgrant.php
Who May Apply: Early literacy professionals attending International Reading Association or Reading Recovery conferences are eligible to apply.
Application Deadline: Time for review of applications is required in advance of the conference, so educators should apply as early as possible.
Description: Bruce Larkin is the author of more than four hundred early children's books, including the Larkin's Little Readers Series. One of his goals is to encourage and support early literacy efforts. In keeping with that mission, each school year, Larkin awards five $500 grants of up to $200.00 each to help offset expenses for early literacy professionals who attend the International Reading Association or Reading Recovery conference.
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