The Friday Report - Education
Upcoming K-12 Education
Grant Deadlines
Friday, October 26, 2007
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Source |
Description
[Program titles of new
entries this week displayed in red type] |
Deadline |
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National Institutes of
Health |
SCHOOL-BASED INTERVENTIONS TO
PREVENT OBESITY: This Program Announcement (PA) encourages the
formation of partnerships between academic institutions and school systems
in order to develop and implement controlled, school-based intervention
strategies designed to reduce the prevalence of obesity in childhood. This
initiative also encourages evaluative comparisons of different
intervention strategies, as well as the use of methods to detect
synergistic interactions between different types of interventions.
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Ongoing through November 2, 2007 |
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U.S. Department of
Education |
Teaching American History Grant Program:
The grant program
supports projects that aim to raise student achievement by improving
teachers' knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of traditional
American history. Grant awards assist local educational agencies (LEAs),
in partnership with entities that have extensive content expertise, to
develop, implement, document, evaluate, and disseminate innovative,
cohesive models of professional development. By helping teachers to
develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of traditional American
history as a separate subject within the core curriculum, these programs
are intended to improve instruction and raise student achievement.
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November 9 |
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NEA |
Books Across American Library - Book Awards:
Grants support public schools serving economically disadvantaged
students and their efforts to purchase books for school libraries.
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November 12 |
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Braitmayer Foundation |
Education Grants: The foundation
supports curricular and school reform initiatives, and preparation of
and professional development opportunities for teachers, particularly
projects that encourage people of high ability and diverse backgrounds
to enter and remain in K-12 teaching.
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November 15 |
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Children in Balance |
Bringing Healthy
Eating and Active Living to Children's Environments Project:
Grants are available to help communities create an
environment that provides children with healthier eating options and a
focus on active living.
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November 15 Letter of intent |
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ACTE Headquarters |
Career and
Technical Education (CTE) - Public Service Announcement Contest:
The funding program supports students' efforts to promote CTE
month and its theme, "Discovering Skills for a Competitive Workforce,"
through a video public service announcement (PSA).
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November 15 |
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Air Force Association |
Educator
Grants: The grant program aims to promote aerospace education
activities in primary and secondary classrooms. The program encourages
development of innovative aerospace activities within the prescribed
curriculum. The program also encourages establishing an active
relationship between the school and the local Air Force Association
organization.
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November 15 |
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The College Board |
Bob Costas Grants
for the Teaching of Writing: Grants are awarded to
recognize exceptional teachers for the innovative methods they use to
develop their students' writing skills. The College Board seeks teachers
who are already doing an inspiring job of teaching their students to
write and who will benefit most from a grant to enhance a successful
project. Projects could be carried out in school, through an
after-school writing workshop, or during a summer program.
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November 16 |
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Surdna Foundation |
Surdna Arts
Teachers Fellowship Program: Grants support teachers
who design individualized courses of study that provide both immersion
in their own creative work and the opportunity to interact with other
professional artists in their fields. All permanently assigned full- and
part-time arts faculty in specialized, public arts high schools who are
at least in their fifth year of teaching arts in high school are
eligible to apply.
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November 16 |
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National Science Foundation |
Research
Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering: Funding
supports the active involvement of K-12 teachers and community college
faculty in engineering research in order to bring knowledge of
engineering and technological innovation into their classrooms. The goal
is to help build long-term collaborative partnerships between K-12
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers,
community college faculty, and the NSF university research community by
involving the teachers in engineering research and helping them
translate their research experiences and new knowledge of engineering
into classroom activities. Partnerships with inner city schools or other
high need schools are especially encouraged, as is participation by
underrepresented minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
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November 19 |
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American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics |
Classroom
Grants:
Grants provide funding
for classroom demonstration kits and science supplies; math and science
software; graphing calculators; supplies for making flying objects;
supplies for robotic programs; and other materials to help teachers make
science, mathematics and technology come alive in the classroom. |
November 30 |
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U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services |
Fire Prevention and Safety Grant
Program:
Grants support fire
prevention activities, research and the development of improvements to
firefighter safety. Fire prevention grants are designed to reach
high-risk target groups and mitigate incidences of deaths and injuries
caused by fire and related hazards. Fire Prevention and Safety grants
are separated into two "activities". The projects that can be funded
are: fire prevention and safety and firefighter safety research and
development.
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November 30 |
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Robert J. Miller & Associates,
Inc. has provided over 30 years of coast-to-coast grants development
service to the nation's K-12 education community. We maintain the
largest known database of grant sources in the United States.
Contact Robert J. Miller & Associates, Inc. at 716-694-8181 or at
rjma@rjma.com.
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Seaworld Busch Gardens |
Environmental
Excellence Awards: This award recognizing the
outstanding efforts of students and teachers across the country who are
working at the grassroots level to protect and preserve the environment.
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November 30 |
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Verizon Foundation |
Building Literate Communities:
Grants support programs in literacy;
domestic violence; and technology for healthcare and healthcare
accessibility. Funding for literacy is designed to empower teachers,
volunteers, parents, caregivers and students of all ages with the tools
to advance literacy development. Domestic violence grants fund programs
that move women from domestic violence shelters to the workplace. Grants
for programs that focus on technology for healthcare and healthcare
accessibility aim to support innovative technologies that enhance the
efficiency and delivery of healthcare services, and improve access to
information and services through technologies that address the needs of
persons with disabilities.
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November 30 |
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Local Initiatives Support Corporation |
NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots
Program: Grants are available toto improve the
quality, safety, and accessibility of local football fields.
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November 30 |
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Hidden Valley Ranch |
Love Your Veggies: Grants are available to elementary schools
across the United States to support increased access to, and consumption
of, fresh vegetables during lunch. The grant program — the Love Your
Veggies Nationwide School Lunch Campaign — was created to help schools
implement a recent federally mandated local wellness policy that
requires schools to develop and execute programs to improve their
students' overall health and nutrition, and in response to the
overwhelming shortage of funds available for the execution of these
programs.
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November 30 |
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American Library Association |
H.W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant:
The award is made to a
library organization whose application demonstrates greatest merit for a
program of staff development designed to further the goals and
objectives of the library organization.
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December 1 |
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A.L. Mailman Family Foundation |
Education Grants: Funding supports the
building of sustainable systems that provide access to high quality
early learning experiences for all children. Grants may be used for the
purposes of advocacy and strategic communication to inform and build
public will; to create and disseminate curricula, materials or tools
that promote quality; for applied research designed to inform policy and
improve practice; and for collaboratives that expand learning and
broaden the foundation’s sphere of influence.
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December 1 |
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AMD |
Classroom
Instruction Grants: AMD's K-12 initiatives
target programs that increase student interest and/or proficiency in
literacy, math, science, and computer technology. Because great teachers
are the key to successful learning, AMD also funds programs aimed at
developing and supporting effective classroom instruction.
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December 1 and May 1 Annually |
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The Character Education Partnership
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National Schools of Character Awards:
Funding honors exemplary schools and
districts for their outstanding work in character education. Grants
assist these schools and districts in showcasing their work and helping
them to inspire, lead, and provide outreach (including staff development
and mentoring) to other educators.
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December 3 |
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American Library Association |
"Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved,"
This is a one-time grant of $5,000 for a library conducting
exemplary outreach to underserved populations.
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December 3 |
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National Center for Family Literacy |
Toyota Family
Literacy Program: Grants fund educators who support
family literacy by demonstrating exemplary efforts to help parents and
children achieve their academic and non-academic goals.
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December 5 |
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The Nike — Changemakers
Competition |
Sport for a
Better World Competition: Grants are
available to find innovative solutions and catalyze a community of
changemakers around the use of sport to improve community, accelerate
development, and drive social change.
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December 12 |
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Sam's Club |
Study Grants for Teachers to
Visit Fair Trade Farms in Brazil: A weeklong summer 2008
study grant opportunity is available for junior high and high school
teachers interested in teaching about fair trade.
Teachers are invited to enter the national essay contest
and apply to win one of ten expenses-paid trips to visit fair-trade
cooperatives, farms, and communities in Brazil next summer.
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December 15 |
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Libri Foundation |
Books for Children:
The Libri Foundation is a nationwide nonprofit organization that
donates new, high-quality, hardcover children's books to small, rural
public libraries in the United States through its Books for Children
program. The books donated through the Books for Children program are
used for storytelling; toddler, preschool, and after-school programs;
summer reading programs; "book buddy" programs, in which older children
read to younger children; holiday programs; teacher check-out and
curriculum support; early childhood development programs; school
projects; and to just provide children with a "good read."
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December 15 |
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Tyco Electronics |
Pre-College Math and
Science Grants: Product donations are available to
support the needs of our technology-driven world and the future of Tyco
Electronics Corporation, the Tyco Electronics Foundation focuses on
education, with an emphasis on pre-college math and science.
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December 15 (annually) |
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Institute of Museum and
Library Services |
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program:
This funding program supports projects to develop faculty and
library leaders; recruit and educate the next generation of librarians;
conduct research; attract high school and college students to consider
careers in libraries; build institutional capacity in graduate schools
of library and information science; and assist in the professional
development of librarians and library staff.
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December 17 |
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GenevaLogic Foundation
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Visionary Educator
Grants Program
Grants
support teachers and their use of computers to aid in student learning.
The funding organization provides software that helps teachers mentor
and interact with students in a technology environment. Both classroom
and school grants are available.
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December 28 |
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Captain Planet Foundation
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Environmental
Youth Programs: Funding supports hands-on
environmental projects for youth. The foundation funds and encourages
innovative programs that empower children and youth around the world to
work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in
their neighborhoods and communities.
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December 31 |
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Waksman Foundation for
Microbiology |
K-12
Microbiology Grants:
The Waksman Foundation for Microbiology supports projects that
encourage the use of microorganisms to teach science in the K-12
classroom. This program of support was developed in response to
increasing concern in the scientific community about
inadequacies of science teaching in American schools. Our
principal goal is raising public understanding of science and
demonstrating the importance that microorganisms play in our
lives. These concerns lie behind the high priority assigned by
the Foundation to professional development workshops for K-12
teachers. Related educational activities supported by the
Foundation have included the development of loan trunks, CD's
and websites.
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January 1
and May 1 annually |
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Brookdale Foundation |
Relatives as Parents Program: We
are pleased to announce the Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) Local
and State Seed Grant Initiatives for the year 2008. RAPP is designed to
encourage and promote the creation or expansion of services for
grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of
surrogate parenting when the biological parents are unable to do so.
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January 10 |
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General Mills Foundation |
Healthy Kids Grant Program:
This national program will award fifty grants of $10,000 each to
community-based groups across the United States that develop creative
ways to help youth adopt a balanced diet and physically active
lifestyle.
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January 15 |
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Cable
in the Classroom |
Leaders in
Learning Awards: Funding supports work that addresses
important issues and needs facing the education of children and youth
today. Awards will be given in five categories: Cable Partnerships for
Learning; Pushing the Envelope with Cable Technology and Programming;
Media Literacy Education; General Excellence; and Policymaker
Excellence. Cable Partnerships for Learning Awards help leaders working
in partnership with the cable industry to expand and enhance learning
opportunities for children and youth.
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January 16 |
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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We the People Bookshelf Program:
The program will provide three thousand school (K-12) and public
libraries across the United States with a set of classic books related
to the "Created Equal" theme.
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January 25 |
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Global Action Awards
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U.S. High School Students for
Global Poverty Efforts: U.S. high school students who have
organized and led a project that has impacted people in poor countries,
or raised awareness about global poverty in their own communities, will
receive $5,000 for college or a charitable cause of their choice....
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January 31 |
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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
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Young Artist Awards for Pre-College
Classical Musicians: The award identifies and nurtures
talented young musicians whose lack of financial resources might
otherwise impede their progress. Twenty-five student musicians are
selected annually to receive Cooke Young Artist Awards.
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January
31,
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Mockingbird Foundation, Inc. |
Music and Education
Grants: Funds are available to schools and
nonprofit organizations that effect improvements in areas of importance to
the Phish fan community. Our programmatic focus is music education for
children, defined as follows:
Music: Mockingbird is particularly interested in projects
that encourage and foster creative expression in any musical form
(including composition, instrumentation, vocalization, or
improvisation), but also recognizes broader and basic needs within
conventional instruction. Mockingbird encourages applications associated
with diverse or unusual musical styles, genres, forms, and philosophies.
Education: Education may include the provision of
instruments, texts, and office materials, and the support of learning
space, practice space, performance space, and instructors/instruction.
Mockingbird is particularly interested in projects that foster
self-esteem and free expression, but does not typically fund music
therapy which is not education or music appreciation which does not
include participation.
Children: Mockingbird is interested in targeting
children eighteen years or younger, but will consider projects which
benefit college students, teachers, instructors, or adult students.
Mockingbird is particularly (though not exclusively) interested in
programs which benefit disenfranchised groups, including those with low
skill levels, income, or education; with disabilities or terminal
illnesses; and in foster homes, shelters, hospitals, prisons, or other
remote or isolated situations.
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February 1 and August 1 Annually |
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BMI Foundation |
General Grants for Music Programs:
Grants are available to promote the creation, performance, and study of
music. The program's emphasis is on classical, jazz, and the musical
theater genres and on contemporary American music in general.
Applications may be submitted by publicly supported nonprofit
organizations that have a history of substantial commitment to music.
Applicants may request either general operating support or support for
special projects. In general, the foundation supports organizations with
budgets under $1.5 million, and grants typically range from $500 to
$5,000 each.
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February 1 Annually |
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State Farm Foundation |
Teacher
Excellence Grants: Grants will be awarded to K-12 public schools
fund the following: teacher excellence programs; service-learning
programs; and programs that incorporate the Baldrige criteria into
education systems.
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February 15, June 15,
and October 1,
annually |
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Action for Nature |
Young
Eco-Hero Awards: Grants of up to $500 will be made to young
people between the ages of 8 and 16 who have made a difference in
environmental advocacy, environmental health, research, or protection of
the natural world....
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February 28 |
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Starbucks Foundation |
Youth Literacy Programs:
Grants are available to organizations that work with
underserved youth in one of two areas: 1) Arts & Literacy — programs
that innovatively address literacy and learning for the 21st century,
provide high standards of excellence in mastering basic skills, and
promote youth voices through a variety of venues; and 2) Environmental
Literacy — programs that offer place-based approaches to addressing
environmental literacy and empower youth to be heroes for a sustainable
environment in their own communities.
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March 1
and September 1 annually (Letters of Intent) |
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Roads to Reading Initiative |
Book Donation Program: The initiative
makes book donations to school, after-school, summer, community, day-care,
and library reading and literacy programs. The applicant program must have
at least a six-month history; have a tutoring component or a strong focus on
remedial reading in a structured environment; hold meetings over a period of
time; and be continually and consistently under the direct supervision of
professionals, para-professionals, or volunteers.
To be eligible to apply,
nonprofit organizations must have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and an annual
operating budget of less than $95,000. (Schools and libraries are exempt
from this budget requirement.) The community where the organization is
located must be underserved and have a population of less than 50,000.
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March 15 and October 15 annually |
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Starbucks Foundation
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The
Starbucks Foundation makes grants to local, non-profit organizations
that serve low-income, at-risk youth. Through our Youth Leadership
grants, we fund innovative programs, particularly those in traditionally
underserved communities, that embrace cultural diversity and involve
families, schools and/or neighborhood organizations. Grants range from
$5,000 to $20,000 and focus primarily on two major areas of emphasis:
Power Of Literacy benefits programs
that stimulate personal development and encourage commitment to social
equity, justice and environmental awareness through writing, literacy
and the promotion of the voices of youth in public forums.
Leaders In
Diversity
supports programs that teach the value of societal
diversity, with an emphasis on the development of leadership skills to
build bridges of understanding between individuals, groups and
communities.
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April 1 and October
1 Annually |
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Hitachi Foundation |
Yoshiyama Awards
Honoring Youth Community Service: The award recognizes
exemplary service and community involvement rather than academic
achievement. Activities must foster longer term community change and be
focused in socially and/or economically isolated communities.
The award is accompanied by a gift of $5,000.
Recipients are invited to participate in a special award ceremony in
Washington, D.C., and a retreat with other awardees.
High school seniors from the United States
and U.S. territories are eligible to be nominated for the award.
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April 1
(Annual) |
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Mailorder Gardening
Association |
KIDS
GROWING WITH DUTCH BULBS:
This grant, sponsored by the
Mail order Gardening Association and administered by the National Gardening
Association, awards 500 schools with a package of 200 premium Dutch
flowering bulbs. Selection criteria include student involvement, curriculum
integration, and administrative support. Applications are available in
January each year.
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April 1 (Annual) |
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Melinda Gray Ardia
Environmental Foundation, Ltd. |
Environmental
Curriculum Grants for Teachers:
We provide grants of $1000
to educators to develop or implement environmental curricula.
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April 4 (Annually) |
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U.S. Potato Board |
School Wellness Grants:
Ten grants of $2,500 each will be
awarded to public elementary schools in the United States for equipment
and/or educational programs that help move children toward healthier
diets and improve their overall wellness. The grant program allows
schools to allocate funds toward the improvement of either the nutrition
or physical activity of students — or both — depending on what their
students need the most. Grant award recipients can apply the grant
toward food service equipment for the healthful preparation of fresh or
processed potatoes; physical activity equipment, such as for use on the
campus playground or during physical education programs; or development
or execution of nutrition or physical activity educational programs.
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April 15 |
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Lindbergh Foundation |
Education - Humanities and
Arts: Lindbergh Grants are made in the following categories: education
- including humanities/education, the arts, and intercultural
communication; exploration; agriculture; aviation/aerospace; conservation
of natural resources - including animals, plants, water, and general
conservation (land, air, energy, etc.); health - including
biomedical research, health and population sciences, and adaptive
technology; and waste minimization and management. A Jonathan Lindbergh
Brown Grant may be given to a project to support adaptive technology or
biomedical research which seeks to redress imbalance between an individual
and his or her human environment.
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2nd Thursday of June (annually) |
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American Legion |
Youth Grants: Grants are
available for projects that meet one of the following two basic
purposes: 1) to contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and
spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge
about new and innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to
benefit youth; and 2) to contribute to the physical, mental, emotional,
and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge
already possessed by well-established organizations, to the end that
such information can be adequately used by society.
Grants must
have the potential of helping American children in a large geographic
area ( than one state).
The foundation's grants are awarded for one year. In the past, grants
have ranged from $1,500 to $70,000, and have averaged about $32,000.
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July 1 Annual |
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Honda |
Innovative Education Grants: The
American Honda Foundation makes grants of $10,000 to $100,000 to K-12
schools, colleges, universities, trade schools, and other youth-focused
nonprofit organizations for programs that benefit youth and scientific
education. The foundation is seeking programs that meet the following
characteristics: imaginative, scientific, creative, humanistic,
youthful, innovative, and forward-thinking.
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August 1 and November 1 annually |
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National Council of
Teachers of English |
Teacher Professional
Development Grants: Teacher Tribute funds will provide
professional development experiences and/or teaching materials for
colleagues who would not otherwise be able to afford them. All funds
will be dispersed in the form of a credit to each recipient to be used
toward products and services offered solely by NCTE.
Individuals may apply for amounts up to $500,
and groups (comprised of six teachers or from the same
school/district) may apply for up to $3000.
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October 1 Annually |
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Nike |
Bowerman Track Renovation Program:
Funding supports the refurbishment or construction of a
running track. Proposals should demonstrate how access to the the track
will be available to neighboring communities; and how funds will be
matched through additional resources.
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Ongoing through May 31, 2009 |
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Lexus |
Environmental Program:
Grants are available to educate and empower students to take action to
improve the environment. The program encourages middle and high school
students across the United States to develop and implement environmental
programs that positively impact their communities.
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Ongoing |
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Google |
Google Grants: Grants support
organizations demonstrating a philosophy of community service to help
the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global
public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts. Grant
recipients can use their award of free AdWords advertising on Google.com
to raise awareness and increase traffic to their respective site.
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Ongoing |
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Actuarial Foundation |
Advancing
Student Achievement: Grants are
available to bring 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.
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Ongoing |
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Comcast Foundation
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Diversified Funding: Funding
aims to provide workforce development and job training, teach literacy,
develop youth leaders, and promote volunteerism and community service
all in an effort to help raise the cultural awareness of the diverse
groups in the Comcast service areas.
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Ongoing |
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Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs
Foundation |
Pet Education Grants: Funding
supports organizations that focus on such issues as animal welfare, pet
rescue, and pet education.
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Ongoing |
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Lego Systems, Inc. |
Lego Children's Education Fund: The
fund will award grants to qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations
including educational organizations with specific, identifiable needs
primarily in these areas of support: early childhood education and
development; technology and communication projects that advance learning
opportunities; and sport or athletic programs that concentrate on
underserved youth. |
Ongoing |
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Youth Venture |
mtvU Grants: Grants are
available to help fund a new student-run community service organization,
or a new project being undertaken by an existing organization. Funding
aims to support original ideas about how to make the world, or your
campus, a better place.
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Ongoing |
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The Guitar Center Music Foundation
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Music Grants: The foundation aims to
assist nonprofit music programs across America that offer music
instruction in an effort to encourage and promote the joy of making
music. Preference will be given to applications that demonstrate an
interest in enhancing the state of music education in the United States.
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Ongoing |
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The Actuarial Foundation
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Advancing Student
Achievement: Funding aims to bring together actuaries
and educators in local classroom environments with the belief that
interaction with real-world mentors will boost student’s interest and
achievement in math. The 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. Funding
supports the development of viable mentoring programs involving
actuaries in the teaching of mathematics to children in private and
public schools.
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Ongoing |
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Do Something |
GameStop Youth
Grants: Grants will be given out weekly and will
support programs and services initiated by youth that address concerns
or causes in their respective communities.
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Ongoing |
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EDS |
The EDS Technology Grant
Program awards grants of $1,500 to teachers and library media
specialists through a competitive application process. The program
challenges teachers and librarians to explore technology-related
products and services and creatively apply these tools and resources in
the classroom to enrich student learning.
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Various: Check website |
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International Paper |
Education Grants: The foundation
primarily addresses existing and emerging educational needs, as well
as short-term, critical civic needs within the communities where
International Paper has operating facilities. It also supports those
organizations where its employees actively volunteer. Its primary
concerns are with the following:
Education -
environmental education programs for young children such as outdoor
classrooms, forestry and air and water quality programs.
Literacy -
literacy programs that enhance the reading skills of children or
teach English as a second language.
Minority Career
Development - education programs targeted to women and
minorities that emphasize careers in manufacturing, engineering or
forestry and outreach education programs for college potential
minority youth.
New Critical
Community Needs - seed money on a one-time, non-recurring basis
for new, critical community initiatives.
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Various: Check website |
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Bayer Foundation |
The Arts, Art Education and Culture:
The arts stimulate a society to examine its values and ideals. Like
science, the arts emphasize imagination, creativity, self-discipline and
critical thinking skills. The Bayer Foundation has been a longtime
proponent and sponsor of programs designed to integrate science and the
arts. The Foundation is also interested in unique arts education programs
designed to reach young audiences so as to create future patrons of the
arts.
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Various: Check website |
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Digi-Block, Inc. |
The Kohlberg Grant
for Professional Development: Grants support
participation in a one- to three-day professional development workshop
offered by Digi-Block’s inventor and founder, Dr. Elon Kohlberg. The
presentation will focus on conveying why many young children encounter
difficulty in learning arithmetic, and how those difficulties can affect
their future mathematics experiences. The presentation facilitator, Dr.
Kohlberg, will elaborate on the fundamentals and nuances of The Digi-Block
program to illustrate how it teaches and clarifies the language of
mathematics for students of any age. Applicants are not required to have
experience with Digi-Block. Preference will be given to early
applications, as the deadline is rolling.
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Ongoing |
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Qwest |
Educational
Programming Grants: The foundation supports K-12
educational programming that: effectively uses technology to improve
public school instruction; promotes innovative models to strengthen
public school education; improves the skills and leadership of educators
and parents; and promotes innovative early childhood education programs.
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Ongoing |
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Tolerance.Org |
Teaching Tolerance
Grants: Grants support projects designed by teachers
that aim to reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations
in schools, and support educator professional development in the areas
of prejudice and tolerance.
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Ongoing |
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University of Phoenix |
Project REACH:
Funding aims to help recruit and retain individuals who are
interested in becoming certified or licensed teachers, in an attempt to
increase the number of highly qualified teachers teaching in high-need
schools, and provide high quality coursework and mentoring to qualified
recipients. Consideration may be given for outstanding academic
achievement, commitment to teaching in a high-need area, and district
recommendation.
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Ongoing |
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American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, Inc. |
Classroom Grant
Program: Competitive grant program aims to educate
students about math, science, technology, and engineering. Grants can be
used for items such as: classroom demonstration kits and science
supplies; math and science software; graphing calculators; supplies for
making flying objects; supplies for robotic programs; and other
materials to help you make science, mathematics, and technology come
alive in the classroom.
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Ongoing |
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The Herbalife Family Foundation
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Children Nutrition Grants: The
foundation provides financial support to organizations around the world
dedicated to improving the lives of children. Funds support programs
that: improve nutrition; support children and families; provide early
intervention; correct problem behavior and enhance self-esteem; prevent
substance abuse; prevent physical/emotional abuse; create better home
environments; and promote physical and emotional health.
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Ongoing |
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Prudential Foundation |
Ready to Learn,
Work and Live Grants: The foundation provides support
to innovative direct-service programs that address the needs of
communities in three areas: Ready to Learn, Ready to Work, Ready to
Live. The Ready to Learn program aims to fund initiatives that
strengthen public education through systemic school reform; improving
teacher and educational leadership skills; increasing parental
involvement; arts education; early childhood care and education; and
bolstering literacy in the early years.
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Ongoing |
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Adopt-A-Classroom |
Adopt-A-Classroom
- Resource Grants: Grants, supported by individuals,
businesses, and private foundations, are available to teachers/schools
that register online. Once a classroom is adopted, the teacher will
have full discretion to purchase resources and materials for the
classroom from a network of online vendors affiliated with the program.
Every donor receives information about the classroom it has adopted,
including an itemized list of what teachers bought so donors can see the
impact of their donation.
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Ongoing |
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Airborne, Inc. |
Teacher Trust Fund Program for School Art and Music Programs:
Grants are available to fund art and music programs in elementary and
middle schools that are in jeopardy of being lost or have already been
eliminated due to budgetary limitations.
The fund awarded its initial
grants to elementary and middle-school teachers in California, Florida,
Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Missouri.
The ten new eligible states are Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and
Utah. The company plans to award a total of $250,000 in grants for the
2006-07 school year. |
Ongoing |
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Barnes & Noble Foundation |
Corporate
Contributions Program: Barnes & Noble's corporate
contributions program supports programs focused on literacy, the arts or
education. Barnes & Noble is also committed to literary-based
sponsorships and partners with organizations that focus their core
businesses on higher learning, literacy and the arts. Barnes & Noble
considers requests at national, local and regional levels.
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Ongoing |
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The Guitar Center Music Foundation
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Music Grants: The foundation's
mission is to aid nonprofit music programs across America that offer
music instruction so that people can experience the joys of making
music.
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Ongoing |
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Rosie's For All Kids Foundation
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Early Childhood Centers:
Funding aims to support direct service organizations focused on
childcare and early childhood education. Funding supports four different
types of grants: tuition subsidies; small renovations, supplies and
equipment upgrades; playground construction; and staff development
opportunities. First priority is given to experienced, community-based
programs serving children in low-income, major urban areas, where many
families struggle to find affordable, high-quality early education and
care. |
Ongoing |
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Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) |
Funding for Education Programs in Southern States
CGP will provide funding for small-scale education initiatives
in southern states. CGP's education program seeks to increase
awareness and understanding of Japan in these states through
support of teacher training and related programs addressing the
needs of the K-12 student and teacher community. All projects
must include an event component.
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Ongoing |
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American Eagle Stores |
Support
for Youth/Teen Development Programs:
The AE Foundation,
through its FREE initiative, provides support for projects that improve
the quality of life where AE associates and customers live, work and
play. The foundation funds teen and college student programs that
contain one or of the FREE values - foster civic engagement; render
safe and nourishing places for teens; embrace diversity; and encourage
youth/teen development.
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Ongoing |
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Carnegie Foundation |
Literacy and
Teacher Reform Grants: The foundation's support for education is
focused on advancing literacy, urban school reform and teacher education
reform. Within these areas the foundation seeks to increase access to
quality education and provide an educational experience for all students
that will prepare them for success in today’s knowledge-based economy.
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Ongoing |
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Dollar General Stores |
School Library Relief Program: The fund will
provide grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 each for books, media,
and/or equipment that support learning in a school library environment.
First priority for the initial grants will be given to school libraries
impacted by hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma — either through direct
loss or through an increase in enrollment due to displaced students.
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Ongoing |
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Spencer Foundation |
Education Research Program: Funding is
provided for investigations that promise to yield new knowledge about
education in the United States or abroad. The foundation funds research
grants that range in size from smaller grants that can be completed
within a year, to larger, multi-year endeavors. Of particular interest
are the following areas of inquiry:
1. The relationship between education and
social opportunity.
2. Organizational learning in schools, school systems and higher
education institutions.
3. Teaching, learning and instructional resources.
4. Purposes and values of education.
5. Field-initiated proposals.
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Ongoing |
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Qwest Foundation |
K-12 Education Grants: The Qwest
Foundation awards grants that generate high impact and measurable
results through community-based programs, including K-12 education
and economic development. The foundation supports selected
innovative programs in the following areas:
Education - The
foundation will consider programs that support innovative models to
strengthen K-12 public school education; improve the skills and
leadership of educators; and provide for the effective use of
technology to improve K-12 public school instruction.
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Ongoing |
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Symantec |
Education Grants: The majority of
Symantec grants are focused on strengthening the education system,
with a particular interest in those programs that incorporate
technology in teaching and that work to engage minorities and women
in the technological sciences. Special emphasis is also placed on
programs designed to better the lives of young people. The company
will also consider support for charitable organizations working to
provide solutions to other unmet social needs.
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Ongoing |
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HSBC Foundation |
K12 Grants for Disadvantaged Schools: The
foundation defines education in its broadest terms and concentrates on
those in less fortunate circumstances - underprivileged young people and
schools in economically deprived areas. Focus is on K-12 public schools,
post secondary institutions and adult education such as public library
and welfare to work programs.
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Ongoing |
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High School Amateur Radio Grants: The
ARRL (American Radio Relay League) Foundation supports the development
of amateur radio among high-school age (or younger) youth by providing
mini-grants to groups that demonstrate serious intent to promote
participation in amateur radio by youth and enrich the experience of
radio amateurs under the age of 18. Funds can be used for securing
equipment for antennas for club stations, purchasing training materials,
supporting local service projects that bring favorable public exposure
and similar activities.
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Ongoing |
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Japan Foundation Center for Global
Partnership |
Funding Opportunity for
Education Initiatives in the Southern United States:
Grants are available for small-scale education initiatives in the
Southern United States. CGP’s Education Program seeks to increase
awareness and understanding of Japan in these states through support of
teacher training and related programs addressing the needs of the K-12
student and teacher community. Grants of up
to $5,000 will be awarded for projects conducted in the current Japanese
fiscal year (through March 31, 2006). Nonprofit organizations with
501(c)(3) status in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia are eligible to apply.
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Ongoing |
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Wachovia |
Wachovia Teachers and Teaching Initiative:
This
initiative provides funding to organizations that enhance
teacher recruitment, development, support and retention, with
the goal of increasing student achievement. The program
ultimately seeks to increase student achievement in pre-K–12
public education by building and supporting teachers and the
teaching profession in scalable and sustainable ways. Funding is
available to provide high-quality development opportunities and
supports for educators; create world-class learning environments
that are responsive to the needs of students from diverse
backgrounds; and strengthen the infrastructure of the teaching
profession through leadership and best practices by hiring and
securing high-performing educators.
Nonprofit organizations that provide programs and/or
services in one or of the following states: AL, CT,
DE, FL, GA, MD, MS, NC, NY, NJ, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA or
Washington, D.C.
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Ongoing |
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National Education Association |
Aid for Public School Employees, Students
and Schools Affected by Hurricane Katrina:
Support is
provided for the various personal needs of public school
employees such as housing, food, clothing, etc. NEA will also
provide grants to public schools that have enrolled the
estimated 300,000 students affected by the storm. The NEA
support can be used to help purchase school supplies, textbooks
and other materials needed to accommodate increased enrollment.
The NEA grants will also be made available to public schools and
their employees to assist displaced children with personal needs
such as clothing.
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Ongoing |
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Walton Family Foundation |
Charter Schools Planning Grants:
The foundation
targets states and communities where charter schools may be of
some benefit. Support is provided for planning, development and
growth of quality charter schools; state charter school
associations and resource centers; monitoring, promoting and
disseminating information concerning quality and accountability
issues; and organizations which may leverage investments in
creating access to financing of charter schools.
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Ongoing |
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Barnes and Noble |
Literacy and K-12 Education: Grants are
available to support programs that focus on literacy, the arts or
education (K - 12). Literary-based sponsorships and partnerships with
organizations that focus their core businesses on higher learning;
literacy and the arts also are considered. Partnerships should foster
community good will and promote the Barnes & Noble brand. Sponsors can
be both for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
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Ongoing |
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Milagro Foundation |
Literacy Programs for Underprivileged Children (National, San
Francisco Area): Grants are available to help children and
youth live healthy lives through education and prevention of disease;
literate lives through learning; and culturally enriched lives through
arts education.
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Ongoing |
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Waksman Foundation |
K-12 Teacher Enrichment Grants. Teacher
enrichment grants are designed to enhance K-12 education through teacher
training, course or curriculum development, construction of laboratory
exercises or the innovative use of electronic media.
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Ongoing |
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M.J. Murdock Foundation |
General Education Grants: Support is
provided for projects and programs that are primarily educational in
nature and offered in both formal and informal settings. Emphasis is
placed on program enhancement or expansion and new approaches consistent
with the institution's mission and resources.
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Ongoing |
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Lumina Foundation for Education |
Education Access Grants: Grants
are available to support direct pre-collegiate access services to young
people in their communities.
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Ongoing |
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Prudential Foundation |
Ready to Learn: Grants are
available to support innovative direct-service programs that address
the needs of communities in three areas: Ready to Learn, Ready to
Work and Ready to Live.
Ready to Learn
initiatives strengthen public education at the elementary school
level. Emphasis is put on systemic school reform; improving teacher
and educational leadership skills; increasing parental involvement;
arts education; early childhood care and education; and bolstering
literacy in the early years.
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Ongoing |
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LearningStation |
I Will learn Today:
LearningStation has initiated a program entitled "I will LEARN today!"
that emphasizes the importance of authentic engagement, as well as the
role of technology in supporting engaged learners. As part of this
program, LearningStation will be providing grants to participating
districts in order to subsidize the purchase of technologies acquired
through LearningStation in order to further student achievement.
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Ongoing |
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New York Life |
Nurturing the Children initiative:
Grants are available to support programs that (1) provide
safe havens during non–school hours; (2) that prepare young
people for higher education or the workplace and equip them to
be responsible citizens; and (3) that offer young people
sustained relationships with caring adults and/or peers who
serve as positive role models.
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Ongoing |
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Roche Pharmaceuticals |
Math & Science Teacher Enrichment Grants:
Grants are available to support domestic, charitable
non-profit organizations where Roche has a significant presence and
interest and which are engaged in initiatives that are closely aligned
with the business objectives of the company which include K-12 science
and math education focusing on teacher enrichment.
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Ongoing |
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National Science Foundation |
Research Experience for Teachers: Grants ara available that will enable K-12 science
educators to participate in projects funded by the Directorate for
Biological Sciences (BIO) at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The
goal of the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) activity is to
enhance the professional development of K-12 science educators through
research experience at the emerging frontiers of science in order to
bring new knowledge into the classroom.
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Ongoing |
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BMW Group |
K-12 Education
Grants: We believe education is the backbone of society and
so the BMW Group is concerned with advancing education at all levels,
from the very young to those pursuing advanced degrees. Our grant making
focuses on three areas: · intercultural learning for students and their
teachers in grades K-12 · automotive technology, mechanics, career and
repair programs in high schools, technical schools and community
colleges · research in the areas of safety design, ergonomics, and new
materials. |
Ongoing |
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eBay |
eBay Fundraising:
eBay Giving Works is an innovative fundraising program
designed specifically to meet the needs of nonprofit organizations.
Whether you are a large, national organization with hundreds of chapters
or a small, community-based effort, eBay Giving Works offers a great
solution for you.
Two Ways To Fundraise Through eBay Giving Works
Community Selling Anyone can sell items on eBay and donate part or all
of the final sale price to your nonprofit organization. Donations will be
collected and distributed to you, and tax receipts will be issued to the
seller on your behalf.
Direct Selling Your nonprofit organization can list items for sale on
eBay. You collect the proceeds from the buyers, and you are responsible
for providing a receipt, if applicable.
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Ongoing |
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The McKenzie Foundation
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Early Childhood
Education: The purpose of The McKenzie Foundation is to
encourage and support non-profit programs primarily in the areas of
education, health, human services, and cultural and environmental
concerns.
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Ongoing |
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Starr Foundation |
Education
Scholarships: Education has traditionally been one of the
largest areas of giving for the Foundation, because of Mr. Starr's
personal interest in providing scholarships to deserving students. The
Foundation has endowed C.V. Starr Scholarship Funds at than 100
colleges and universities and selected secondary schools. Applications for
an endowed scholarship fund are accepted from schools on an
invitation-only basis.
In addition,
the Foundation funds organizations that provide need-based financial aid
to students seeking to attend secondary and post-secondary schools.
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Ongoing |
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Yawkey Foundation |
Youth Education and
Sports (Baseball) Grants: Tom and Jean Yawkey were best known
for their longtime ownership of the Boston Red Sox. quietly, but with
just as much passion and dedication, the Yawkeys were engaged in an
unwavering dedication to their community. In Boston and beyond, they were
deeply involved in charitable work and philanthropic giving. In
particular, the Yawkeys were committed to organizations focused on youth
and amateur athletics, education, health care, social services, arts and
culture and conservation.
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Ongoing |
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C-SPAN |
The C-SPAN Archives Grants
are awarded to middle and high school
teachers and college/university professors who submit creative proposals
for using the network's programming in the classroom or in research
projects. |
Ongoing |
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The Student Guide |
Student Aid on the Web:
Our improved Web site, now called Student Aid on the Web, allows you to find on federal
student aid, access FAFSA on the Web (the online version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid [FAFSA]), obtain a PIN
(needed to apply electronically), or look up the status of your federal
student loan. You can access federal student aid publications (in English
and Spanish). You can even use the site to help you decide on a career and
locate schools that offer majors in that field. Then “tour” various
schools and apply to them online without leaving the site. With the
feature, “MyFSA,” you can create a personalized folder to record your
interests, career and college searches, and any relevant personal
information. Track your progress in the college planning and application
process, pre-populate fields on the FAFSA before applying, and compare
financial aid award letters when deciding on a final school.
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Ongoing |
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Classroom Connection |
Classroom Connection
is a vehicle for the dissemination and adaptation of exemplary educational
programs. This "teacher led" network recognizes and rewards creative
teachers by promoting the exchange of good teaching techniques, Classroom
Connection serves as a catalyst for focusing attention and resources
on issues concerning education, and on the pivotal role teachers play in
this process. The program is available to teachers throughout the service
territory of Xcel Energy in Colorado, Wyoming, Texas, New Mexico Oklahoma
and Kansas. Classroom Connection
began in 1990, and has awarded grants to over 800 teachers. than
45,000 students have been direct recipients of these teachers' creative
instructional learning experience.
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Ongoing |
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Tellabs Foundation |
Engineering, Science, Mathematics and
Technology Grants: The Tellabs Foundation
supports education programs with a particular focus on local and
national programs and curricula for engineering, science, mathematics
and technology.
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Ongoing |
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Disney |
Reading Together
is an initiative of The Walt Disney Company aimed at helping
parents and caregivers learn about reading to children in ways that
are both fun and engaging. The program launched this summer in conjunction
with the nonprofit First Book National Book Bank.
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Ongoing |
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PLUS Vision
Corp |
Education Spotlight Grants: In its continuing effort to enhance
the education opportunities for K-12 students, PLUS Vision Corp. has
developed a special grant program for primary and secondary schools. Named
"Education Spotlight," this program gives one projector and an electronic copyboard to a selected school.
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Ongoing |
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Clockware |
Clockware Offers Time
Tracking Software Systems to Nonprofit Organizations
Clockware Cares is Clockware's
program to assist nonprofit and educational organizations. Clockware will
provide eligible nonprofit and educational organizations software systems
with up to 10 user licenses as a donation, free-of-charge. This program is
called Free Time Tracking. Clockware also assists qualified nonprofit
organizations with additional donations in the form of pricing discounts
for larger systems.
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Ongoing |
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Dow Foundaiton |
K-12
Education: Dow aims to be the corporate leader in catalyzing
coalitions between industry and educational institutions. Our goal is to
improve the quality of education for kindergarten through 12th grade in
North America in math, science and technology. We identify and support
national, state/provincial and local programs that return the most value
to our communities and have the potential to provide a continuing source
of qualified graduates to fill career opportunities at Dow.
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Ongoing |
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Coca-Cola Foundation |
K-12 Innovative Education Grants:
The Coca-Cola
Foundation aims to provide youth with the
educational opportunities and support systems they need to become
knowledgeable and productive citizens. Education is a fundamental means to
help individuals reach their full potential. The Foundation, by committing
its resources to education, can help to address society's greatest
educational challenges and to provide quality learning opportunities.
The Coca-Cola Foundation encourages new solutions to
countless problems that impede educational systems today, and it supports
existing programs that work.
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Ongoing |
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Best Buy Children's Foundation |
Interactive Technology Grants:
The Best
Buy Children's Foundation is committed to making learning fun. We support
national programs that integrate innovative, interactive technology
into the K-12 curriculum. The Foundation also supports every U.S.
community in which we have business presence through
te@ch, a program rewarding schools for creatively integrating
technology and learning.
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Ongoing |
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ARRL Foundation
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Victor C. Clark Youth Incentive Program:
Grants area
available to support for the development of Amateur Radio among
high-school age (or younger) youth. Funded by endowment and contributor
support, the Program makes minigrants available to groups that demonstrate
serious intent to promote participation in Amateur Radio by youth and
enrich the experience of radio amateurs under the age of 18.
Groups that qualify for mini-grants will
include, but not be limited to, high school radio clubs, youth groups, and
general-interest radio clubs that sponsor subgroups of young people or
otherwise make a special effort to get them involved in club activities.
Minigrants, not to exceed $1000 per grant, will be made for such projects
as securing equipment for antennas for club stations, purchasing training
materials, supporting local service projects that bring favorable public
exposure, and similar activities. Preference will be given to projects for
which matching funds are raised locally.
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Ongoing |
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Office Depot |
Taking Care of Kids:
Office Depot, as part of its
commitment to "Taking Care of Kids," recognizes the importance of starting
off the school year on the right foot. The Company supports children,
parents and teachers through several key programs designed to make a
difference in households, classrooms and communities throughout the United
States and Canada. Office Depot is
proud to support our schools and communities through the "5% Back to
Schools" Program*. This program gives you an opportunity to help local
schools receive credits for FREE supplies when you shop at Office Depot
for student school supplies.
- Buy qualifying student school supplies
at Office Depot
- Designate a local school to receive 5%
of your qualifying purchase
- Office Depot will tally the qualifying
purchases made during the program period
- Office Depot will award the designated
school 5% of the qualifying purchases in credits the school can use for
FREE SUPPLIES!*
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Ongoing |
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Nike |
The Bowerman Track
Renovation Program provides matching cash grants to
community-based, youth-oriented organizations that seek to refurbish or
construct running tracks. The program distributes approximately $200,000
in matching grants each year.
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Ongoing |
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The Mockingbird Foundation |
Innovation in Music Education Award: The Mockingbird Foundation
has announced the establishment of the DeLucia Award for Innovation in
Music Education. They will be given to at least one and not than five
individuals each year, recognizing achievements during at least the
previous calendar year. Additionally, one of each year's DeLucia Award
recipients will receive the DeLucia Prize, a monetary complement in the
amount of $1,000 for at least the first three years.
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Ongoing |
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Adobe
Systems Inc. |
Adobe Software Grants: Adobe Systems Inc. supports K-12 schools
and nonprofits by donating up to four packages of its latest software.
Eligible organizations have a core mission that focus on at least one of
the following: improving K-12 student performance; developing curriculum
for K-12 classrooms; and developing and providing K-12 teacher training
and development.
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Ongoing |
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Mr. Holland's Opus |
Musical Instrument
Grants: 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.
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Ongoing |
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Court TV |
Science Supplies
Grants: The grants can be used for student consumables or
resources related to the teaching of the science curriculum." 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.
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Ongoing |
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RGK Foundation |
K-12 Math, Science and
Reading Grants:
RGK Foundation awards grants in the broad areas of
Education, Community, and Medicine/Health. The Foundation's primary
interests within Education include programs that focus on formal K-12
education (particularly mathematics, science and reading), integrating
technology into curriculum, teacher development, literacy, and higher
education. The Foundation is also interested in programs that attract
female and minority students into the fields of mathematics, science, and
technology. |
Ongoing |
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General Services
Administration |
Computers for
Learning: The CFL program places surplus government
computers in our classrooms and prepares our children to contribute and
compete in the 21st century. The CFL website connects the registered needs
of schools and educational nonprofit organizations with available computer
equipment. The program allows federal agencies and private sector entities
to transfer unneeded computers and related equipment to
schools and
educational nonprofit organizations, while giving special
consideration to those with the greatest need.
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Ongoing |
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National Science Foundation |
Informal Science
Education (Planning Grants Only): The ISE program invests
in projects that develop and implement informal learning experiences for
individuals of all ages and backgrounds that are designed to increase
their interest, engagement, and understanding of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM), as well as projects that advance the
theory 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, collaboration, and innovation.
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Ongoing |
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TechCorps |
Mobilizing Technology
Volunteers into K-12 Schools Nationwide
TECH CORPS®
is the leading national nonprofit mobilizing technology volunteers into
schools, offering tech support and teacher training. We offer high quality
technological resources that enrich K-12 teaching and learning and prepare
tomorrow's workforce. |
Ongoing |
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National Education
Foundation |
CyberLearning Grants: Our primary
mission is to provide the highest quality education to all, especially the
disadvantaged, at the lowest fee. We can provide your school/school
district up to 50% matching grants. Matching grants may be used to access
our 1,000 plus high-quality online courses in IT (Information Technology-
all levels and almost all topics), Management (Harvard ManageMentor
modules) and TestPrep (Barrons SAT, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT…).
In
addition, we provide follow up cash grants to the grantees to assist them
in implementing holistic CyberLearning or TTCM
(Teacher/Mentor-Technology-Courseware-Motivation) solutions that make a
difference in the lives of their target populations. Grantees can use the
follow up cash grants to improve teacher/mentor training as well as to
acquire computers, software, Internet access and motivational rewards for
students and teachers.
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Ongoing
(Online Application) |
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Charles Lafitte Foundation |
K-12 Education
Grants: The Foundation provides support for innovative programs
aimed at resolving social service issues, assisting students with learning
disabilities, providing technology and computer based education, creating
access to education of the arts, supporting at-risk children from
pre-school to college and providing learning enhancement, including the
development of leadership skills.
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Ongoing |
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PNC Foundation |
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Preschool
Education Grants: PNC Foundation grants support a
variety of nonprofit organizations with special emphasis on those
that: • Enhance educational
and developmental opportunities for children and youth,
particularly those that help to prepare underserved pre-school
children for school and life
• Focus on economic development,
particularly that which enhances the overall quality of life for
the region through community revitalization, cultural enrichment
and broad-based human services. |
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Ongoing |
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Department of Commerce |
Economic Development Grants: $285,083,000 have been appropriated for economic development grants
to increase prosperity by advancing comprehensive, entrepreneurial, and
innovation-based economic development efforts to enhance the
competitiveness of regional business environments, resulting in
increased private investment and higher-skill, higher-wage
jobs.
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Ongoing |
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Intergraph Mapping and
Geospatial Solutions |
Educational Research Grants:
Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial
Solutions is committed to supporting the academic community by providing
research and teaching grants. To meet this commitment, we offer the
following:
- Research grants that provide
contributions of cash and software to support applied research.
- Education grants that recognize
innovative teaching practices in community colleges, technical schools,
and universities by awarding GeoMedia Technology Campus Site Licenses
for campus-wide implementation, and in K-12, primary, and secondary
schools by awarding GeoMedia Professional Classroom Licenses.
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Ongoing |
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Bank of America |
PreK-12 Education
Grants: The Foundation concentrates funding on pre-K through
grade 12 education and supports programs in early childhood development,
economic and financial education, and teacher development.
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Ongoing |
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American Express |
Community Service, Cultural
Heritage, and Economic Independence Grants:
The American Express
Foundation makes grants under three program themes that reflect its
funding priorities: Community Service, Cultural Heritage, and Economic
Independence. The third category, Economic Independence, supports
initiatives that encourage, develop, and sustain economic self-reliance
through programs that: Serve youth, emphasize school-to-work efforts, and
work experiences; Build awareness about career and employment options for
individuals facing significant barriers to employment; and provide
education, training and workplace experiences so they may actively pursue
these options.
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Ongoing |
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HP Foundation |
Technology for
Teaching Grant Initiative: This grant initiative is
designed to support the innovative use of technology in K-16 education,
and to help identify K-12 schools and higher education institutions that
HP might support with future grants.
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Ongoing |
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Premier Assistive
Technology, Inc. |
Breaking
Down Barriers to Assistive Technology:
Product grants are available to help bridge the gap between education
budgets and the need for educational organizations to deploy sufficient
resources to serve the needs and requirements of special education
programs.
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Ongoing |
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Department of Education |
State Flexibility
Demonstration Program and Local Flexibility Demonstration Program:
The purpose of these grants is to give selected State educational
agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) greater flexibility in
the use of Federal funds to (1) improve and be accountable for the academic
achievement of all students, especially disadvantaged students; (2) improve
teacher quality and subject-matter mastery, especially in mathematics,
reading, and science; (3) better empower parents, educators, administrators,
and schools to address effectively the needs of their children and students;
and (4) narrow achievement gaps between the lowest- and highest-achieving
groups of students so that no child is left behind.
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Ongoing |
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National Christina
Foundation |
Surplus and Used
Computers: NCF encourages corporations and individuals to
donate surplus and used
computers, software, peripherals and related business technology. NCF
directs those donations to training and educational organizations. All the
organizations are pre-screened and qualified grassroots partners of NCF.
All donated equipment is distributed to these
organizations FREE.
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Ongoing |
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Agilent Technologies |
Math and Science Achievement Grants: Target
areas are:
- Increase pre-university student
interest and achievement in science and mathematics while increasing
the number of women and historically underrepresented groups who study
and teach technical subjects.
- Increase the number of historically
underrepresented groups pursuing technical careers
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Ongoing |
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Lowe's Charitable and
Education Foundation |
Trade Skills Scholarships/Parks Grants:
The three primary philanthropic focus areas are:
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Educational scholarships for trades
education (plumbing, electrical, etc.)
- Community improvement initiatives (i.e.
park improvements, playground renovations, housing for the
underprivileged)
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Environmental initiatives that support the
continued enhancement of the natural landscape.
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Ongoing |
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Education Foundation
of America |
General Education Grants: Areas of
interest include, but are not limited to, the environment, the crisis of
human overpopulation and reproductive freedom, Native Americans, arts,
education, medicine, and human services. Important characteristics
considered by EFA are an organization's record of achievement, intended
broad impact, sound financial practices, increasing independence, and
correspondence with EFA objectives.
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Ongoing |
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Women's Sports Foundation |
Gender Equity in Sports Grants: Grants
are available for the development of research, community outreach, and
educational programs addressing the issue of homophobia and other barriers
to women's participation in sports.
Any bona fide researcher, local, regional, or
direct action outreach organization committed to providing opportunities
to girls and women in sports and fitness is eligible to apply. Currently
funds are only being administered to meet the needs of individuals and/or
organizations addressing homophobia-related issues requiring immediate
action such as employment, community health and safety, etc.
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Symbol Technologies |
Educational Technology: Symbol
is interested in supporting the efforts of technology and education
worldwide. It is especially favorable toward organizations that
apply technology to reduce their overhead so they can better serve their
constituency.
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Ongoing |
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SAS |
K-12 Technology Grants: SAS'
financial grants program focuses primarily on K-12 education, particularly
the integration of technology and education as a means of improving the
educational process.
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Ongoing |
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Shaklee Corporation |
The Shaklee Teacher Award recognizes
special education teachers in public or private schools and agencies. This
award is limited to professionals involved in direct teaching programs for
students with disabilities. Teachers who are confident in their
effectiveness as professional educators and who seek meaningful
development of their ability to contribute to their students and the
profession are best suited for this award.
The NEW Shaklee Program Award has
been developed to recognize programs on building or school wide levels
that are innovative and unique in their quest to serve special education
students. Director of programs may include building or district level
administrators, program directors or others who have a primary
responsibility of overseeing or developing special education programs for
underserved or previously ineffectively served populations.
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Ongoing |
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CVS |
Innovation Grants:
CVS/pharmacy has been promoting innovative thinking in public schools for
over a decade. The CVS Innovations Grants program provides a three-year
grant totaling $75,000 along with annual conferences, access to nationally
known educators and on-site assistance to help 'innovators" implement
their ideas. CVS believes that teachers and educators truly know what is
best for their kids, and we encourage their expertise to create success in
their schools.
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Ongoing |
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3M Foundation |
K-12 Grants: The goal of the 3M Contributions Program is to positively impact 3M
communities by preparing individuals and families for success.
Targeted areas include preparing students for success through
initiatives that raise achievement in math, science and economics and
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Ongoing |
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Seagate Technology |
K-12 Science and Technology Grants:
Grants ara available for K-12 science and technology education. We look
for innovative programs that enhance creativity, encourage hands-on
learning and reach all populations, specifically low-income and minority
communities where fewer opportunities exist.
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Ongoing |
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Microsoft |
Microsoft Unlimited Potential (UP)
is a global initiative that focuses on improving lifelong learning for
disadvantaged young people and adults by providing technology skills
through community technology and learning centers (CTLCs). Microsoft
believes that by providing technical skills training to disadvantaged
individuals, they can partner to create social and economic opportunities
that can change peoples' lives and transform communities.
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Ongoing |
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Michael and Susan Dell
Foundation |
Children's Support Grants:
The Foundation believes a child’s future begins with a healthy
environment. MSDF proactively seeks out opportunities to support or
develop programs that address our five essential focus areas: children’s
health, education, safety, youth development and early childhood care. As
parents and co-founders of the Foundation, Michael and Susan Dell place
the utmost importance on the health and education of children. Within its
first three years, the Dell family's Foundation has provided than $40
million to children's and community initiatives.
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Public Welfare Foundation |
Disadvantaged Youth Education Grants:
Grants are available in the following areas:
Employment, Training and Alternative
Education - Programs that provide
quality education, employment readiness services with job placement and
other assistance for young people who have dropped out of school,
experience chronic unemployment, and have minimal or no job skills, so
that they may achieve independent living for themselves and their
families.
Early Intervention - Programs that promote
positive youth development through services designed to prevent
educational failure, delinquency, developmental delays, adverse health, or
neglect. Services also include assistance to children whose parents are
adolescents, affected by HIV/AIDS, involved in substance abuse, or
incarcerated.
Youth Empowerment and Leadership Development -
Programs that provide opportunities for youth leadership development in
conjunction with their community's economic and civic development.
Violence Prevention - Primary prevention services to reduce violence
in neighborhoods and families, especially violence caused by the
availability of guns and other weapons.
Advocacy and Policy
Development - Programs that promote systemic responsiveness to the
needs of low-income young people within federal, state and local policies
and practices.
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CyberLearning |
Online
Learning Grants: Grants are
available to improve teacher/mentor training as well as to acquire
computers, software, Internet access and motivational rewards for students
and teachers.
Percent of matching grant varies with the
proportion of students on free/reduced cost lunch. All inner city and
rural Public School Districts and Public Schools are eligible for 50%
matching grant. All schools/school districts with at least 35% of students
on free/reduced cost lunch are eligible for 50% matching grant.
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Ongoing |
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DuPont Foundation |
K-16 Grants:
Our goal is to ensure that the next generation
of citizens has a working knowledge of the unique method of science and a
reasoned understanding of science as a domain of human knowledge.
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Ongoing |
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Agilent Technologies |
U.S. K-12 Education
Grants: We believe that
middle and high-school science and math classrooms should have content and
pedagogy trained teachers and that each elementary school teacher should
have the skills needed to successfully teach science and math.
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Ongoing
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Verizon Foundation |
Computer Literacy Grants:
Basic and computer literacy is one of Verizon Foundation's major funding
priorities due to its enormous impact on education, health, economic
development and the digital divide.
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Ongoing |
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Sony America Foundation |
Innovative K-12 Grants:
While positive consideration is given to
efforts that promote literacy and basic educational competency, the
company also seeks to apply its financial, technological, and human
resources to the encouragement of the creative, artistic, technical, and
scientific skills required of tomorrow's workforce.
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Ongoing |
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Philip Morris USA |
Youth Smoking Prevention Grants
This positive youth development grant-making initiative supports the
objectives of Philip Morris USA's Youth Smoking Prevention department by
funding programs that focus on positive youth development that provide
young people with the protective factors needed to help them make the
right decisions in their lives, including the decision not to smoke.
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Ongoing |
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Hearst Foundation |
Independent K12 School Grants:
The Hearst Foundations support undergraduate education through the
establishment of endowed scholarships at private liberal arts colleges and
universities. In addition, similar support is provided for professional
study in teaching, engineering, mathematics, science and the health care
professions, at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Ongoing |
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Micron Foundation |
Science, Math, and Technology Grants:
At the K-12 level, Micron focuses on innovative ways of teaching science
and math and encouraging the integration of technology in the classroom.
Micron's contributions to higher education include scholarships and grants
targeting those institutions that support a spirit of innovation and
leadership in the microelectronics industry.
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Ongoing |
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Dreyer's Foundation |
Youth Skills Development Grants:
Grants are available to give young people a better chance to achieve their
potential. The mission of the Dreyer's Foundation is to promote family,
school and community environments that build skills and foster talents in
young people.
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Ongoing |
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Arthur Vining Davis
Foundation |
Secondary Professional Staff Development:
The majority of grants will be made to innovative professional development
programs that strengthen teachers and their teaching in grades 9-12.
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Ongoing |
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Millipore Foundation |
Education and Research
Grants: We support numerous educational institutions and programs,
with an emphasis on primary and secondary education (grades K through 12).
We also fund institutions and other organizations engaged in research and
training--primarily in the life sciences and biotechnology fields.
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Ongoing |
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Toyota |
Toyota Education Grants:
Education is the focus of Toyota's giving, with emphasis on primary and
secondary schooling.
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Ongoing |
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U.S. Bancorp |
U.S. Bankcorp
Community Education Grants:
Grants are available to support:
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innovative programs
that help low-income and at-risk students succeed in school and prepare
for post-secondary education
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financial literacy
training
-
effective mentoring
programs
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Ongoing |
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Anheuser-Busch Foundation |
SeaWorld/Busch
Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards:
Recognizing the outstanding efforts of students
and teachers across the country who are working at the grass-roots level
to protect and preserve the environment, the “SeaWorld/Busch Gardens
Environmental Excellence Awards” provide school groups with monetary
support, public acknowledgment and some well-deserved fun at one of the
Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks.
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Ongoing |
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Allstate Foundation |
Youth Safety,
Tolerance, and Economic Empowerment Grants:
The Allstate Foundation
supports national and local programs that fit within three focus areas.
Proposals must address needs within one of the three focus areas to be
considered for funding:
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National Park Service |
Historic Surplus Property:
The Historic Surplus Property Program allows state, county and local
governments to obtain surplus federal properties at no cost if the
property is listed in, or eligible for listing in, the National Register
of Historic Places. Historic properties transferred under this program may
be used for public facilities, such as museums and government offices.
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Ongoing |
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Goldman Sachs Foundation |
Achievement Grants - Secondary Education:
Current priorities are to enhance academic performance and prospects for
life achievement of students at the secondary school level, to develop the
abilities of promising high potential youth worldwide, and to support high
quality education for young people in business and entrepreneurship.
infomration |
Ongoing |
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Kimberly-Clark Foundation |
Children, Family and Older Relatives Grants:
As part of our continuing efforts to help people care for themselves and
their families, we contribute significant philanthropic resources to
organizations and programs that:
- Provide vital information, resources and
services that strengthen today's families.
- Involve parents and others in activities
that help children grow physically, mentally and socially.
- Develop creative, caring options to cope
with the issues facing our older relatives.
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Ongoing |
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A.L. Mailman Family
Foundation |
Early Childhood Education Grants:
The Foundation funds projects of national or regional import in the early
childhood field.
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Ongoing |
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Kellogg Foundation |
Academic Achievement Improvement Grants: Through 2008, the Youth and Education team will focus on improving
learning for young people especially those most
vulnerable
to poor achievement so children can enter school ready to learn,
adolescents are able to achieve, and young adults are prepared for
meaningful work or further education.
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Ongoing |
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Hasbro Children's
Foundation |
Children Support
Grants: Grants are
available to improve the emotional, mental, and physical well-being of
children, birth through age twelve, and their families through the support
of innovative direct service programs in the areas of health, education,
and social services.
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Ongoing |
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Merrill Lynch Foundation |
Underserved Education Grants: Programs should support an ethnically diverse population that encompasses
underserved children and youth.
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Ongoing |
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Citigroup Foundation |
Community Education Grants:
Grants are available to support the following
activities:
Financial Education Financial education, having a basic understanding of money and how it
works in today’s society, is crucial to a person’s ability to develop
assets – own a home, start a small business, or save for future education.
Educating the Next Generation The Foundation seeks to
improve educational opportunities in low-income communities that will
better prepare the next generation for life-long learning and the
workforce. Building Communities and Entrepreneurs Grants are
made to reinforce community-led efforts to revitalize low-income
neighborhoods in Citigroup communities worldwide.
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Ongoing |
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UPS Foundation |
Educational Program Grants: Support for a cademic research, programs that raise the level of
educational instruction, family learning opportunities, and school
involvement projects. Major Initiative, adult literacy.
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Ongoing |
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Federal Government |
Computers for Learning:
The CFL program places computers in our classrooms and prepares our
children to contribute and compete in the 21st century. The program
transfers excess Federal computer equipment to
schools and educational nonprofit organizations,
giving special consideration to those with the greatest need.
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Ongoing |
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The Spencer Foundation |
Education Improvement Grants:
The primary mission of the Foundation is "to investigate ways in which
education can be improved, around the world." To achieve this goal, the
Foundation is committed to supporting high-quality investigation of
education through its research programs and to strengthening and renewing
the educational research community through its fellowship and training
programs and related activities.
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Intel Corporation |
Computers for Schools:
The Intel® Model School Program is designed to provide equipment for a
school or district within the United States, with the desire and ability
to enhance their technology by using advanced technology. The purpose of
the Intel® Model School Program is to identify schools that desire
equipment or have a unique project to complete by using Intel products and
to be able to show the improvement in the quality of the education
experience for both the teacher and the student by using high-end
technology.
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Ongoing |
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The Hazen Foundation |
Youth Leadership Grants:
The Foundation will support youth organizing and leadership development
initiatives that help middle and high school-age youth acquire community
organizing and advocacy skills, and use those skills to create positive
change in the schools and communities where they grow and develop.
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Ongoing |
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National Foundation for the
Improvement of Education |
Education Leadership and Innovation Grants:
NFIE grants support public school teachers, education support
professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher
education for ONE of the following two purposes:
(1) Grants will fund recipients to
participate in a high-quality professional development experience or
organize a collegial study group that leads to improvements in practice,
curriculum, and student achievement in the school or university.
(2) Grants will support collaborative efforts by two or colleagues to
develop and implement creative and unique ideas that result in high
student achievement.
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Ongoing |
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W.K. Kellogg Foundation |
Youth and Education General Grants:
Goal: Support healthy infant, child, and youth development by mobilizing,
strengthening, and aligning systems that affect children’s learning.
Strategy 1: Mobilize youth, families, and communities to influence
institutions and policies that impact learning and achievement for
vulnerable children and youth.
Strategy 2: Forge partnerships between
education institutions and communities to promote learning, academic
performance, and workforce preparation among vulnerable young people.
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Ongoing |
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Nellie Mae Foundation |
Nellie Mae Foundation Education Grants: Its mission is to serve as "a proactive, transformational force across all
levels of education in New England," has announced that it will direct its
funding through four major initiatives: Adult Literacy; College
Preparation; Minority High Achievement; and Out-of-School Time.
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Ongoing |
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AT&T Foundation |
AT& T Learning Network Grants:
The AT&T Learning Network focuses
on the use of technology, not on the equipment and infrastructure
necessary to support that use. Our program provides resources to help
families; schools and communities understand how to use technology.
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Ongoing |
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Sprint Foundation |
Math, Science, and Technology Grants:
The Foundation's emphasis on education is
targeted to math, science and technology programs relative to
telecommunication careers.
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Ongoing |
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General Mills Foundation |
Youth Wellness Grant Program:
Funding priorities include: (1) nutrition and
fitness for growth and development during childhood and adolescence, as
well as for their long-term health; (2) healthy diets and exercise to help
young people improve school performance, establish positive health habits,
and prevent diseases of adulthood; (3) programs aimed at improving
nutrition and physical activity levels with youth; and (4) community
initiated programs are most likely to change behavior and sustain behavior
change.
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Ongoing |
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