Grants Open to All Educators
Funding Sources Open To All Educators
Kids Gardening
Deadline: On Going
The National Gardening Association works with sponsoring companies and organizations to provide in-kind grants to projects that actively engage kids in the garden and improve the quality of life for their communities. For more information see the website at http://www.kidsgardening.com/grants.asp.
Adopt-A-Classroom
No Deadline
Adopt-A-Classroom invites the community into the classroom in support of teachers and their students. By adopting a classroom, donors form partnerships with specific classrooms providing financial and moral support. The result is a meaningful contribution to education in which donors experience the impact of their efforts and celebrate in a classroom's success. Teachers please register your class at http://www.adoptaclassroom.com/
Donors Choose
Deadline: Ongoing
Teachers ask for materials and experiences their students need to learn. A donor will choose to contribute to the classroom project they find most compelling. The students learn and then send the donor a personal thank-you letter and photos. For more information please see their website at http://www.donorschoose.org/homepage/main.html.
Scholastic Book Grants
The Scholastic Book Grants Program is a corporate in-kind giving initiative that provides high-quality reading materials to children in need. The Company's goal is to ensure that each of its book donations has a significant impact on fostering literacy. For more information please see their website at http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/community/programs/bookgrants.htm.
Deadline: April 15, 2008
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is collaborating with the American Library Association (ALA) to present a new initiative called Picturing America, part of NEH’s We the People program. This initiative introduces students and the general public to some of America’s art treasures and is designed to promote the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture in K-12 schools and public libraries. Successful applicants will receive a set of 20 laminated posters printed on both sides with artwork. A teachers resource book is included with the poster set. Additional educational resources will be available on the NEH Web site. For more information, please visit their website at http://picturingamerica.ala.org/guidelines.php.
2008 Heartspring Award for Innovation and Creativity in Special EducationDeadline: 04/25/08
Do you think you are someone that is an innovative professional for students with special needs or do you know someone that gets the job done using creative measures? If so, Heartspring wants to hear how you do what you do to get results for children with special needs. Benefits of receiving the Heartspring Award for Innovation and Creativity in Special Education include $1000 unrestricted award, one of a kind program award sculpture, & an expense paid trip to attend exciting and informative sessions where you will discuss, explore and learn from other innovative educators just like yourself. Please visit their website at http://www.heartspring.org/award/ .
Target Corporation
Deadline: 05/31/08
There are many grant opportunities available through Target. $1,000 to $3,000 grant amounts are available. Their Arts Grants are awarded to programs that bring the arts to schools or make the arts accessible to children and families. Early Childhood Reading Grants support programs that foster a love of reading and encourage children, from birth through age 9 to read together with their families. For more information and available resources please visit their website at http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-004090
NEA Foundation’s Student Achievement Grants:
Deadline: June 1; Oct. 15
Student Achievement Grants: provide $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. (These grants replace the Foundation’s Innovation Grants program, which has been discontinued.) For more information, please visit their website at www.neafoundation.org.
Captain Planet Foundation
Deadline: June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31 March 31 annually
The Captain Planet Foundation’s mission is to support and fund environmental, hands-on projects for children. Through environmental education and engagement, the foundation believes children gain significant understanding and appreciation of the world in which they live. There is no standard grant amount; generally, grants are between $250 and $2,500. For more information visit their website at http://captainplanetfoundation.org/
Improving Science and Mathematics Education One classroom at a time
The mission of Toshiba America Foundation is to promote quality science and mathematics education in schools. Grants are made for programs and activities that improve teaching and learning in science and mathematics, grades K-12. The Foundation focuses its grant making on inquiry-based projects designed by individual teachers, and small teams of teachers, for use in their own classrooms. For more information please visit the website at http://www.toshiba.com/tafpub/jsp/home/default.jsp.
ING Unsung Heroes®
Deadline: April 30, 2008
For more than 10 years, and with over $2.8 million in awarded grants, the ING Unsung Heroes program has proven to be an A+ program with educators. The program’s “alumni” have inspired success in the classroom and impacted countless numbers of students. For more information please visit the website http://www.ing-usa.com/us/aboutING/communityconnections/ineducation/unsungheroes/index.htm
Saucony Run for Good Program
Deadlines - 06/13/08 & 12/12/08
The Saucony Run for Good Program has been created to encourage active and healthy lifestyles in children. For more information please visit their website at http://www.sauconyrunforgood.com/
Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation
Deadline: August 1, 2008
The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation (MHOF) donates new and refurbished musical instruments to underserved schools, community music programs and individual students nationwide, in an effort to give youngsters the many benefits of music education, help them to be better students and inspire creativity and expression through playing music. Melody Program helps K-12 school instrumental music programs that take place during the regular school day. Special Projects Program helps after-school music programs. Applications submitted will be notified of the results via letter no later than October 1, 2008 (please do not call for results.) For more information please visit the website http://www.mhopus.org/index.asp
One Classroom A+ a time:
Deadline Rolling
All K-12 grade Kern County teachers in the viewing area are eligible for The One Classroom At a Time Grant A complete list of eligibility requirements and an application is available at www.OneClassroomAtaTime.com.
PG&E:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company ( http://www.pge.com/ ) has announced that it will provide $1.7 million in 2006 to promote and expand learning around solar power in public schools through the company's Solar Schools Program. The 2006 Solar Schools Program will assist public schools serving low-income students and communities of color with solar energy systems, specialized solar science curricula, training for teachers, and cash grants for innovative science projects. Teachers and administrators from eligible schools within PG&E's service area in northern and central California may apply for grants to support their involvement in the following areas: 1) Installation of a $20,000 solar photovoltaic system for the school's educational use. Up to thirty schools will receive the donation and free installation of a new 1.3 kilowatt photovoltaic system that converts sunlight into electric power. The package includes an online monitoring tool and grade-specific curriculum materials. 2) Solar-based curriculum training package. Over six hundred teachers will be selected to attend science curriculum training seminars and receive specialized classroom materials. 3) "Bright Ideas" grants. PG&E will award up to $200,000 in amounts of $2,500 and $5,000 to schools for innovative solar science projects
Schools are welcome to apply for both a solar installation grant and a "Bright Ideas" grant. Teachers associated with either program element will be invited to attend training workshops. For more information and/or to apply online for a PG&E Solar Schools Program grant, visit the PG&E Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001592/pge/solarschool
Outdoor Classroom Grant Program:Deadline to Apply - Varies
Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper and National Geographic Explorer! classroom magazine have partnered to create an outdoor classroom grant program to provide schools with additional resources to improve their science curriculum by engaging students in hands-on experiences outside the traditional classroom. Maximum Award:
$20,000 (to districts or schools with major outdoor classroom projects); $2000 to individual schools. Click Here To Go To the Lowes Page
For more funding opportunities, please visit the following website -
http://kcsos.kern.org/grants/funding
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