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Updated November 4, 2009

Meet Don Peek Don Peek is a former educator and past president of the training division of Renaissance Learning. He now runs The School Funding Center, a company that provides grant information and grant-writing services to schools. The School Funding Center Grant Database attempts to list every grant available to schools across the United States. It is updated daily and currently contains more than 110,000 grant opportunities worth more than $6.5 billion. To learn more, or to subscribe to the School Fnding Center Grant Database, go to schoolfundingcenter.com.

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Grant Name:
Braitmayer Foundation Education Grants

Funded by:
Braitmayer Foundation

Description:
The Foundation is interested in K-12 education throughout the United States. Of particular interest are 1) curricular and school reform initiatives and 2) preparation of, and professional development opportunities for, teachers, particularly those efforts that encourage people of high ability and diverse backgrounds to enter and remain in K-12 teaching. The Foundation is pleased to have its grants used as seed money, challenge grants, or to match other grants to the recipient organizations. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals, multi-year grants, nor grants for endowment purposes or building programs. Unless a small percentage of the total amount requested, normally the Foundation does not make grants for childcare, pre-kindergarten, or after=school programs nor for equipment including hardware, software, and books.

Program Areas:
General Education, Math, Professional Development, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies, All Other

Recipients:
Public Schools

Proposal Deadline:
11/15/09

Average Amount:
$500.00 - $35,000.00

Telephone:
410-480-2799

Website:
http://www.braitmayerfoundation.org

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Seeds for Education Grant Program

Funded by:
Wild Ones

Description:
Project goals should center on the enhancement and development of an admiration for nature using native plants. Projects must stress involvement of students and volunteers and add to the educational value of the site. Creativity in design is encouraged, but must show complete and thoughtful planning. The use of and education about native plants and the native plant community is mandatory, and all plants must be suitable to the local ecoregion and the site conditions (soil, water, sunlight).

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Other

Proposal Deadline:
11/15/09

Average Amount:
$100.00 - $500.00

Email:
sfedirector@for-wild.org

Website:
http://www.for-wild.org/sfecvr.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
General Educator Fellowships

Funded by:
Earthwatch Institute

Description:
Get out of the classroom and head into the field to learn about cutting-edge research and conservation efforts, develop professional skills, and make a difference for our shared environment. Bring the world back into your classroom and to your students as you’ve never done before with an Earthwatch Expedition. As an Earthwatch Educator Fellow you’ll receive funding to join one of more than ninety Earthwatch expeditions worldwide. If selected, you’ll join a team of other Educator Fellows and/or volunteers and work alongside leading environmental scientists, actively supporting their work, learning field research methods, and helping conserve threatened natural and cultural resources. You’ll also be asked to share your experiences by developing lessons and giving presentations on your experience, and by attending events designed to spread the word to other educators and volunteers.

Program Areas:
Science/ Environment

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools

Proposal Deadline:
11/22/09

Average amount:
$250.00 - $5,000.00

Telephone:
800-776-0188, Ext. 268

Email:
fellowshipawards@earthwatch.org

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Bikes Belong Grants

Funded by:
Bikes Belong

Description:
The Bikes Belong Grants Program strives to put more people on bicycles more often by funding important and influential projects that leverage federal funding and build momentum for bicycling in communities across the U.S. These projects include bike paths, lanes, and routes, as well as bike parks, mountain bike trails, BMX facilities, and large-scale bicycle advocacy initiatives.

Program Areas:
Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Health/PE

Recipients:
Public School, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
11/23/09

Average Amount:
$10,000.00

Website:
http://www.bikesbelong.org

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Program Grant

Funded by:
Association for Library Service to Children

Description:
This grant is designed to encourage outstanding summer reading programs by providing financial assistance while recognizing ALSC members for outstanding program development. The applicant must plan and present an outline for a theme-based summer reading program in a public library. The program must be open to all children (birth -14 years). The committee also encourages innovative proposals involving children with physical or mental disabilities.

Program Areas:
Library

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Other

Proposal Deadline:
12/1/09

Average Amount:
$3,000.00

Website:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/profawards/bookwholesalers/10BWIAppl.doc

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Grant

Funded by:
Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation

Description:
The Fall 2009 cycle is open for the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation Toolbox for Education grant program. Through the program, Lowe's will donate a total of $5 million to U.S. public schools and public school parent-teacher groups at more than 1,000 public schools. For the 2009-10 program, Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation will increase its focus on basic one-time project needs. Any individual nonprofit public K-12 school or parent group associated with a nonprofit public K-12 school is eligible to apply. Parent groups (PTO, PTA, etc.) that are applying must have an independent tax ID number and official 501(c)(3) status from the IRS. Groups that do not have 501(c)(3) status should apply through their school. Applicant schools must be more than two years old. Preschools are not eligible. The program prioritizes funding requests that have a permanent impact such as facility enhancement (both indoor and outdoor) as well as landscaping/clean up type projects. Projects that encourage parent involvement and build stronger community spirit will be favored. Grants may be requested for amounts between $2,000 and $5,000.

Program Areas:
Facilities/Maintenance, Health/PE, Science/Environment

Recipients:
Public Schools

Proposal Deadline:
10/16/09

Average Amount:
$2,000.00 - $5,000.00

Website:
http://www.toolboxforeducation.com

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Healthy Sprouts Awards Educational Grants

Funded by:
National Gardening Association/Gardener’s Supply

Description:
These awards will encourage the growth of health-focused youth gardens that teach about nutrition and the issue of hunger in the United States. Twenty grants will be awarded: The top 5 programs each receive a certificate valued at $500; 15 more will each receive $200 gift certificates. Winners will also receive curriculum materials, seeds, and membership benefits from NGA. Eligibility: Your school or organization must plan to garden in the following year with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18. Applications can be found on the Web site.

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Other

Proposal Deadline:
10/17/09

Average Amount:
$200.00 - $500.00

Website:
http://www.kidsgardening.com/healthysprouts.asp

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
GreenWorks! Grants

Funded by:
Project Learning Tree

Description:
GreenWorks! grants engage Project Learning Tree educators and their students with their local community in "learning-by-doing" environmental projects. Student leadership, service-learning, and community participation are the cornerstones to GreenWorks! projects. These grassroots action projects enable schools and youth organizations across the country to make a positive impact on their communities.

Program Areas:
Science/Environment

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Other

Proposal Deadline:
10/31/09

Average amount:
$250.00 - $5,000.00

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Youth Leaders for Literacy Grants

Funded by:
Youth Service America

Description:
Youth Service America is partnering with the National Education Association to once again offer Youth Leaders for Literacy grants to children and youth, ages 5-25, who offer innovative ways to increase literacy skills and appreciation for reading among their peers. Youth can submit their applications through October 30, 2009. Youth Leaders for Literacy will award 30 young people from across the U.S. with $500 grants and $500 in books from the Pearson Foundation. Successful projects will be youth-led and address an established literacy need in the applicant's school or community. The projects will follow the framework of YSA's Semester of Service initiative, launching on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service in January and culminating on Global Youth Service Day, April 23-25. An activity should also occur during the NEA's Read Across America Day on March 2.

Program Areas:
Reading

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Other

Proposal Deadline:
10/30/09

Average Amount:
$500.00

Website:
http://ysa.org/MyYSA/YSAContent/YSANews/tabid/219/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/183/
YouthLeadersforLiteracyGrantsDeadlineOctober30.aspx

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
2010 Field Trip Grants

Funded by:
Target

Description:
Target will award 5,000 Field Trip Grants of up to $800 each during the 2008-2009 school year. That adds up to 5,000 more opportunities for students to explore more of the world outside the classroom. Visit the zoo. Go backstage at a local theater. Tour a museum. Explore more with a Field Trip Grant from Target.

Program Areas:
Arts, General Education, Math, Miscellaneous, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools

Proposal Deadline:
11/1/09

Average Amount:
$800.00

Website:
http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-002537

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Pay It Forward Mini-Grants

Funded by:
Pay It Forward Foundation

Description:
The purpose of the Pay It Forward Mini-Grants is intended to fund one-time-only service-oriented projects identified by youth as activities they would like to carry out to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community. Projects must include a "pay it forward" focus; that is, they must be based on the idea of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, will bring about results that increase exponentially over time.

Program Areas:
Community Involvement/Volunteerism, All Other

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter School, Faith-based, Other

Proposal Deadline:
9/15/09

Average Amount:
$500

Email:
director@payitforwardfoundation.org

Website:
http://www.payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/mini-grant.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Kids in Need Teacher Grants

Funded by:
Kids in Need

Description:
Kids in Need Teacher Grants provide small grants that support innovative teachers' projects. The purpose of the grant program is to provide funds for classroom teachers with innovative, worthy ideas.

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Faith-based

Proposal Deadline:
9/30/09

Average Amount:
$100.00 - $500.00

Telephone:
877-296-1231

Email:
pennyh@kidsinneed.net

Website:
http://www.kidsinneed.net/grants/guidelines.php

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale Grants

Funded by:
Share Our Strength’s, Dominos Sugar, and C&H Sugar

Description:
Share Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale grants program helps ensure that low-income children receive nutritious food during critical times when they are out of school and particularly vulnerable to hunger. By increasing access to nutritious meals outside of school hours, we can help end childhood hunger in communities across the country. The Great American Bake Sale grants program will support efforts to increase participation among low-income children in summer and after-school meal programs. Share Our Strength is specifically interested in increasing participation in meal programs that utilize USDA reimbursement through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), or Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Nonprofit organizations that work to increase the number of children that receive nutritious after-school and summer meals may be eligible to apply for funds raised through the Great American Bake Sale.

Program Areas:
Family Services, Health/PE

Recipients:
Public Schools, Other

Proposal Deadline:
9/30/09

Average amount:
$1,000 - $10,000

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
7-12 Math and Science Grants

Funded by:
Toshiba America Foundation

Description:
The mission of Toshiba America Foundation is to promote quality science and mathematics education in U.S. 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.

Program Areas:
General Education, Math, Science/Environment, Technology

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Other

Proposal Deadline:
10/1/09

Average Amount:
$9,000 - $17,000

Telephone:
212-596-0620

Email:
foundation@tai.toshiba.com

Website:
http://www.taf.toshiba.com

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Mary McMullan Grants

Funded by:
National Art Education Association

Description:
These grants focus on projects that promote art education as an integral part of the curriculum and establish and/or improve the instruction of art in public and private elementary and secondary schools as well as schools of higher education. The deadline for the submission of proposals for the 2010-2011 grant cycle is October 1, 2009.

Program Areas:
Arts

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools

Proposal Deadline:
10/1/09

Average Amount:
$5000.00

Website:
http://www.arteducators.org/olc/pub/NAEA/grants/grants_page_7.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Travelers Charitable Foundations Educational Grants

Funded by:
Travelers Charitable Foundations

Description:
We fund educational initiatives that:
Prepare young people for academic learning through age-appropriate, structured, academic preparatory activities;
Strengthen youth academic skills as well as programs that address barriers to learning;
Prepare youth for learning and enable them to attend post-secondary programs;
Provide community and individual leadership development for the purpose of strengthening civic engagement;
Recruit urban teachers and create an opportunity for a diverse, qualified workforce in urban schools; and
Develop economic vitality and create and retain wealth in low-income and underserved neighborhoods and communities.

Program Areas:
Adult Literacy, Arts, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Family Services, General Education, Math, Miscellaneous, Reading, Safe/Drug Free Schools, Science/Environmental, Social Studies

Recipients:
Public Schools, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
9/1/09

Average Amount:
$500 - $500,000

Website:
http://www.travelers.com/corporate-info/about/community/education.aspx

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Investigator Initiated Grants

Funded by:
William T. Grant Foundation

Description:
The Foundation supports high-quality research that addresses our Current Research Interests: enhancing our understanding of how youth settings work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved; and when, how, and under what conditions research evidence is used in policy and practice that affect youth, and how its use can be improved.

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
9/2/09

Average Amount:
$350,000

Website:
http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities/research_grants/
investigator_initiated_grants/investigator_initiated_grants

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
ING Foundation Educational Grants

Funded by:
ING Foundation

Description:
As part of their commitment to educators, ING honors excellence in education through a series of programs and sponsorships.

Program Areas:
Arts, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, General Education, Health/PE, Math, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies, Vocational

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Higher Education

Proposal Deadline:
9/5/09

Average amount:
$200 - $400,000

Telephone:
770-980-6580

Email:
ingfoundation@us.ing.com

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Kinder Morgan Foundation Education Grants

Funded by:
Kinder Morgan Foundation

Description:
Grants are primarily directed to educational programs for youth in grades K-12. Funding is provided to local, state, provincial and regional educational institutions, libraries, and programs that provide ongoing support such as Junior Achievement. The foundation also supports youth programs provided by local arts organizations, symphony orchestras, museums, and others. Initial approach is to contact the foundation for application form, which is required.

Program Areas:
Arts, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, General Education, Library, Math, Reading, Science/ Environmental, Social Studies

Recipients:
Public School

Proposal Deadline:
9/10/09

Average Amount:
$3,500 - $5,000

Telephone:
303-763-3471

Email:
km_foundation@kindermorgan.com

Website:
http://www.kindermorgan.com/community/km_foundation.cfm

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams Grants

Funded by:
Lemelson-MIT Program

Description:
InvenTeams composed of high school students, teachers, and mentors are asked to collaboratively identify a problem that they want to solve, research the problem, and then develop a prototype invention as an in-class or extracurricular project. Up to 23 grants of up to $10,000 each will be awarded to selected teams. Grant funding is intended for research, materials, and learning experiences related to developing the team's invention. High school science, mathematics, and technology teachers — or teams of teachers — at public, private, and vocational schools are eligible to apply.

Program Areas:
Math, Science/Environmental, Technology

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools

Proposal Deadline:
9/11/09

Average Amount:
$100 - $10,000

Telephone:
617-452-2147

Email:
inventeams@mit.edu

Website:
http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/apply.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Nike Back Your Block Grants

Funded by:
Nike

Description:
Nike, Inc. has announced that its retail division has launched a U.S.-based national grant program known as Back Your Block to support community and school groups working to unlock the potential of young people through programs that focus on sport. The $650,000 grant program is now accepting applications. Each of Nike's 175 U.S. retail locations will participate in this year's program as part of the company's commitment to giving back to local communities. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) community organizations and school groups are eligible to apply. Community members are encouraged to nominate groups that they value and vote for their favorite organization at the program's Web site. Public support and voting will contribute to the decision-making process. Final decisions will be made by the Nike National Grant Selection Committee. Factory stores in Portland, South Chicago, and New Orleans are considered Nike Community Stores. The Portland Community store will award a total of $100,000 in grants, and South Chicago and New Orleans will each award a total of $50,000. All other stores will award a $2,500 grant to their local organizations. Participating locations include Nike Factory Stores, Nike Towns, Nike Stores, Nike Clearance, and Nikestore.com. Organizations over thirty miles from the nearest Nike retail location will be paired with NikeStore.com.

Program Areas:
Health/PE

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Other

Proposal Deadline:
8/24/09

Average Amount:
$2,500 to $100,000

Website:
http://www.nikebackyourblock.com

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
GE Foundation Educational Grants

Funded by:
GE Foundation

Description:
Giving on a national basis to support organizations involved with education, youth development, minorities, and economically disadvantaged people.

Recipients:
Public School, Private School, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
None

Telephone:
203-373-3216

Email:
gefoundation@ge.com

Website:
http://www.gefoundation.com

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Books for Children Grants

Funded by:
The Libri Foundation

Description:
The Foundation supports the concept that children who learn to enjoy reading at an early age continue to read throughout their lives. In order to develop a love of reading, children must have access to books that stretch their imaginations, touch their emotions, and expand their horizons. The Foundation works with the library's Friends of the Library or other local organizations because they believe in community involvement and want to encourage and reward local support of libraries. The Friends, or other local sponsors, can contribute from $50 to $350, which the Foundation matches on a 2-to-1 ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to $1,050 worth of new, quality, hardcover children's books through the Foundation's "Books for Children" program.

Program Areas:
After-School, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Early Childhood, Library, Reading

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Other

Proposal Deadline:
8/15/09

Contact Person:
Barbara J. McKillip, President

Telephone:
541-747-9655

Email:
libri@librifoundation.org

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Challenge 20/20

Funded by:
National Association of Independent Schools

Description:
Challenge 20/20 is an Internet-based program that pairs classes at any grade level (K-12) from schools in the U.S. with their counterpart classes in schools in other countries; together the teams (of two or three schools) tackle real global problems to find solutions that can be implemented at the local level and in their own communities. Schools do not have to be NAIS members to participate. Private, public, and charter schools from the US and any other country are included. Schools can also be elementary or secondary.

Program Areas:
Community Involvement/Volunteerism, ESL/Bilingual/Foreign Language, General Education, Social Studies

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School

Proposal Deadline:
8/17/09

Website:
http://www. nais.org/resources/index.cfm?ItemNumber=147262

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Patagonia Environmental Grants

Funded by:
Patagonia

Description:
Grants support small grassroots activist organizations with provocative direct-action agendas, working on multi-pronged campaigns to preserve and protect the environment. Grants can help local groups working to protect local habitat. Individual battles to protect a specific stand of forest, stretch of river, or indigenous wild species are the most effective in raising more complicated issues - particularly those of biodiversity and ecosystem protection - in the public mind. Patagonia looks for innovative groups that produce measurable results, and the company likes to support efforts that force the government to abide by its own - our own - laws. Efforts should be quantifiable -- with specific goals, objectives, and action plans, and should include measures for evaluating success. Because Patagonia is a privately held company, it has the freedom to fund groups off the beaten track, and that's where they believe their small grants are most effective. Most grants are in the range of $3,000 to $8,000.

Program Areas:
Science/Environmental

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
8/31/09

Average Amount:
$3,000 to $8,000

Website:
http://www.patagonia.com/usa/patagonia.go?assetid=2942

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Striving Readers Program

Funded by:
U.S. Department of Education

Description:
The purpose of the Striving Readers program is to 1) raise literacy levels of adolescent students in Title I-eligible schools with significant numbers of students reading below grade level and 2) build a strong, scientific research base for identifying and replicating strategies that improve adolescent literacy instruction.

Program Areas:
Reading

Recipients:
Public Schools

Proposal Deadline:
8/10/09

Average Amount:
$750,000 to $1.3 million

Telephone:
202-401-0003

Email:
Marcia.kingman@ed.gov

Website:
http://www. ed.gov/programs/strivingreaders/applicant.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Access to Artistic Excellence

Funded by:
National Endowment for the Arts

Description:
To encourage and support artistic excellence, preserve our cultural heritage, and provide access to the arts for all Americans. Grants support projects that provide short-term arts exposure or arts appreciation for children and youth as well as intergenerational education projects.

Recipients:
Public School, Private School, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
8/13/09

Average Amount:
$5,000 - $150,000

Website:
http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/Artsed.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
NEA Foundation Green Grants

Funded by:
NEA Foundation

Description:
Over the past decade, the NEA Foundation has invested more than $5.9 million in grants to support and grow the ideas of more than 2,000 educators nationwide. Public school educators PreK-16 are invited to apply for the popular Student Achievement and Learning & Leadership grants at www.neafoundation.org/grants. A new online application makes applying easier and more convenient than ever. For those grant writers who have questions, the Foundation has posted an instructional video to guide grant writers through the process step by step. Deadlines for applications are June 1, October 15, and February 1. This year, the Foundation will emphasize "green" grants, because some of the most innovative and impactful projects involve students learning about and engaging in environmental preservation and protection. From publishing books on ecological restoration to designing lessons on renewable energy, NEA Foundation grantees are getting results.

Program Areas:
Science/Environment

Recipients:
Public Schools

Proposal Deadline:
10/15/09

Average Amount:
$2,000 to $5,000

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Union Pacific Education Grants

Funded by:
Union Pacific Foundation

Description:
Giving on a national basis in areas of company operations to support zoos and aquariums and organizations involved with arts and culture, education, the environment, health, youth development, human services, community development, and leadership development.

Program Areas:
Arts, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, General Education, Health/PE, Library, Professional Development

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
8/15/09

Average Amount:
$1,000 to $200,000

Telephone:
402-271-5600

Average Amount:
$1,000 to $200,000

Email:
upf@up.com

Website:
http://www.up.com/found

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Mockingbird Foundation Educational Grants

Funded by:
The Mockingbird Foundation

Description:
Grants given to support K-12 music education on a national basis. 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 that is not education or music appreciation that does not include participation. The Foundation is interested in targeting children 18 years or younger, but will consider projects that benefit college students, teachers, instructors, or adult students. In addition, the Foundation is particularly (though not exclusively) interested in programs that benefit disenfranchised groups, including those with low skill levels, income, or education.

Program Areas:
Arts, At-Risk/Character, All Other

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools

Proposal Deadline:
8/1/09

Average Amount:
$500 to $5,000

Email:
grants@mbird.org

Website:
http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/funding/guidelines.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Bubel Aiken Foundation Grants

Funded by:
Bubel Aiken Foundation

Description:

The Bubel/Aiken Foundation's Grant Program will focus on programs that fulfill our mission. Eligible programs are ones that focus on the inclusion of children with special needs with their peers.

Recipients:
Public School, Private School, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
7/31/09

Average Amount:
$10,000 - $20,000

Website:
http://www. bubelaiken.org/GrantsPrograms/Grants/tabid/62/Default.aspx

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Technology Inspired Le@ding Store Donation Grants

Funded by:
Best Buy Stores

Description:
Donations are given to schools, libraries, and after-school clubs. Donations are made in the form of product or Best Buy Gift Cards. Local store employees decide how to support their community.

Program Areas:
After-School, General Education, Math, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies, Technology

Recipients:
Public Schools, Other

Proposal Deadline:
None

Average Amount:
$500 - $2,000

Telephone:
612-291-6108

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Gerber Foundation Educational Grants

Funded by:
The Gerber Foundation

Description:
The primary focus of grantmaking is on health and nutritional issues affecting infants and young children. Research projects aimed at finding solutions to children’s health and nutritional problems are sought. Of particular interest are those offering a substantial promise of meaningful advances in prevention and treatment of diseases and those with broad applicability to the general population.

Program Areas:
Early Childhood, General Education, Health/PE, Math, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
8/1/09

Average Amount:
$500 - $500,000

Telephone:
231-924-3175

Website:
http://www.gerberfoundation.org

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Adopt-A-Classroom Educational Grants

Funded by:
Adopt-A-Classroom

Description:
Teachers who register at the Adopt-a-Classroom web site can be adopted by an individual, a business, or a foundation. Once adopted, teachers will receive $500 worth of credit to purchase items that enrich the learning environment, including classroom technology.

Program Areas:
General Education, Science/Environment, Social Studies

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private Schools

Proposal Deadline:
None

Average Amount:
$500.00

Telephone:
877-444-7666

Email:
rhegberg@adoptaclassroom.com

Website:
http://www.adoptaclassroom.com

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
AIAA Foundation Classroom Grant

Funded by:
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Description:
This is a competitive grant program to educate students about math, science, technology, and engineering. Before submitting your proposal please consider these objectives and make sure that your grant fulfills this mission: Teacher must be a current AIAA Educator Associate member or an AIAA Professional member actively engaged as a K-12 classroom educator prior to receiving the grant.

Program Areas:
Science/Environment

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools

Proposal Deadline:
7/30/09

Average Amount:
$200.00

Website:
http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=244

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Symantec Foundation Educational Grants

Funded by:
The Symantec Foundation

Description:
Funds directed toward programs promoting math, science, and technology.

Program Areas:
General Education, Library, Math, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies, Technology

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Other

Proposal Deadline:
7/15/09, 10/15/09

Total Amount:
$1,000,000.00

Average Amount:
$10,000.00 - $100,000.00

Email:
community_relations@symantec.com

Website:
http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/responsibility/community/index.jsp

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Grants for the Betterment of All Children

Funded by:
American Legion Child Welfare Foundation

Description:
The Foundation accepts proposals from non-profit organizations that 1) 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) 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 more adequately used by society.

Program Areas:
General Education, All Other

Recipients:
Public School, Private School, Other. Schools may need to work with a local 501(c)3.

Proposal Deadline:
7/15/09 (try to mail request by 7/1/09)

Average Amount:
$1,500.00 - $70,000.00

Contact Person:
William A. Pease

Telephone:
317-630-1202

Website:
http://www.cwf-inc.org/docs/?section+grantseekers

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Intensive Summer Language Institutes for Teachers

Funded by:
US Dept. of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Description:
The Teacher Exchange Branch in the Office of Global Educational Programs at the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), U.S. Department of State, announces an open competition for a program that will enable U.S. language teachers to study Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), and Russian in an Arabic-speaking country, the People's Republic of China, and Russia respectively during the summer of 2010. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to cooperate with the Bureau in the administration of the program. Applicant organizations should design and implement three summer institutes for a minimum total of 25 teachers -- fifteen to study Chinese (Mandarin) and five each to study Arabic and Russian. These summer institutes should offer intensive, structured classroom instruction as well as less formal interactive learning opportunities through a comprehensive exchange experience that primarily emphasizes language learning.

Program Areas:
ESL/Bilingual/Foreign Language

Recipients:
Public Schools, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
7/7/09

Average Amount:
$500,000.00

Telephone:
202-453-8888

Contact Person:
William Heaton

Email:
heatonwe@state.gov

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards

Funded by:
Women's Sports Foundation & Gatorade

Description:
The Women's Sports Foundation's GoGirlGo! Program was created to give girls access to physical activity. GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards championed by Gatorade reward high school girls for taking the lead by inspiring other girls to participate in sports and physical activity. Teams must lead their own team project that will get girls in their communities physically active and tell us about the project. A total of $50,000 in grants will be awarded in recognition of the outstanding efforts of 20 teams throughout the country. Who is eligible to apply for the program? School, amateur, community and/or nonprofit affiliated teams whose members are female, enrolled in 9th-12th grade and residents of the United States, its territories, or protectorates.

Program Areas:
Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Health/PE

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Other

Proposal Deadline:
7/17/09

Average Amount:
$2,500.00

Website:
http://www. womenssportsfoundation.org/Content/Grants-And-Scholarships/Grants/GoGirlGo-Ambassador-Team-Awards.aspx

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
United States-Japan Foundation Educational Grants

Funded by:
United States-Japan Foundation

Description:
Grants are awarded primarily in the U.S. and Japan to promote stronger ties between Americans and Japanese by supporting projects that foster mutual knowledge and education, deepen understanding, create effective channels of communication, and address common concerns in an increasingly interdependent world. The current focus of grant making activities is in the areas of communication/public opinion, precollege education, and policy studies. No grants are awarded to individuals, or for building or endowment funds, capital campaigns, or deficit operations. No support is given for projects in the arts involving performances, exhibitions, or productions, or for sports exchanges or student exchanges.

Program Areas:
Community Involvement/Volunteerism, General Education, Math, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private Schools, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
7/15/2009

Average Amount:
$1,500.00 - $85,000.00

Telephone:
212-481-8762

Email:
info@us-jf.org

Website:
http://www.us-jf.org

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Sharing the Dream Grant

Funded by:
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and MetLife Foundation

Description:
This is a grant competition to support elementary and middle-level principals in their work to foster and encourage strong school-community relationships. The goal is to support principals as they develop programs committed to heightening community leadership, communication, ownership, and involvement in the school with the goal of improving achievement for all students.

Program Areas:
Community Involvement/Volunteerism

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private Schools

Proposal Deadline:
7/8/2009

Average Amount:
$3,000.00

Contact Person:
Margaret Evans

Email:
mevans@naesp.org

Website:
http://www.naesp.org/resources/1/Pdfs/09SharingtheDreamApp.pdf

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program

Funded by:
U.S. Department of Education

Description:
The purposes of the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) program are to improve student achievement; improve the quality of new prospective teachers by improving the preparation of prospective teachers and enhancing professional development activities for teachers; hold teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education accountable for preparing highly qualified teachers; and recruit highly qualified individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, into the teaching force.

Program Areas:
General Education, Math, Reading, Science/Environment, Staff Development, Social Studies

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Other

Proposal Deadline:
6/26/09 (deadline for notice of intent)

Total Amount:
$143 million

Telephone:
202-260-0563

Email:
TQPartnership@ed.gov

Website:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/tqpartnership/index.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Baseball Tomorrow Fund Grant

Funded by:
Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association

Description:
Baseball Tomorrow Fund will review all grant applications with a focused interests in projects that help increase the number of youth participating in baseball and softball programs; improve the quality of youth baseball and softball programs; create new or innovative ways of expanding and improving baseball or softball programs; generate matching funds for programs; address programs for children aged 10-16; support existing programs which have demonstrated success in providing a quality baseball/softball experience for youth; and address opportunities for minorities and women. General Requirements: All Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant applications must meet the following requirements:

• Projects should significantly expand baseball or softball programs in a measurable way.
• Projects must correspond to a demonstrated need.
• Projects must have measurable objectives that are achievable within a specific time frame.
• Projects must include a plan-of-action detailing how the stated goals will be achieved.
• Project proposals must be complete and submitted to the Baseball Tomorrow Fund by the beginning of any of the four grant review cycles.
• Projects must be evaluated in relation to their stated objectives. Evaluation reports must be submitted within timelines established by Baseball Tomorrow Fund.
• Projects must acknowledge Baseball Tomorrow Fund support on all public documents, press materials, and public statements.
• Projects must be audited as required by Baseball Tomorrow Fund.
• Projects must comply with all Baseball Tomorrow Fund Terms and Conditions.

Program Areas:
Facilities/Maintenance, Health/PE

Recipients:
Public School, Other

Proposal Deadline:
July 1, October 1, 2009

Average Amount:
$50,000.00

Email:
btf@mlb.com

Website:
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/community/btf.jsp?content=grant_process

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Challenge Grants

Funded by:
Wildlife Forever

Description:
Grants from Wildlife Forever are targeted for habitat restoration and acquisition, research and management, and educational projects. Projects that rank the highest occur on public lands where public has access, large projects, and projects that emphasize anadromous fish and game species. Special emphasis is placed on grassroots programs that involve local conservation, sportsmen's or outdoor recreation groups. They have 3 challenge grant programs, depending on project type. Typical awards are in the $2500 to $10,000 range.

Program Areas:
Science/Environment

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
7/1/09

Average Amount:
$2,500.00 - $10,000.00

Telephone:
763-253-0222

Contact Person:
Pat Conzemius

Website:
http://www.wildlifeforever.org/grants/overview.aspx

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Redwood Education Grant

Funded by:
Save the Redwoods League

Description:
Firsthand visits to a redwood park, particularly as children during family visits, have traditionally nurtured support for redwood forest conservation. Current trends in changing population demographics within the state and nation, as well as shifting lifestyle and cultural preferences, are decreasing general public exposure to the outdoors, including the redwood forest. Save the Redwoods League believes that if people experience the majesty and ecological complexity of the redwoods, they will be inspired to support the protection of the redwood forest. Those experiences may also nurture a greater conservation ethic in other areas of their lives. Mission: The Education Grants Program was established in 2000 to foster a deeper understanding of redwood forests through personal visits and educational experiences among a broad, diverse audience.

Program Areas:
Science/Environment

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
6/30/09

Average Amount:
$500.00 - $3,000.00

Contact Person:
Susan Ingersoll

Telephone:
415-362-2352

Email:
education@savetheredwoods.org

Website:
http://www.savetheredwoods.org/education/edugrants.shtml

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Captain Planet Foundation Education Grants

Funded by:
The Captain Planet Foundation

Description:
The foundation supports projects that 1) promote understanding of environmental issues; 2) focus on hands-on involvement; 3) involve children and young adults ages 6-18 (elementary through high school); 4) promote interaction and cooperation within the group; 5) help young people develop planning and problem solving skills; 6) include adult supervision; 7) and commit to follow-up communication with the foundation (specific requirements are explained once the grant has been awarded).

Program Areas:
Community Involvement/Volunteerism, General Education, Science/Environment, Social Studies, All Other

Recipients:
Public Schools, Other

Proposal Deadline:
6/30/09, 9/30/09, 12/31/09

Average Amount:
$250.00 - $2,500.00

Telephone:
404-522-4270

Contact Person:
Taryn Murphy

Email:
tarynm@captainplanetfdn.org

Website:
http://www.captainplanetfoundation.org

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Qwest Foundation Grants

Funded by:
The Qwest Foundation

Description:
The Qwest Foundation is dedicated to enriching the lives of customers and the communities we serve. It's more than just caring; it's a commitment to making a difference. The Qwest Foundation awards grants that generate high impact and measurable results through community-based programs in the area of pre-K through 12 education. We encourage you to learn more about the Foundation and request funding for your program. School districts, 501(c)s, or state boards of education may apply for these grants. * Note: Grants available in 13 states only: Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Program Areas:
Adult Literacy, After-School, At-Risk/Character, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Early Childhood, Family Services, General Education, Health/PE, Reading, Safe/Drug Free Schools, Science/Environment, Social Studies, Special Education

Recipients:
Public School, Other

Proposal Deadline:
No Deadline

Average Amount:
$10,000.00 - $500,000.00

Address:
Qwest Foundation, 1801 California Street, 50th Floor, Denver, CO 80202

Website:
http://www.qwest.com/about/company/community/foundation.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Mentoring Children of Prisoners

Funded by:
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families

Description:
The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Administration on Children, Youth and Families' (ACYF) Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) is accepting applications for the Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) program. This program supports the creation and maintenance of one-on-one mentoring relationships between children of incarcerated parents and caring, supportive adult volunteer mentors. The intent of this program is to support the establishment or expansion and operation of mentoring programs, using a network of public and private community entities, in areas with substantial numbers of children of incarcerated parents. The MCP program is designed to be a community-based mentoring program in which children and youth ages four to 18 are appropriately matched with an adult mentor who has been screened and trained, for a one-on-one (one mentor/one youth), friendship-oriented (non curriculum-based) mentoring relationship. The purpose of the MCP program is to create quality, lasting, one-on-one relationships that provide young people with caring role models for future success. Mentors interact with mentees on a regular and consistent basis to provide support, encouragement, and advice; providing opportunities for mentees to gain new skills and interests and expand their experiences beyond their families, schools, and neighborhoods. Successful mentors do not try to take the role of parent or teacher, but act as a trusted friend, guide, and role model for mentees.

Program Areas:
At-Risk/Character, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Family Services

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
6/19/09

Average Amount:
$10,000.00 - $1 million

Telephone:
866-796-1591

Email:
fysb@dixongroup.com

Website:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-ACYF-CV-0022.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
American Legacy Foundation Grants

Funded by:
American Legacy Foundation

Description:
Changing social behaviors takes sustained widespread effort. Creating tobacco-free generations will come from national and grassroots programs working together over time. The Foundation has made more than $150 million in grants and commitments since 2000. We are committed to supporting community-based efforts and identifying new and better tobacco control programs. Grant categories include National Calls for Proposals, Small Innovative Grants, and Research Demonstration Projects.

Program Areas:
Safe/Drug-Free Schools

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
No Deadline

Average Amount:
$5,000.00 - $100,000.00

Website:
http://www.americanlegacy.org/64.aspx

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Computers for Learning

Funded by:
U.S. General Services Administration

Description:
This is not a grant for money, but instead for computers for your school. In order to encourage and promote the reuse of computers, GSA is proud to sponsor the new re-engineered Computers for Learning (CFL) website. The CFL program evolved as a guide for implementing Executive Order 12999, Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for all Children in the Next Century. The Executive Order encourages agencies, to the extent permitted by law, to transfer computers and related peripheral equipment excess to their needs directly to schools and some educational nonprofit organizations. The CFL program specifically matches the computer needs of schools and educational nonprofit organizations with excess equipment in Federal agencies.

Program Areas:
General Education, Technology

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private Schools, Faith-based, Other

Proposal Deadline:
No Deadline

Website:
http://computersforlearning.gov/htm/hp_aboutprogram.htm

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Ben & Jerry Grants

Funded by:
Ben & Jerry's Foundation, Inc.

Description:
The foundation supports organizations involved with the environment, employment, health, agriculture, housing, youth citizenship, civil rights, community development, civic affairs, minorities, women, immigrants, economically disadvantaged people, and the homeless. Special emphasis is directed toward programs designed to facilitate progressive social change and environmental work.

Program Areas:
Community Involvement/Volunteerism, General Education, Health/PE, Homeless, Science/Environment

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools

Proposal Deadline:
No Deadline

Average Amount:
$200.00 - $1,000.00

Telephone:
802-846-1500

Address:
30 Community Drive, South Burlington, VT 05403

Website:
http://www.benjerry.com/foundation/index.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Albertson's Community Partners Grants

Funded by:
Albertson's Stores Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Description:
Albertsons is committed to being a good neighbor. We wish to improve our communities by giving back to our neighborhoods where we live and work. Our donations provide funding in the following areas: hunger relief, youth & education, health & nutrition, and environmental stewardship. Albertsons primarily funds programs in areas where they have a store presence.

Program Areas:
General Education, Health/PE, Migrant, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies

Recipients:
Public School, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
No Deadline, Application Online

Average Amount:
$100.00 - $500,000.00

Address:
c/o Foundation Manager, 250 Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, ID 83726

Website:
http://www.albertsons.com/abs_inthecommunity/

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Braitmayer Foundation Education Grants

Funded by:
Braitmayer Foundation

Description:
The Foundation is interested in K-12 education throughout the United States. Of particular interest are 1) curricular and school reform initiatives and 2) preparation of and professional development opportunities for teachers, particularly those which encourage people of high ability and diverse background to enter and remain in K-12 teaching. The Foundation is pleased to have its grants used as seed money, challenge grants, or to match other grants to the recipient organizations. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals, multi-year grants, nor grants for endowment purposes or building programs. Unless a small percentage of the total amount requested, normally the Foundation does not make grants for childcare, pre-kindergarten, or after-school programs nor for equipment including hardware, software, and books.

Program Areas:
General Education, Math, Professional Development, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies, All Other

Recipients:
Public Schools, Other

Proposal Deadline:
6/1/2009

Average Amount:
$500.00 - $35,000.00

Telephone:
410-480-2799

Address:
6470 Freetown Road, Suite 20087, Columbia, MD 21044

Website:
http://www.braitmayerfoundation.org

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
ING Run For Something Better

Funded by:
National Association for Sport and Physical Education and ING

Description:
ING Run For Something Better (ING RFSB), in partnership with the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), seeks to increase physical activity in students and help fight childhood obesity nationwide through the creation of school-based running programs. Research shows that physical activity improves self esteem, school performance, and overall well-being. The new awards program will provide fifty (50) $2,000 grants to schools that desire to establish a school-based running program or expand an existing one. Through activity plans created by NASPE and based on the National Standards for Physical Education (NASPE, 2004), the awards program will offer children a healthy start to life and foster their desire to exercise before obesity ever begins. To ensure impartiality, NASPE will manage the 2009 school awards program for ING.

Program Areas:
Health/PE

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter

Proposal Deadline:
6/1/09

Average Amount:
$2,000.00

Website:
http://www.orangelaces.com/site/index/get_your_school_involved

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
The Fender Music Foundation Grant

Funded by:
The Fender Music Foundation

Description:
The Guitar Center Music Foundation accepts electronic grant applications throughout the year from 501(c)3 or governmental organizations (schools). Qualifying applicants are established, ongoing, and sustainable music programs in the United States, which provide music instruction for people of any age who would not otherwise have the opportunity to make music. The intent of the program must be music instruction, not music appreciation or entertainment, and the participants/students cannot be professional or career musicians. Almost all of the selected programs, to which we award grants, fall into the following categories: In-school music classes, in which the students make music, after-school music programs that are not run by the school, and music therapy programs in which the participants make the music.

Program Areas:
After-School, Arts

Recipients:
Public Schools, Other

Proposal Deadline:
No Deadline, applications reviewed 3 times each year

Average Amount:
$500.00 - $5,000.00

Telephone:
818-735-8800, ext. 2112

Email:
info@guitarcentermusicfoundation.org

Website:
http://www.fendermusicfoundation.org/grants/index.cfm?sec=info

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants

Funded by:
National Endowment for the Arts

Description:
The Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group as underserved; at least one of the underserved characteristics noted here also must be present. This category, as an essential component of the Arts Endowment's goal of providing wide access to artistic excellence, supports local projects that can have significant effects within communities. Grants are available for professional arts programming and for projects that emphasize the potential of the arts in community development. Partnerships can be valuable to the success of these projects. While not required, applicants are encouraged to consider partnerships among organizations, both in and outside of the arts, as appropriate to their project.

Program Areas:
Arts

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
5/28/09

Average Amount:
$10,000.00

Telephone:
202-682-5700

Email:
fasttrack@arts.gov

Website:
http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/GAP10/Challenge.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Kinder Morgan Foundation Education Grants

Funded by:
Kinder Morgan Foundation

Description:
Grants are primarily directed to educational programs for youth in grades K-12. Funding is provided to local, state, provincial, and regional educational institutions; libraries; and programs that provide ongoing support, such as Junior Achievement. The foundation also supports youth programs provided by local arts organizations, symphony orchestras, museums, and others. Initial approach is to contact the foundation for application form, which is required.

Program Areas:
Arts, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, General Education, Library, Math, Reading, Science/Environment, Social Studies

Recipients:
Public Schools, Other

Proposal Deadline:
5/10/09, also 7/10/09, 9/10/09, and 11/10/09

Average Amount:
$3,500.00 - $5,000.00

Telephone:
303-763-3471

Email:
km_foundation@kindermorgan.com

Website:
http://www.kindermorgan.com/community/km_foundation.cfm

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Italian Language Study Grants

Funded by:
National Italian American Foundation

Description:
A matching grant program open to organizations, schools, and community groups that wish to launch or expand the teaching of Italian in their local public or private elementary, intermediate, or high schools. The grant money may be used to purchase teaching materials, pay teacher and/or teacher's aide's salaries, or for any legitimate and academically sound activity that furthers the study of Italian in the school for one academic year. The language program may be held before, after, or during school hours; full or part time.

Program Areas:
ESL/Bilingual/Foreign Language

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter, Other

Proposal Deadline:
5/29/09

Average Amount:
$500.00 - $2,000.00

Website:
http://www.niaf.org/grants/2008/2008-user/about.asp

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Project Ignition Grant

Funded by:
National Youth Leadership Council & State Farm Insurance

Description:
Here's our challenge to students in grades 9 through 12 and their teachers or advisors: Work together to develop a campaign to address the issue of teen driver safety in your community. How you choose to do that is completely up to you. With any service-learning project, the goal is to make an impact in your community in the most creative way possible. The only limit is your imagination. Each year, schools whose campaigns are judged to be among the top 10 in the nation receive $5,000 to help cover expenses to come to The National Service-Learning Conference, where they showcase their great work. One campaign is named the Best of the Best and that team is presented with a $10,000 grant to continue its teen driver safety efforts.

Program Areas:
Safe/Drug Free Schools

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools

Proposal Deadline:
6/30/09

Average Amount:
$2,000.00 - $25,000.00

Telephone:
651-999-7356

Email:
mmitchell@nylc.org

Website:
http://www.sfprojectignition.com

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
"Living in a Material World" Grants

Funded by:
ASM International Foundation

Description:
The ASM (American Society for Metals) International Foundation's mission is to excite young people worldwide in materials careers. To help teachers bring the "real world" of materials science into the classroom, the ASM International Foundation is awarding 10 grants of $500 each to teachers, K-12.

Program Areas:
Science/Environment

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools

Proposal Deadline:
5/25/09

Average Amount:
$500.00

Telephone:
800-336-5152

Email:
jdeather@asminternational.org

Website:
http://asmcommunity.asminternational.org/portal/
site/www/Foundation/Educators/TeacherGrants/

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Unsung Heroes Educational Awards

Funded by:
ING Financial Services

Description:
ING Unsung Heroes began as a way for ING to demonstrate its commitment to the education community. The awards are given to K-12 educators pioneering new teaching methods and techniques that improve learning. Each year, educators submit applications for an ING Unsung Heroes award by describing projects they have initiated or would like to pursue. Each project is judged on its 1) innovative methods; 2) creativity; and 3) ability to positively influence students. All K-12 education professionals, whether or not they are clients of ING, are eligible. Specifically, these individuals must be employed by an accredited K-12 public or private school located in the United States and be full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, or classified staff with effective projects that improve student learning.

Program Areas:
General Education, Professional Development

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools

Proposal Deadline:
4/30/09

Average Amount:
$2,000.00 - $25,000.00

Telephone:
800-537-4180

Email:
ing@scholarshipamerica.org

Website:
http://www.ing-usa.com/us/aboutING/CorporateCitizenship/Education/INGUnsungHeroes/index.htm

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
American Honda Foundation Grants

Funded by:
The American Honda Foundation

Description:
Organizations working in the areas of youth and scientific education may be eligible for grants from the American Honda Foundation. Our policy is to seek out those programs and organizations with a well-defined sense of purpose, demonstrated commitment to making the best use of available resources, and a reputation for accomplishing their objectives. The American Honda Foundation will make grants in the field of youth and scientific education to K-12 educational institutions, accredited higher education institutions (colleges and universities) and community colleges and vocational or trade schools.

Program Areas:
General Education, Science/Environment, TAG, Technology

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline:
5/1/09

Average Amount:
$2,500.00 - $80,000.00

Website:
http://corporate.honda.com/images/banners/america/AHF_brochure.pdf

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Realize Science Technology Grant

Funded by:
School Technology Resources and Real Curriculum

Description:
Each individual teacher awarded this grant will receive a new hand-held video microscope (or microscopes) with software for PC to take still pictures, video, time lapse movies, etc., and an accompanying curriculum binder with lessons designed to meet both state and national science standards. The top 3 applicants will receive 4 additional microscopes, making a total of 5 for their classrooms. Thirty video microscopes will be awarded in all to 18 individuals. This is a competitive grant based on the quality and value of the applicants' intended use. We are looking for creative, innovative and educationally valuable uses of hand-held video microscopes.

Program Areas:
Technology, Science/Environment

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools

Proposal Deadline:
4/30/09

Website:
http://www.schooltr.com/Teacher_Resources/realize_science_grant.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
AIAA Foundation Classroom Grant

Funded by:
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Description:
This is a competitive grant program to educate students about math, science, technology, and engineering. Grant applications must fulfill one or more of those missions. Grant recipients must be current AIAA Educator Associate members or AIAA Professional members actively engaged as K-12 classroom educators.

Program Areas:
Science/Environment

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools

Proposal Deadline:
4/30/09

Average Amount:
$200.00

Website:
http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=244

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
GreenWorks! Grants

Funded by:
Project Learning Tree

Description:
GreenWorks! grants engage Project Learning Tree educators and their students with their local community in "learning-by-doing" environmental projects. Student leadership, service-learning, and community participation are the cornerstones to GreenWorks! projects. These grassroots action projects enable schools and youth organizations across the country to make a positive impact on their communities.

Program Areas:
Science/Environment

Recipients:
Public School, Private/Charter School, Other

Proposal Deadline:
4/30/09

Average Amount:
$250.00 - $5,000.00

Contact Person:
Al Stenstrup

Telephone:
202-463-2457

Email:
Sara.strizzi@ed.gov

Website:
http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/21_22_21.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Teachers of Critical Languages Programs

Funded by:
American Councils for International Education

Description:
TCLP looks to build US schools' capacities to offer Chinese and Arabic programs, as these languages are critically important for current and future generations. Moreover, both China and the Middle East have rich, vibrant, and deep cultures and histories, and our students can learn a great deal from them. Reciprocally, exchange teachers from these countries can learn a great deal about American culture while improving their English and gaining experience in teaching methodologies. This is a dynamic cross-cultural program that truly benefits all parties. Applications to host Chinese or Arabic exchange teachers during the 2009-10 school year are available and can be downloaded, or you can apply online.

Program Areas:
ESL/Bilingual/Foreign Language

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools

Proposal Deadline:
4/15/09

Average Amount:
$75,000.00

Website:
http://www.americancouncils.org/TCLP/index.php

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools

Funded by:
U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools

Description:
The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) grant program provides funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) to help them review and strengthen emergency management plans within the framework of the four phases of emergency management (Prevention-Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery). The program also provides resources to LEAs to provide training for staff on emergency management procedures and requires that LEAs develop comprehensive all-hazards emergency management plans in collaboration with community partners, including local law enforcement; public safety, public health, and mental health agencies; and local government.

Program Areas:
Facilities/Maintenance, Safe/Drug Free Schools

Recipients:
Public School

Proposal Deadline:
4/14/09

Average Amount:
$500,000.00

Contact Person:
Sara Strizzi

Telephone:
303-346-0924

Email:
Sara.strizzi@ed.gov

Website:
http://rems.ed.gov/index.cfm?event=GrantApp

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Books for Children Grants

Funded by:
The Libri Foundation

Description:
The Foundation supports the concept that children who learn to enjoy reading at an early age continue to read throughout their lives. In order to develop a love of reading, children must have access to books that stretch their imaginations, touch their emotions, and expand their horizons. The Foundation works with the library's Friends of the Library or other local organizations because we believe in community involvement and want to encourage and reward local support of libraries. The Friends, or other local sponsors, can contribute from $50 to $350, which the Foundation matches on a 2-to-1 ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to $1,050 worth of new, quality, hardcover children's books through the Foundation's "Books for Children" program.

Program Areas:
After-School, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Early Childhood, Library, Reading

Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools, Other

Proposal Deadline:
4/15/09

Contact Person:
Ms. Barbara J. McKillip, President

Telephone:
541-747-9655

Email:
libri@librifoundation.org

Website:
http://www.librifoundation.org/#GUIDE

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Jordan Fundamentals Innovation/Inspiration Educational Grants

Funded by:
Jordan Brand/Nike, Inc.

Description:
These grants are awarded to recognize outstanding teaching and instructional creativity in U.S. public schools that serve economically disadvantaged students. As part of the program's restructuring, grants will be targeted at selected geographic areas and grade levels, and will be made at multi-tier funding levels.

Program Areas:
At-Risk/Character, General Education

Recipients:
Public School

Proposal Deadline:
4/15/09

Average Amount:
$2,500.00 - $10,000.00

Email:
jf@compass-consult.org

Website:
http://www.nike.com/jumpman23/features/fundamentals/overview.html

Availability:
All States

Grant Name:
Music Is Revolution Foundation Mini-Grants

Funded by:
Music Is Revolution Foundation and Svengirly Music, Inc.

Description:
The Music Is Revolution Foundation administers a mini-grant program for Music Is Revolution activities designed by teachers to implement, support, and/or improve their ability to provide quality music education for their students. Mini-grants up to $500 are available to teachers for music education activities of all types. Only projects that clearly contain a music education focus; projects based on the concept of music education through musical experiences; initiating students into a sense of their social, academic, and cultural identity; and humanizing them through the emotional, cognitive, and/or physical impact of music will be considered. Applicants are encouraged to include activities that expose students to genres and styles of music not likely to be experienced as a part of their normal daily lives, and to plan the project with input from students, parents, and school administrators, so that the project supports the imaginations of the students while maintaining relevance to the curriculum already in place.

Program Areas:
Arts

Recipients:
Public Schools

Proposal Deadline:
4/15/09

Average Amount:
$500.00

Email:
info@svengirly.com

Website:
http://www.musicisrevolution.org

Availability:
All States

ONGOING GRANTS

Grant: Pay It Forward Mini-Grants

URL: http://payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html

Who May Apply: Schools, churches and community youth groups (with an adult sponsor) may apply for funding. Groups whose members are all over the age of 18 must include work with youth under the age of 18 as part of their projects.

Application Deadline: Ongoing -- application deadlines are January 15, April 15 and October 15 of each year.

Description: Pay It Forward Mini-Grants of up to $500 are designed to fund one-time-only service-oriented projects identified by youth as activities they would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community. To be considered in the grant making process, projects must contain a "pay it forward" focus -- that is, they must be based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with the results growing exponentially. Grant applications are reviewed and considered by a selection committee three times a year.

Grant: Advancing Student Achievement Grant

URL: http://www.actuarialfoundation.org
/grant/index.html

Who May Apply: All schools and groups willing and able to undertake a math mentoring program involving local actuaries are eligible.

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Description: Advancing Student Achievement is a grant program that brings together actuaries and educators in local classroom environments with the belief that interaction with real-world mentors will boost students interest and achievement in math. The Actuarial Foundation can provide a local network of actuaries ready to participate, as well as suggestions on how to integrate math concepts from the workplace into the classroom. Groups applying for grants will be given wide latitude in designing programs that enhance learning and create a “love of math” in each student.

Grant: Learning and Leadership Grants

URL: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/
Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm

Who May Apply: K-12 public school teachers and support professionals, as well as faculty at public colleges and universities, are eligible. Preference is given to NEA members.

Application Deadline: Applications are reviewed three times a year; deadlines are September 15, February 1, and June 1.

Description: The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE) awards learning and leadership grants to individual teachers who want to participate in such professional development experiences as summer institutes or action research; and to groups for such professional development experiences as action research, lesson study, or mentoring. Grant funds, which range from $2,000 to $5,000, “may be used for fees, travel expenses, books, or other materials that enable applicants to learn subject matter, instructional approaches, and skills.”

Grant: Student Achievement Grants

URL: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/
StudentAchievement_Guidelines.htm

Who May Apply: K-12 public school teachers and support professionals, as well as faculty at public colleges and universities, are eligible. Preference is given to NEA members.

Application Deadline: Applications are reviewed three times a year; deadlines are September 15, February 1, and June 1.

Description: The NEA Foundation provides these $5000 grants to “improve the academic achievement of students in U.S. public schools and public higher education institutions in any subject area(s). The proposed work should engage students in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen their knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The also work should improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. Grant funds may be used for resource materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, software, or scholars-in-residence. In addition, some funds may be used to support the professional development necessary to implement the project. Proposals for work resulting in low-income and minority student success with honors, advanced placement, or other challenging curricula are particularly encouraged.”

Grant: Outdoor Classroom Grant Program

URL: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=
AboutLowes/outdoor/index.html

Who May Apply: All K-12 public schools in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) are eligible.

Application Deadline: Grants are reviewed three times a year -- in December, April, and August.

Description: Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper, and National Geographic Explorer! classroom magazine are offering grants up to $2,000 (in some cases, grants for up to $20,000 may be awarded) to provide schools with resources to improve their science curriculum by engaging students in hands-on experiences outside the traditional classroom. At least 100 schools will receive grants they can use to build a new outdoor classroom or to enhance a current outdoor classroom.

Grant: Grants Program for 7-12 Science & Math Education

URL: http://www.toshiba.com/taf/apply.html

Who May Apply: Teacher-designed projects for students in grades 7-12 are eligible for funding.

Application Deadline: Ongoing for grant requests less than $5,000; February 1 and August 1 (twice yearly) for grant requests more than $5,000.

Description: Toshiba America Foundation's grant program for 7-12 science and math education is intended to encourage projects designed to improve teaching and learning in science and math. The Foundation favors classroom projects developed by individual teachers or teams of teachers. Grant Applications can be downloaded from the Foundation's Web site.

Grant: Mr. Holland's Opus

URL: http://www.mhopus.org/melody.htm

Who May Apply: U.S. schools with an ongoing (for at least three years) instrumental music program that includes regular classes and also offers private and/or group lessons outside of those classes.

Application Deadline: Ongoing. Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation accepts grant applications throughout the year.

Description: The Melody program, one of three grant programs administered by http://www.mhopus.org/award.htm. The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, provides musical instruments and instrument repairs to K-12 school music programs that have no other source of financing for musical instruments and materials. The program does not offer cash grants; grants of instruments or repairs typically range between $500 and $5,000.

Grant: Teaching Tolerance

URL:http://www.tolerance.org/teach/grants/guide.jsp

Who May Apply:K-12 classroom teachers

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Description: The Teaching Tolerance project of the Southern Poverty Law Center offers grants of up to $2,000 to K-12 classroom teachers interested in implementing tolerance and youth activism projects in their schools and communities. According to Tolerance.org, projects that are funded tend to be small-scale and student-focused, tailored to the specified needs and interests of particular learners, economically responsible, and sustainable.

Grant: Airborne Teacher Trust Fund

URL: http://www.airbornetrust.com

Who May Apply: Elementary and middle school teachers from private or public schools are eligible.

Application Deadline: Ongoing. Recipients will be selected on a quarterly basis and will be announced monthly.

Description: “As district budgets become tighter, schools are faced with the difficult decision of having to cut important programs, particularly art and music. In response, Airborne, Inc. has developed a Teacher Trust Fund to help school communities across the nation revive these ever-important learning programs.” The Airborne Teacher Trust Fund will donate a total of $250,000 between August 2006 and April 2007. Grants will range from $200 to $10,000.

Grant: Advancing Student Achievement Grants

URL: http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/grant/index.html

Who May Apply: U.S. schools and non-profit groups

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Description: The Actuarial Foundation's Advancing Student Achievement program is designed to bring together actuaries and educators in local classroom environments in the belief that interaction with real-world mentors will boost students' interest and achievement in math. To further that effort, the program awards monetary grants of up to $25,000 to U.S. schools and non-profit groups willing to develop a viable mentoring program involving actuaries in the teaching of mathematics to children in private and public schools. The Actuarial Foundation also provides a local network of actuaries ready to participate in the mentoring program, as well as suggestions on how to integrate math concepts from the workplace into the classroom. Groups applying for grants will be given wide latitude in designing programs that enhance learning and create a "love of math" in each student.

Grant: The Mockingbird Foundation

URL: http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/funding

Who May Apply: Schools and nonprofit organizations are eligible.

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Description: The Mockingbird Foundation, which "generates charitable proceeds from Phish fandom," offers grants for programs and projects designed to support and improve music education. MFI funding focuses on providing for the basic needs of musical instruction, as well as on projects that foster creative expression. Grants range in size from $50.00 to $5,000.00. Anyone interested in submitting a grant proposal should first send a 1-2 page letter of inquiry.

Grant: Forensics in the Classroom

URL:http://www.courttv.com/forensics_curriculum/grant.html

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Description: Court TV, as part of its education partnership with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, offers several free forensics-based science units for high school students -- and one for middle school students. In order to make the curriculum as useful to teachers as possible, Court TV conducts quarterly surveys about the units. Teachers who complete a survey are eligible for one of Court TV's $1000 grants. The grants, awarded directly to teachers, can be used for "student consumables or resources related to the teaching of the science curriculum."

Grant: IRA and RR Reading Conference Grants

URL: http://www.wilbooks.com/scholarships/travelgrant.php

Who May Apply: Early literacy professionals attending International Reading Association or Reading Recovery conferences are eligible to apply.

Application Deadline: Time for review of applications is required in advance of the conference, so educators should apply as early as possible.

Description: Bruce Larkin is the author of more than four hundred early children's books, including the Larkin's Little Readers Series. One of his goals is to encourage and support early literacy efforts. In keeping with that mission, each school year, Larkin awards five $500 grants of up to $200.00 each to help offset expenses for early literacy professionals who attend the International Reading Association or Reading Recovery conference.