Grant Opportunities

Listed below are grant opportunities for teachers, schools and school-business partnerships.

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quarterly Art and Music: The Airborne Teacher Trust Fund invites elementary and middle school teachers from public and private schools throughout the country to submit proposals for art and music programs that their schools are unable to fund.
A panel of judges will then review and select proposals quarterly, and awards will be announced monthly.
Teachers and their schools will receive grants from $200 to $10,000 to be used to implement their programs.
At the conclusion of a program, the selected teacher(s) will supply Airborne with a recap, which will then be posted on this website.		  
November 1, 2008 Field Trips: The Target Field Trip Grants program will award U.S. educators grants of up to $800 each to fund a field trip for their students. Target Field Trip Grants may be used to fund trips to art museums, cultural events, civic experiences, and environmental sites. Up to five thousand grants will be awarded across the United States. Grants will be awarded to educators, teachers, principals, para-professionals, and/or classified staff.  
November 1, 2008 Healthy Eating Campaign: Produce for Kids , an organization that promotes the benefits of healthy eating for children, and PBS Kids, which provides content, resources, and tools that support the positive development of children, are partnering for a second year to raise awareness among kids, parents, and teachers of the role fresh fruits and vegetables play in a healthy diet.
As a central part of the campaign, Produce for Kids and PBS Kids have announced a contest for teachers that will seek to identify and reward original, innovative, and creative classroom projects that encourage kids to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.
The Produce for Kids "Play with Your Produce Healthy Challenge" contest will present three grand-prize packages. Winners will each receive a class and project profile on the Produce for Kids Web site that showcases the winners' successes and offers ideas on how other classrooms can replicate this model; a mini-grant of $500 for school-based nutrition and health promotion programs; and a PFK classroom party tool-kit featuring party ideas, recipes, taste testing, favors, and gift certificates that can be used to purchase fresh produce and other nutritious food. Every classroom entry will be rewarded with coupons and discounts for fresh produce as well as lesson plans featuring fun ways to engage children as they learn about the benefits of eating fresh fruits and vegetables.		  
November 7, 2008 Fresh Produce Programs at Elementary Schools: The Love Your Veggies grant program is sponsored by the makers of Hidden Valley Salad Dressings in partnership with the School Nutrition Foundation and is supported by Produce for Better Health Foundation. The program will award grants to elementary schools (grades k-6) across the United States in support of programs that help provide students with increased
access to and consumption of fresh, healthy foods made available
through an on-campus vegetable consumption program.
The program will award ten grants of $15,000 each. Each grant award will support an elementary school in developing a program offering fresh vegetables and fruits lasting through the 2009-10 school year.
Grant awards will be based on proposals that demonstrate need, sustainability, innovation, and potential for community involvement. Funding must be spent on any of the following: fresh produce
(vegetables and fruits); a vegetable station (such as a dedicated
salad bar); kitchen equipment (primary usage must relate to the
proposed program); program staffing (cafeteria personnel, lunch- room staff, etc.); nutrition education supplies; or food safety
training.		  
November 28, 2008 American Immigration: The American Immigration Law Foundation will award grants for the 2008-09 school year of $100 to $500 each to fund a limited number of K-12 grade-level projects that provide education about immigrants and immigration. The foundation seeks to fund activities that are innovative and supportive of AILF's mission of promoting the benefits of immigrants to the United States.
Applications are limited to educators teaching in public or private primary, intermediate, and secondary-level schools. Proposals
that are classroom-based will receive strong consideration; the
foundation encourages projects that can be replicated in other
classrooms across the nation. Funds for field trips will not be
granted.
This year's program will focus on proposals that relate to the following categories: innovative use of technology; underrepresented minorities; community outreach and partnerships with community based organizations; and math and science.
  

Jan. 1, 2009,

Apr. 1 2009

 Acces NH offers Mini Grants up to $1,000 to assist with funding for activities aimed at encouraging underrepresented student sto access higher education. To be eligible to applly you must develop or enhance an existing partnership between a K-12 or community -based organization and a higher education institution. More info.  
February 1, 2009; and June 1, 2009 Professional Dvelopment: The NEA Foundation is accepting applications for the following pro-
grams:
Learning & Leadership Grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development
and lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant
amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged
in collegial study.
Student Achievement Grants provide grants of $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.		  
Rolling Do Something, a not-for-profit organization that works to inspire, support, and celebrate young social entrepreneurs and community activists, is accepting applications for the following grant programs:

Do Something and GameStop are offering grants of $500 each to young people, age 25 and younger, in the U.S. or Canada who have a great idea for a community-action project and need support to turn their idea into reality. GameStop grants are given out weekly.

Do Something and Plum TV are offering grants of $500 each to social entrepreneurs, age 25 and younger, in the U.S. who have recently created a sustainable project, program, or organization and need funding to further the growth and success of their program. Plum TV grants are given out weekly. 		 
January 21, 2009 Science Teachers

Deadline:
A partnership between Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. , Inc. and the National Science Teachers Association the Toyota Tapestry Grants for Science Teachers program offers grants to K-12 science teachers for innovative projects that enhance science education in the school and/or school district.
The program will award fifty large grants and a minimum of twenty mini-grants, totaling $550,000 in all, for projects implemented during the 2009-10 school year. Project categories are Physical Science Application, Environmental Science Education, and Integrating Literacy and Science.
The program is open to middle and high school science teachers residing within the fifty United States and U.S. territories and possessions as well as elementary teachers who teach some science in the classroom or are teaching specialists. All applicants must have at least two years' science teaching experience in a K-12 school, not including the current school year. Only the project director has to meet the above criteria. The project staff may consist of educators of any discipline, administrators, parents, students, or anyone who will be directly involved in the project. An individual teacher or a team of up to five people may submit a proposal.

 
Rolling Digi-Block, Inc. a developer of math education materials and the Digi-Block program, is accepting grant applications for professional development workshops led by Harvard mathematician and Digi-Block founder, Dr. Elon Kohlberg. This first-time grant is open to all educators focused on mathematics in pre-K to grade six.
Kohlberg's presentation covers a comprehensive examination of whole numbers, from place value and number sense through the development of algorithms for all four operations. Kohlberg also examines why so many young children encounter difficulty in learning math and how roadblocks to understanding affect their future success in mathematics.
Up to ten grants will be awarded during the 2007 calendar year. Applications will be considered as they are received. Early applications will have an advantage, as available dates will
fill quickly. Applicants are not required to have experience with Digi-Block. Workshops will take place in the 2007 calendar year (spring, summer, or fall). 		 
  "Breaking Down Barriers to Assistive Technology" Grant from Premier Assistive Technology, Inc. We are committed to providing you the most effective and affordable assistive technology products available in the world today. We established this grant program in 2002 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. In this spirit, the lowest level of grant awarded is for an entire school. (Grants to individuals, single departments or "for profit" companies are not awarded). This grant will give you the right to install the suite of software on EVERY PC IN YOUR ORGANIZATION.This is truly a grant. There are no current or future obligations for your organization to pay any monies to Premier Assistive Technology to use the programs for the versions being granted to you. After the grant period has expired (all or part of a school year), there will be an optional, but very nominal maintenance fee (a fraction of the total grant value) that you can pay to entitle you to future product releases, technical support, company communications, etc.
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September 1 and March 1, annually
(Letters of Inquiry)		 Youth Literacy Through its Giving Voice program, the Starbucks Foundation , a philanthropic vehicle of the Starbucks Coffee Company, will fund programs for youth, ages 6-18, that integrate literacy with personal and civic action in the communities where they live.

The Starbucks Foundation invites Letters of Inquiry from qualifying 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. Grants range from $5,000 to $20,000		  
     

 

 

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