Posts Tagged ‘ Grants ’

GetEdFunding Website Links To Grants For Schools/Teachers

November 16, 2012

Supplement Your Stretched Budget GetEdFunding is CDW-G’s new website to help educators and institutions find the funds they need to supplement already stretched budgets. GetEdFunding is a free and fresh resource, which hosts a collection of more than 600 grants and opportunities culled from federal, state, regional and community sources and available to public and private, prekindergarten through grade 12 educators, schools and districts, higher education institutions, and nonprofit organizations that work with them. The site offers customized searches by six criteria, including 45 areas of focus, nine content areas and any of the 21st century themes and skills that support your…

Inspire Students to Make a Collective Impact

November 1, 2012

WaysToHelp.org invites teens in the United States to apply for grants to fund their community service ideas across any one of these four issue areas: The Environment; Democracy & Equality; Health; Community. Applicants should summarize, in 5,000 words or less, how the project will involve others, who it will help, what effect it is expected to have, when it will start and how the funds will be used. Deadline: Grant requests are reviewed and responded to on a monthly basis. Click Here for More Information This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not indicate…

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation’s Melody Program

October 11, 2012

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation’s Melody Program provides musical instruments and instrument repairs to existing K-12 school music programs that have no other source of financing to purchase additional musical instruments and materials. Music programs must take place during the regular school day, and schools must have an established instrumental music program (concert band, marching band, jazz band and/or orchestra) that is at least three years old. In addition, the foundation’s Opus Special Projects Programs helps before and after school music programs. Applications for both programs are made available by invitation only. Eligibility: Music students of school age from low-income families…

NEA Student Achievement Grants

October 11, 2012

The NEA Student Achievement Grants are awarded for proposals that seek to improve student academic achievement with emphasis on 21st century skills or critical thinking and problem solving that deepen student knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning and critical reflection. Proposals for work resulting in low-income and minority student success with honors, advanced placement, or other challenging curricula are particularly encouraged. Eligibility: K-12 teachers Deadlines: February 1, 2013 Award: $2,000 to $5,000 Web: http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/student-achievement-grants/ This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not indicate…

Support Your STEM Initiatives

February 14, 2011

The Lockheed Martin Corporation provides grants for K–16 math, science and engineering educational initiatives. These programs include the Lockheed Martin Space Day education initiative, MATHCOUNTS, National Engineers Week and employee-mentoring programs, nationally and in local communities. Lockheed Martin dedicates most of its education funding to these activities; on occasion it considers local programs that support these priorities. Grant recipients must be located or operate in a community where Lockheed Martin has employees. All applicants must take a quiz to determine whether they are eligible for funding. Web: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/aboutus/community/philanthropy/index.html?THEBIGDEALBOOK=634317146073445395

Arts and Culture Grants from Target

January 25, 2011

Overview Target offers grants to schools and nonprofits that bring arts and cultural experiences directly to K-12 students. These programs must have a curriculum component. Guidelines Art and Culture in Schools grants are $2,000. Grant applications are typically accepted between March 1 and April 30 each year, with grant notifications delivered in September. Web: http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-031819 This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not indicate an endorsement by the district. It is important to thoroughly evaluate a website before using it with students. For help with this please contact the Learning Technologies Coach for…

The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Grant Opportunity

January 25, 2011

The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations accept grant proposals for secondary education (grades 9–12) throughout the year. Preference is for innovative professional development programs that partner with higher education and address concerns of secondary education on a national level and can be replicated. Sample projects include professional development for in-service and preservice teachers or projects that encourage innovative use of technology and new techniques for presentation of classroom materials in high schools. Grants range from $100,000 to an upper limit of $200,000. The foundation prefers a letter with a simple statement describing the project with the proposed budget. All requests for…

What Kids Can Do

November 8, 2010

This amazing website highlights stories, photography, and projects by students. It’s amazing what kids can do! What’s more, the site has a running list of grants, contests, and opportunities for students and teachers to take advantage of! Based in Providence, R.I., What Kids Can Do (WKCD) is a national nonprofit founded in January 2001 by an educator and journalist with more than 40 years’ combined experience supporting adolescent learning in and out of school. Together, they felt an urgent need to promote perceptions of young people as valued resources, not problems, and to advocate for learning that engages students as…