GRANTS
These are some starting points for teacher grants. You can look at the links and see which grant best fits your instritution. If a link is broken or no longer in operation, please just send me a note so that I can fix it or remove it. Hope that this list will get you excited about looking for "free" money.
100% for Kids
$50-$1,000 Mini Grants are intended for a classroom level project. This grant will assist teachers with the out of pocket expense during a school year. Grant requests can be anything from a classroom library to a LCD projector.
Beyond Words
The dollar general school library relief program, administered by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), is sponsoring a school library disaster relief fund for public school libraries in the states by Dollar General. [click on DG Literacy under Serving Others link]
Competitive Grants Research Module
Note: The Funding Opportunity Library provides a library of current grants and a list of foundations that provide funding for education.
Digital Wish
Digital Wish is dedicated to helping schools gain technology access across all subjects areas with grants awarded every month.
Donors Choose
DonorsChoose.org is a simple way to provide students in need with resources that our public schools often lack. At this not-for-profit web site, teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn.
eSchool News Funding Center
Get Ed Funding
GetEdFunding is a free and fresh grant finding resource, dedicated to helping educators and institutions identify the funding they need in budget-tight times. GetEdFunding hosts a collection of more than 750 grants and other opportunities.
Grant Wrangler Grants for Teachers
We make it easier for teachers, librarians and teachers to find funding.
Homepages for Homerooms
Yahoo! has teamed up with DonorsChoose.org to give you an easy, no-cost way to help public school classrooms in your community thrive. Between August 22 and October 16, 2011, Yahoo! is providing $200,000 of funding for classroom projects across the United States. We need your help! Pick a DonorsChoose.org project and vote for it by making Yahoo! your homepage. Each week, Yahoo! will donate $25,000 among the projects with the most votes.
NSPIRES
The NASA Solicitation and proposal integrated review and evaluation system.
Teachers look to grant competitions
KSL reported some ways teachers are finding outside funding for classroom supplies, equipment and projects. Included in the story is a list grant resources.
Technology Grant News
Toshiba America Foundation
Toshiba American Foundaiton accepts Grade 6-12 applications for $5000 or less on a rolling basis.
UCET Newsletter
Each month the UCET newsletter highlights several education grant opportunities.
Verizon Foundation Grants
The Verizon Foundation is focused on using technology to solve critical social issues in the areas of energy management, education, and healthcare. Through the support of our employees and resources, we help address the needs of communities around the world.
The Wells Fargo Foundation
The Wells Fargo Foundation supports many K-12 initiatives in specific states the company serves.
Captain Planet Foundation Grants
Target Field Trip Grants
Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant
Toshiba Small Grants Program (for K-5)
Lowe's Toolbox for Education
Learning & Leadership Grants
Student Achievement Grants
CenturyLink Teachers and Technology Mini-Grant
The Utah State Office of Education (USOE) is administering the CenturyLink Teachers and Technology grants for the state of Utah. This program will award a total of $55,000.00 to support preK-12 grants that demonstrate innovative uses of technology in the classroom. This program is funded by the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation.
Resources
Qwest Teachers and Technology Program
This site gives a brief synopsis of winning grants in states serviced by Qwest.
Education World Grant Writing Resources
SETDA’s Grant Writing Resources
Teacher Tap’s Grant Writing Resources
Grant Writing Tips
About.Com Grant Resources
Funding Sources and Grant Writing Tips
Tech and Learning Grant Guru
Tech & Learning's Grant Guru, Gary Carnow, shares grant writing tips and links to potential grants.