Sources of Grant and Foundation Monies
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Nassau Educators is pleased to announce their
NEW
Teacher Grant Program. Please review the rules and suggestions listed
before completing the application. A committee will be responsible for reviewing
the applications. If your proposal is selected for funding, we ask that you let
us know the outcome of your project. It is Nassau Educators' goal to enhance the
educational process by offering assistance to those teachers who wish to
supplement their regular curriculum with special activities. Thank you for the
many contributions you make to the young people of our community. We look
forward to receiving your application and helping to bring your ideas to life.
Information from Tech Learning web site:
March 2004
Arts@Work Grants support secondary level public school arts
teachers who collaborate with experienced technology-using teachers and members
of the business community to develop technology-infused curricula. Deadline:
March 3.
Contact information: All materials are available on the Web
site at www.nfie.org/programs/artsatwork.htm
. Applications must be submitted electronically.
May 2004
Comprehensive School Reform Quality Initiative Grants , funded
through the United States Department of Education, support the implementation of
comprehensive school reforms based on scientifically based research and
effective practices. Deadline: May 5.
Contact information: Dr. Irene
Harwarth, U.S. Department of Education, OESE/AITQ, FB-6, Room 2W104, 400
Maryland Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20202-6200. Telephone (202) 401-3751; Email:
irene.harwarth@ed.gov ; URL www.tgci.com/fedrgtxt/03-6859.txt
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The National Science Foundation offers funding through the
Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education to encourage graduate
students and undergraduates in science, mathematics, engineering and technology
to act as knowledgeable resources in K-12 schools. Deadline: Required letter
of intent due May 7.
Contact information: Terry S. Woodin, Program
Director, Directorate for Education & Human Resources, Division of Graduate
Education, 907 N. Telephone (703) 292-8697; Fax (703) 292-9048; Email:
twoodin@nsf.gov ; URL www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_key=nsf03532
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June 2004
Teacher Grants , from the National Geographic Society Education Foundation are awarded to projects that directly engage students and encourage them to understand the power and relevancy of geographic skills, the uses of geography, and spatial perspective. Deadline: June 12. Contact information: All contact should be made through the Web site at:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/teacher_community/get_grant.html#anchor_2
Multiple Deadlines/No Deadlines
Many foundations and other funding sources now accept letters of inquiry and/or proposals quarterly, semi-annually, or throughout the year.
Multiple deadlines (listed alphabetically by name of funding source)
American Honda Foundation Grant projects focus on math,
science, the environment, and technology. The foundation also supports youths
job-training programs. Deadlines: February 1, May 1, August 1,and November 1.
Contact information: American Honda Foundation, P.O. Box 2205, Torrance,
CA 90509-2205. Telephone (310) 781-4090; Fax (310) 781-4270; URL http://www.hondacorporate.com/community/?subsection=foundation.
The NEC Foundation of America fund grants to programs
that promote the development, application, and use of technology by and for
people with disabilities. Deadlines: March 1 and September 1.
Contact
information: NEC Foundation of America. Telephone (516) 753-7021 ; URL http://www.necfoundation.org/
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Oracle's Help Us Help Grants provide computers and laser
printers to outfit one, three, or five classrooms (five computers and one
printer per classroom) to K-12 classrooms. Deadlines are Quarterly: last day
of the month in February and August.
Contact information: Oracle Help Us
Help Foundation, c/o Oracle Corporation, 500 Oracle Parkway OPL-B5, Redwood
Shores, CA 94065. Telephone (866) 600.HELP (4357); Email:
HelpUsHelp_us@oracle.com ; URL www.helpushelp.org/pages/grant_index.html
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Toshiba Large Grants are available
to teachers grades 7-12 and focus on mathematics and science. Deadlines:
February 1 and August 1.
Contact information: Program Office, Toshiba
America Foundation, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Fl., New York, NY 10020.
URL http://www.toshiba.com/taf/
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Westinghouse Education Grants support elementary, secondary, and high school programs that emphasize
math and science. Deadlines: Awards are made quarterly.
Contact
information: Lynnann S. Reid, Westinghouse Charitable Giving Program, P.O.
Box 355, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0355. URL www.westinghouse.com/E2a.asp
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Dow Education Initiatives Grants fund national, state, or local
programs that benefit Dow communities and promote systemic education reform in
math and science. Priority areas are math and science, teacher training,
parental involvement.
Contact information: Visit site at www.dow.com/about/corp/social/gen_fund.htm
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Educational Foundation of America Grants are available to non-profit organizations for projects that focus on
education, are designed to have a broad impact, and address sustainability.
Contact information: Diane M. Allison, Executive Director, The
Educational Foundation of America, 35 Church Lane, Westport, CT 06880-3515.
Telephone: (203) 226-6498; Email: efa@efaw.org ; URL http://www.efaw.org/ .
IBM supports education through IBM Grants . Although
most grant proposals are initiated by IBM, unsolicited proposals are also
considered. IBM's primary focus is education and technology.
Contact
information: Local project contacts: http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/grant/
. For all other projects contact: Vice President, Corporate Community Relations,
IBM Corporation, New Orchard Road Armonk, New York 10504.
Intel Community Grants fund
programs located in Intel communities that improve teaching in math and science,
increase classroom technology use, improve access to technology in classrooms,
and encourage students to consider careers in technology related fields,
particularly women and minorities.
Contact information: Intel
Foundation, AG6-601, 5200 NE Elam Young Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124-6497. URL
www.intel.com/community/grant.htm
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Intel's Model School Grant Program identifies schools or
districts that have specific equipment needs, or an innovation program idea that
can be implemented using Intel equipment.
Contact information: All
information is available online. URL www.intel.com/modelschool/
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Kellogg Foundation Grants support
leadership, information systems/technology, efforts to capitalize on diversity,
and social and economic community development programming to targeted areas,
including youth and education, and philanthropy and volunteerism.
Contact
information: Mrs. Deborah A. Rey, Supervisor of Proposals Processing, W.K.
Kellogg Foundation, 1 Michigan Avenue East, Battle Creek, MI 49017-4058. URL www.wkkf.org/ .
Pew Charitable Trusts accepts
letter of inquiry for grants to K-12 programs that focus on school reform
and increased student achievement.
Contact information: Pew
Charitable Trusts, 2005 Market Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7077.
Telephone (215) 575-9050 ; URL http://www.pewtrusts.com/ .
The Pfizer Foundation considers unsolicited grant
proposals that focus on science education for students and/or teachers in
communities where Pfizer is located.
Contact information: Contact the
community relations or public affairs representative at a Pfizer facility for
additional information. URL http://www.pfizer.com/subsites/philanthropy/index.html.
The Public Welfare Foundation offers Disadvantaged Youth
Grants to several kinds of programs: employment, training, and alternative
education; early intervention; youth empowerment and leadership development;
violence prevention; and advocacy and policy development.
Contact
information: All initial application information is available on the Web
site at www.publicwelfare.org/first_time/first_time.asp
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Innovation and Learning & Leadership Grants
sponsored by the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of
Education fund are now available year-round. Visit the site for updated
guidelines.
Contact information: NEA Foundation, 1201 Sixteenth St.,
NW Suite 416, Washington, D.C. 20036-3207. URL http://www.nfie.org/ .
Tiger Woods Foundation Grants are
designed to promote student achievement through early education of children and
their parents, programs that focus on school-to-work transitions, or plans that
look at school organization and management focusing on student needs, parent
involvement, and accountability.
Contact information: Grants, 4281
Katella Ave., Ste 111, Los Alamitos, CA 90720. Telephone (714) 816-1806; Fax
(714) 816-1869; Email: grants@twfound.org ; URL http://www.twfound.org/home/default.sps?sid=941&lid=1&atpval=0/
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Toyota USA Foundation Grants focus
on programs that improve the quality of K-12 education particularly in the areas
of math and science.
Contact information: Foundation Administrator,
Toyota USA Foundation, A404 19001 S. Western Ave. Torrance, CA 90509. Telephone
(310) 618-6766 ; URL
http://www.toyota.com/about/community/tusafoundation/guidelines.html
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- Click Here to apply for a $1000 Greer/FTE grant to attend the annual ITEA Conference
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- Go to Foundation Center
- Go To John Simon Gugenheim Memorial Foundation
- Go to Grant Writing and Other Fundraising Information
- A GRANT SEEKER'S GUIDE TO THE INTERNET by Andrew J. Grant, Ph.D. and Suzy Sonenberg
- Go To Graphic Comm's Listing of grants
- Go to National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Go to National Science Foundation
- Go To Polaris Grants Center
- Go to Tech Learning's web site list of grants and deadlines
- Go To Grant Information Department of Education
