Awards of
$10,000 for 21st-century Education Programs
Grant Title:
Verizon Foundation Grants Program
Organization: Verizon Foundation
Eligibility:
Schools
Value:
Awards range from $5,000-$10,000
Deadline: November 30, 2007
Proposals
will be considered from elementary and secondary schools
(public and private) that are registered with the National
Center for Education Statistics as well as eligible
nonprofits. The Verizon Foundation is a supporter of
innovative, technology-based approaches to literacy and K-12
education.
Contact:
http://foundation.verizon.com/02006.shtml
$120,000 in reading software
programs and training
Grant Title:
Schools in Need Competition
Organization: Knowledge Adventure
Eligibility:
K-8 schools
Value:
10 awards of $12,000 each
Deadline: December 15, 2007
The Schools
in Need Competition will launch on July 1, and is open to
schools that need to raise reading scores by at least 30
percent among a population of students between grades K-8.
Schools must also show a need to have supplemental reading
materials that address specific reading deficiencies and to
use the technological investments the school has made for
reading instruction. Winning schools will receive the new
Knowledge Adventure Academy line of products for early
literacy, reading comprehension, and vocabulary, along with
training and support.
Contact:
http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/school/
American
Honda Foundation
http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf
Eligibility:
K-12 and Higher Education
Value:
Varies
Deadline:
Nov. 1, Feb. 1, May 1, and
Aug. 1
The American Honda Foundation
provides grants in the fields of youth education and scientific
education to the following: Educational institutions, K-12;
accredited higher education colleges and universities);
community colleges and vocational or trade schools; scholarship
fellowship programs at selected colleges and/or universities or
through selected non-profit organizations; other scientific and
education-related, non-profit, tax-exempt organizations; student
programs; media concerning youth education and/or scientific
education; private, scientific and/or youth education projects;
other non-profit, tax-exempt, institutions in the youth
education and scientific education; and programs pertaining to
academic or curriculum development that emphasize innovative
educational methods and techniques.
Contact:
American Honda Foundation, 1919
Torrance Blvd., M.S. 100-1W-5A, Torrance, 90501
Kathryn A. Carey, Mgr.,
Tel:(310) 781-4090, E-mail:
kathryn_carey@ahm.honda.com
Area:
Mathematics, Science,
Technology / Professional Development
Level: K-16
The NEA
Foundation for the Improvement of Education
Learning & Leadership and
Innovation Grants
http://www.nfie.org/grants.htm
Eligibility:
K-12
public school teachers, public school education support
professionals, and faculty and staff at US public higher
education institutions
Value:
$2,000-5,000
Deadline:
Applications may be submitted year-around, and are reviewed
three times a year. See website for details.
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The NEA Foundation provides $2,000 and $5,000 grants to public
school teachers, public school education support professionals,
and faculty and staff in public higher education institutions
for the purpose of engaging in high-quality professional
development or implementing project-based learning and
break-the-mold innovations that raise student achievement.
Contact:
The NEA
Foundation, Attn: Learning & Leadership Grants
1201
Sixteenth Street NW, Suite 416,
Washington, DC 20036-3207
Area:
Professional Development
Level: K-16
Toyota
USA Foundation
http://www.toyota.com/about/community/fundguidelines/index.html
Eligibility:
[K-12]
Toyota prefers to support programs, rather than sponsor events.
Organizations must apply each year to the contributions program,
and subsequent funding is contingent upon evaluation of previous
activities
Value:
Varies
Deadline: Contact
foundation for deadline
The Toyota
USA Foundation is committed to improving the quality of K-12
education, with a primary interest in mathematics and science.
Applying organizations must be tax-exempt under Internal Revenue
Code Section 501(c)3 and be located within and serve the people
of the United States. They also must be financially sound and
complete the Toyota USA Foundation application. Toyota's goal is
to electrify the minds of people all ages through our support of
education programs. Our partnerships with national nonprofit
organizations include programs that address issues such as
family literacy, K-12th grade education, technical and higher
education as well as environmental education.
Contact:
Foundation
Administrator, Toyota USA Foundation
9 West
57th Street, Suite 4900,
New York, NY 10019
Area:
Mathematics, Science, Technology
Level: K-12
Grant
Title:
Program for 7-12 Math and Science Education
Organization: Toshiba America Foundation
Eligibility:
Educators in grades 7-12
Value: $5,000 per
award; number of awards varies
The
Toshiba America Foundation is a nonprofit grant-making
organization dedicated to supporting science and math education
in the U.S. The foundation contributes to the quality of science
and mathematics education by investing in projects designed by
classroom teachers to improve instruction for students in grades
7-12. The foundation awards grants of $5,000 on a rolling basis.
For grants of more than $5,000, applications are due Feb. 1 and
Aug. 1 of each year.
Contact:
http://www.toshiba.com/taf/25964_Executive.pdf
RGK
Foundation Education Grant Program
Letter of
inquiry accepted year round
Source: RGK Foundation
Web Site
• RGK
Foundation Grants
The RGK
Foundation's primary interests within education include programs
that focus on formal K-12 education (particularly mathematics,
science and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher
education. All applicants must complete an electronic Letter of
Inquiry from the Web site as the first step. Grants are made
only to nonprofit organizations certified as tax exempt under
Sections 501(c)(3). Most grants awarded during 2006 will be
under $25,000.
Westinghouse Math and Science Grant
Rolling
deadline
Source: Westinghouse
Web Site
• Westinghouse
Charitable Giving Grants
Westinghouse charitable giving provides education grants of up
to $5,000 with an emphasis on elementary, secondary, and high
school educational programs that emphasize math and science,
although consideration will be given to other relevant, non-fine
arts programs. The Charitable Giving Advisory Board will
evaluate proposals and make awards on a quarterly basis.
Applications are accepted year round. Westinghouse will only
accept grant applications from educators in communities where
Westinghouse has a local presence.
$1,000 for
innovative physics teachers
Grant Title:
High School Physics Teacher Grant
Organization:
American Association of Physics Teachers
Eligibility:
AAPT members
Value: $1,000
Deadline:
November 1, 2007
It is the
goal of the AAPT to encourage high school teachers to experiment
and improve on their teaching practices. The AAPT believes that
as teaching practice improves, then physics enrollment and
excitement among students increase, and as a result, this grant
can provide the funds to kick start the implementation of these
practices. The grant(s) are given each year to teachers whose
proposal meets the goal of the grant. Proposals should contain
innovative ideas, such as using a new teaching method or an
adaptation of an existing idea.
Contact:
http://www.aapt.org/Grants/hsgrant.cfm
Grants to
help students understand geometry
Grant Title:
Improving Students' Understanding of Geometry Grants
Organization:
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Eligibility:
Grades K-8
Value: Grants
up to $3,000
Deadline:
November 2, 2007
The purpose
of this grant is to develop activities that will enable students
to better appreciate and understand some aspect of geometry that
is consistent with the Principles and Standards for School
Mathematics of NCTM. For 2008–2009, grants with a maximum of
$3,000 each will be awarded to persons currently teaching full
time at the grades K–8 level. The project should include
applications of geometry to, for example, art, literature,
music, architecture, nature, or some other relevant area and may
integrate the use of technology into the teaching of geometry.
The activities may use published materials. Any published
sources must be documented. Proposals must address the
following: geometry content, the appropriateness of the
application, the link between the Geometry Standard and the
project's activities, and the anticipated impact on students'
learning. The applicant must be a current NCTM member or teach
at a school with a current NCTM membership. Project activities
are to be completed between June 1, 2008, and May 31, 2009.
Contact:
http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=1324
Up to $25,000
to give youth safe places to learn
Grant Title:
Assisting At-Risk Youth
Organization:
The Home Depot Foundation
Eligibility:
Schools and districts
Value: Up to
$25,000
The Home
Depot Foundation gives cash and materials to help provide young
people with safe places to play and learn, leadership programs
that teach skills through community engagement, and job
readiness training. The Home Depot Foundation focuses its
support on programs that serve at-risk youth ages 12 to 18.
Grants typically range from $5,000 to $25,000. The foundation
gives first priority to organizations that have been invited to
apply for a grant. However, the foundation also will consider
unsolicited requests that match its eligibility requirements.
The foundation will consider only one proposal from the same
organization in a 12-month period. Applications are reviewed
four times per year and are to be submitted online.
Contact:
http://www.homedepotfoundation.org
