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Show Me the Money!

Grant Opportunities for Teachers

Nancy Bosch
Nieman Enhanced Learning Center
nbosch@aol.com

Grant Writing Tips

Alan November’s Grant Writing Book  currently not available http://www.anovember.com/grants/booklet/grantbk.pdf
Virtual Classroom http://fdncenter.org/learn/classroom/  Free online tutorials for grantseekers
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education http://www.enc.org/professional/funding/writing/

Tips http://www.schoolgrants.org/tips.htm#Grant%20Writing%20Tips
How to Write an LOI (letter of inquiry) http://www.schoolgrants.org/tips/more_tips2.htm#Ken%20Riston's%20Hints%20for%20Letters%20of%20Inquiry
Grant Seeker Primer http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/grants/grantprimer.htm
What Do Winning Proposals Have in Common?  http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/grants/WinningProposals.htm
EPA Grant Writing Tutorial  
Grants and Grant Writing NCLB http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic94.htm
Guide for Writing Funding Proposal http://www.learnerassociates.net/proposal/

Where To Find Grant Opportunities

eSchool News  http://www.eschoolnews.org/erc/funding/
School Funding Services http://www.schoolfundingservices.org/ (fee)
School Grants  http://www.schoolgrants.org/
The Foundation Center http://www.fdncenter.org/ 
Philanthropy News Digest http://fdncenter.org/pnd/index.jhtml
techlearning http://techlearning.com/resources/grants.jhtml
The Grants Center http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/grants/

Gettable Grants

General

Adopt A Classroom http://www.adoptaclassroom.com/ (on going)
Donors Choose http://www.donorschoose.org/ (ongoing)
NEA Foundation for Improvement of Education  http://www.nfie.org/index.htm
NEA Learning & Leadership http://www.nfie.org/programs/grantguides.htm (Sept 15, Feb 1, June 1)
Innovation Grants http://www.nfie.org/programs/grantguides.htm (Sept 15, Feb 1, June 1)
Honda Foundation http://www.hondacorporate.com/community/index.html?subsection=foundation

Library

American Library Association http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=Grants_and_Fellowships&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=25455
Library Technology Grants SIRSI $10,000 (Dec 1)
World Book Grant $10,000 (March 1)
Dollar General Back to School Grants http://www.dollargeneral.com/community/communityinvestments.aspx

Mathematics/Science

Toshiba http://www.toshiba.com/taf/apply.html (Oct 1 K-6, ongoing 7-12)
Toyota Tapestry Science Grants http://www.nsta.org/programs/tapestry/program.htm
NCTM http://www.nctm.org/about/met/index.htm
Emerging Teacher-Leaders in Mathematics http://www.nctm.org/about/met/eizen.htm
Ernest Duncan Grants http://www.nctm.org/about/met/duncan.htm (Dec 3)
John and Stacy Wahl Grants http://www.nctm.org/about/met/wahl.htm (Dec 3)
Mary Dolciani Grants http://www.nctm.org/about/met/dolciani.htm (Dec 3)
E. Glenadine Gibb Grants http://www.nctm.org/about/met/gibb.htm (Dec 3)
Theoni Pappas Incentive Grants http://www.nctm.org/about/met/pappas.htm (Dec 3)

Social Studies

National Geographic Education Grants http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/teacher_community/get_grant.html

Arts

Target Foundation http://target.com/target_group/community_giving/grant_guidelines.jhtml (Mar 1-May 31)

Music

The Mockingbird Foundation http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/funding/guidelines.html
 (Feb 1)

Technology

SMARTer Kids http://www.smarterkids.org/index.asp
SMART Board Research Project http://www.smarterkids.org/research/details.asp
Best Buy http://communications.bestbuy.com/communityrelations/?h=488
te@ch http://communications.bestbuy.com/communityrelations/teach.asp (Oct 1)

Grants to Keep an Eye On (2004-2005 application not available currently)

Hewlett Packard Technology for Teaching http://grants.hp.com/us/programs/tech_teaching/index.html (Mar 1?)
ING Unsung Heroes http://www.ing.com/us/about/connect/education/unsung_heroes.html
(April 30?)
Scholarship America at 1-800-537-4180 or you may send email inquires to ING@CSFA.ORG
 

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