The National Gardening Association encourages the growth of health-focused youth garden programs through the Healthy Sprouts Awards sponsored by Gardener's Supply Company. The awards support school and youth garden programs that teach about nutrition and the issue of hunger in the United States. To be eligible for the 2009 Healthy Sprouts Awards, a school or organization must plan to garden in 2010 with at least fifteen children between the ages of 3 and 18. The selection of winners is based on the demonstrated relationship between the garden program and nutrition and hunger issues in the United States. In 2009, the program will present awards to twenty schools or organizations. Each recipient program will receive gardening supplies and resources, including gift certificates toward the purchase of gardening materials from Gardener's Supply. The top five programs will each receive a certificate valued at $500; fifteen more programs will each receive a $200 gift certificate. Application deadline: October 17, 2009.
The 2009 Hooked on Hydroponics Awards offers hydroponics packages to schools and youth organizations that plan to garden with at least 15 children ages 6-18 during 2010. Winning elementary school programs will receive two Water Farm hydroponics modules with starter nutrients, lighted by a 250w convertible self ballasted lighting system, including lens and timer. They will also receive curricula and reference books. Winning middle and high schools will receive one Water Farm Controller Kit 8 and starter nutrients, lighted with 1000w convertible ballast systems with both mh and hps lamps, reflector, safety lens, and timer. Award ceiling: Kits with curricula and reference books. Application Deadline: September 18, 2009.
This American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, National Science Foundation (NSF) program seeks to enhance the Nation's existing research facilities where sponsored and/or unsponsored research activities and research training take place to enable next-generation research infrastructure that integrates shared resources across user communities. Consistent with NSF's mission to strengthen the U.S. science and engineering enterprise, the Academic Research Infrastructure Program will: update existing research facilities at institutions of higher education (including graduate and undergraduate institutions, among which are included community colleges) and other non-profit research organizations (e.g., independent research museums, independent research laboratories, and research consortia) in order to support research that can address the challenges of the 21st century; enable academic departments, disciplinary and cross-disciplinary units, or multi-organization consortia to renovate research facilities through the addition or augmentation of cyberinfrastructure, other than general-purpose computing systems or data storage systems, to create environments that enhance research and integrate research with education; improve access to and increase use of next-generation research facilities for researchers, educators and students; and assist research organizations, including those that have historically received limited Federal research and development funds, to improve their science and engineering research environments. Eligible applicants include: universities and two and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in, the United States, its territories and possessions; and independent non-profit research museums, independent non-profit research institutions and laboratories, and non-profit research consortia located in the United States, its territories and possessions. Award ceiling: $2,000,000. Letter of Intent deadline: July 01, 2009. Application deadline: August 24, 2009.
The African-American Women in Computer Science (AAWCS) program provides financial, academic and professional support to women enrolled in the Computer and Information Sciences (CIS) department at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, in an effort to: serve as a financial incentive to continue matriculation to the baccalaureate degree; create a significant support structure within the department to strengthen academic ability and awareness of career paths in the computing disciplines; build a sense of identity and unity among underrepresented women in the computer science (CS) and information technology (IT) fields; and expose the students to graduate programs and corporate laboratory environments to provide them with better opportunities for success in the field upon graduation. Eligible applicants must be: a FAMU Undergraduate Student (either entering Freshman, current student or transfer); a U.S. citizen; must be enrolled in Computer and Information Sciences (CIS), Computer Engineering, or Mathematics; must have a minimum 2.5 GPA at the time of applying; and must show evidence of financial need. A&M University is providing grant scholarships from $4,000 to $10,000 per year for female African American students entering college in the fall of 2009. Application deadline (Fall enrollment): August 1, 2009. Spring enrollment: December 1, 2009.
The Ayn Rand Institute Essay contest is open to high school students who are entering college in the fall of 2009 (as well as to college students). The essay on Ayn Rand’s novel, Atlas Shrugged, must be no fewer than 800 and no more than 1,600 words in length, and must be typewritten and double-spaced. One entry per student is allowed. Award ceiling: $10,000. Application deadline: September 17, 2009.
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy has announced its 2009 national grant competition. The foundation's grantmaking program seeks to develop or expand projects that are designed to support the development of literacy skills for adult primary care givers and their children. A total of approximately $650,000 will be awarded; no grant request should exceed $65,000. In order to be considered eligible for a grant, an organization must meet the following criteria: the organization must have current nonprofit or public status and have been in existence for two or more years as of the date of the application; the organization must have maintained fiscal accountability; the organization must operate an instructional literacy program that has been in existence for at least two years and includes one or more of the following components: literacy for adults, parent education, pre-literacy or literacy instruction for children pre-K to grade three, and intergenerational literacy activities (Parent and Child Together time or P.A.C.T. time). Application Deadline: September 14, 2009.
Biotone , a manufacturer of professional massage and spa products, has announced the launch of its 2009 Edu-Partner Community Outreach Award Program. The Community Outreach Award program is designed to reward massage therapy schools for helping their community, providing students with unique, hands-on training, and advancing public awareness of the healing value of massage by conducting free massage-related services and activities in their communities. The program will award grants of $2,500 each to two massage schools. Application deadline: December 31, 2009.
Challenge 20/20 is an Internet-based program that pairs classes at any grade level (K-12) from schools in the U.S. with their counterpart classes in schools in other countries; together the teams (of two or three schools) tackle real global problems to find solutions that can be implemented at the local level and in their own communities. Eligible applicants: Schools do not have to be NAIS members to participate! We accept private, public, charter schools from the US and any other country. Schools can also be elementary or secondary. Application deadline: August 17, 2009.
The mission of the Education Program is to encourage the attainment of knowledge and skills and the practice of responsible citizenship through access to effective learning opportunities. The Foundation provides support for innovative programs aimed at resolving social service issues, assisting students with learning disabilities, providing technology and computer based education, creating access to education of the arts, supporting at-risk children from pre-school to college and providing learning enhancement, including the development of leadership skills. The Education Program includes support for research and conferences as well as support for programs that promote academic excellence in institutions of higher learning. Eligible applicants include: 501c(3) institutions. Award ceiling: various. Application deadline: ongoing.
The purpose of the CSP is to increase national understanding of the charter school model and to expand the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the Nation by providing financial assistance for the planning, program design, and initial implementation of charter schools, and to evaluate the effects of charter schools, including their effects on students, student academic achievement, staff, and parents. The non-State educational agency (non-SEA) grants for planning, program design, and implementation, and non-SEA grants for dissemination provide funds for these purposes to eligible applicants in States in which the SEA does not have an approved application under the CSP. Eligible applicants: Planning and Initial Implementation (CFDA No. 84.282B): Non-SEA eligible applicants in States with a State statute specifically authorizing the establishment of charter schools and in which the SEA elects not to participate in the CSP or does not have an application approved under the CSP. (b) Dissemination (CFDA No. 84.282C): Charter schools, as defined in section 5210(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), in States in which the SEA elects not to participate in the CSP or does not have an application approved under the CSP. Note: A charter school may apply for funds to carry out dissemination activities. Award ceiling: $2,000,000. Application deadline: August 26, 2009.
The purpose of the CSP is to increase national understanding of the charter school model and to expand the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the Nation by providing financial assistance for the planning, program design, and initial implementation of charter schools, and to evaluate the effects of charter schools, including their effects on students, student academic achievement, staff, and parents. Eligible applicants: Planning and Initial Implementation (CFDA No. 84.282B): Non-SEA eligible applicants in States with a State statute specifically authorizing the establishment of charter schools and in which the SEA elects not to participate in the CSP or does not have an application approved under the CSP. (b) Dissemination (CFDA No. 84.282C): Charter schools, as defined in section 5210(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), in States in which the SEA elects not to participate in the CSP or does not have an application approved under the CSP. Note: A charter school may apply for funds to carry out dissemination activities. Award ceiling: $2,000,000. Application deadline: August 26, 2009.
The Children's Scholarship Fund has provided over 25,000 scholarships for children to attend the private school of their family's choosing. Families with children in grades K-8 (grade levels vary by state), who fall below the organization's minimum income requirements, are eligible to apply. The amount of the scholarship is based upon a family's size, income, and the tuition at the chosen school. The family may choose a private school (including parochial, denominational, independent, or a home school) anywhere, including boarding schools. Application deadline: rolling.
The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) announces the Institute's FY 2010 competitions for grants to support education research and special education research. The Director takes this action under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, title I of Public Law 107-279. The intent of these grants is to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of education from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments),Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses. Award ceiling: $1,200,000. Application deadline: October 01, 2009.
The CHS Foundation, the major giving entity of CHS, Inc., a diversified energy, grains, and foods company, has launched the CHS Foundation College Club Mini-Grants program to strengthen learning experiences and professional development opportunities for agriculture-related college clubs. Through the program, the CHS Foundation will provide grants of up to $1,000 each to innovative leadership and professional development programs with an agriculture focus. Examples include leadership training opportunities, mentorship programs, professional development experiences, and student fundraising efforts. Grants will be awarded on an ongoing basis. Eligible applicants: The applicant must be a campus-sanctioned club/organization and must have an agricultural-related focus. Regular and ongoing club expenses are ineligible. Application deadline: Open.
The Coca-Cola Foundation aims to provide youth with the educational opportunities and support systems they need to become knowledgeable and productive citizens. It focuses its financial giving to public and private colleges and universities, elementary and secondary schools, teacher-training programs, educational programs for minority students, and global educational programs. Eligible applicants: Tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)3 or foundation classification under Section 509(a). Check the guidelines carefully, as public schools are usually able to apply for the grants, particularly if working with their local Parents and Teachers Association. Requests for funding are accepted on a year-round basis. Award ceiling: Varies. Application Deadline: Rolling.
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)announces an open competition for one or more assistance awards to administer the Community College Initiative Program, which will support study by international undergraduate students at accredited U.S. community colleges. The Program provides quality educational programs, professional development, employment skills and a first-hand understanding of American society to underserved, non elite international students, particularly women, who already have some work experience. The Bureau anticipates supporting students from developing countries in every world region in this program including (subject to change) such countries as Brazil, Indonesia, Pakistan, and South Africa, as well as other countries. Eligible applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3), other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $8,500,000. Application deadline: September 25, 2009.
Through its Computers for Learning program, the federal government has placed hundreds of thousands of surplus computers in schools across the country on a needs-first basis. Schools register and request equipment on the Computers for Learning web site, and federal agencies match their surplus equipment to schools with those needs. Most, but not all, of the available computers are Windows-based PCs rather than Apple computers. Most of the donated machines are older models, but as the government continues to upgrade its computer systems, the number of surplus Pentium computers will sharply increase. Computers and equipment are not refurbished by the government before being shipped to schools, nor are they covered by warranty. Eligible recipients are private and public schools, home schools and educational nonprofits. Application deadline: open.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Education is releasing a Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) for proposals for NASA K-12 Cooperative Agreements Notice (K-12 CAN). The K-12 CAN effort seeks proposals that incorporate innovative approaches for development and delivery of instructional materials, creates experiences that capture the interest of learners, and actively involves participants in relevant, NASA science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) content applications. The instructional materials and experiences of the proposal should support secondary level teaching and learning, with a particular emphasis on high school education. Eligible applicants: Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: N/A. Application deadline: September 25, 2009.
The Dell TechKnow program partners with school districts, corporations, nonprofits, and local community sponsors to provide at-risk or underserved middle school students the opportunity to earn a home computer and learn technology skills to better prepare them for opportunities in today's technology-driven world. Upon completion of the course, students earn a refurbished Dell computer, operating system, and software donated by Microsoft to take home, so that they can become coaches and mentors to other family members who may also lack technology skills. Eligible applicants are school districts in the U.S. able to provide the required financial, staffing, time, and facility resources, with capability and commitment to track student progress following program completion; willingness to implement student standards and contracts for citizenship, attendance, and grades; and willingness to host a graduation or similar recognition event for students and volunteers. Application deadline: open.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate is requesting applications from recognized Minority Serving Community Colleges to establish homeland security-related Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (HS-STEM) Scientific Leadership Bridge Award (SLBA) Programs. The SLBA Program supports DHS S&T’s commitment to the development of a well qualified HS-STEM workforce that reflects the population of the United States. Eligible applicants: Minority Serving Community Colleges - Minority Serving Institutions are listed at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html. Award ceiling: $250,000. Application deadline: November 02, 2009.
The Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12) program by the National Science Foundation seeks to enable significant advances in preK-12 student and teacher learning of the STEM disciplines through development, study, and implementation of resources, models, and technologies for use by students, teachers, and policymakers. Projects funded under this solicitation begin with a research question or a hypothesis about how to improve preK-12 STEM learning and teaching. Projects create or adapt and study innovative resources, models, or technologies and determine how and why implementation affects STEM learning. DR K-12 invites proposals that meet a variety of educational needs, from those that address immediate and pressing challenges facing preK-12 STEM education to those that anticipate opportunities for the future. Eligible applicants: None Specified. Total program funding: $55,000,000. Application deadline: January 07, 2010.
The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), a part of the University Research Initiative (URI). DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education (hereafter referred to as “universities”) to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment. This announcement seeks proposals to purchase instrumentation in support of research areas of interest to the DoD, including areas of research supported by the administering agencies. Eligible applicants: This competition is open only to accredited U.S. institutions of higher education with degree granting programs in science, mathematics and/or engineering. Award ceiling: $1,000,000. Application deadline: September 15, 2009.
This year Earth Science Week is October 11-17, 2009 and the theme is ‘Understanding Climate’. The American Geological Institute (AGI) is sponsoring the following contests for students to get involved in Earth Science Week: Photography Contest (asks people to explore the climate world through the camera); Visual Arts Contest “The Climate Where I Live” (for K-5 students to show themselves as earth scientists actively studying our planet, through drawing or painting); and Essay Contest “Climate Connections” (for 6-9 grade students to write about the interconnected geologic processes that take place in their community and how those processes in turn affect them).
The U.S. Department of Education seeks to provide parents, educators, students, researchers, policymakers, and the general public with reliable and valid information about education practices that support learning and improve academic achievement and access to education opportunities for all students. In carrying out its grant programs, the Institute provides support for programs of research in areas of demonstrated national need. Eligible applicants include: City, Township, County, State governments; Special district governments; Independent school districts; Public, Private, and State controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments/organizations; Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Nonprofits; For profit organizations; and Small businesses. Award ceiling: unspecified. Application deadline: October 1, 2009.
The National Endowment for the Humanities announces the Enduring Questions grant program which supports a faculty member’s development of a new course that will foster intellectual community through the study of an enduring question. This course will encourage undergraduate students and a teacher to grapple with a fundamental question addressed by the humanities, and to join together in a deep and sustained program of reading in order to encounter influential thinkers over the centuries and into the present day. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $25,000. Application deadline: September 15, 2009.
The Mathematics Education Trust (MET) of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has announced an increase in its Equity in Mathematics Grants for 2009-10. MET will award an $8,000 grant (increased from $3,000 last year) to an individual or a small group of teachers currently teaching mathematics in grades six through eight. Funded by the Iris Carl Fund and NCTM, the grant provides support to teachers to incorporate middle school classroom materials or lessons that will improve the achievement of student groups that have records of underachievement. Proposals must address the following: the mathematics content as defined in the "Principles and Standards for School Mathematics" of NCTM; the plan for improving achievement of the targeted students; and the anticipated impact on their achievement. Recipients of the Equity in Mathematics Grant must be members of NCTM and be current teachers of mathematics in grades six through eight for at least 50 percent of the school day. Activities are to be completed May 7, 2010. Application deadline: November 13, 2009.
Teaching Tolerance provides educators with free educational materials that promote respect and appreciation for diversity in the classroom and beyond. Their magazine and curriculum kits have earned Oscar nominations, an Academy Award, and more than a dozen honors from the Association of Educational Publishers. Free materials include VHS videos, DVDs, a magazine subscription, and posters - all of which are available to K-12 classroom teachers, school librarians, school counselors, school administrators, professors of education, leaders of homeschool networks, youth directors at houses of worship, and employees of youth-serving non-profit organizations. Deadline: ongoing.
Microsoft's Fresh Start for Donated Computers program helps primary and secondary (K-12) schools ensure donated computers are properly licensed so students and teachers can gain additional access to technology. The program offers Windows 2000 licenses and operating systems and provides free license documentation and Windows installation CDs for donated personal computers. Accredited academic institutions 1) serving primary and secondary (K-12) students; and 2) receiving donated personal computers are eligible for this program, i.e. primary and secondary (K-12) schools, districts, systems, Local Education Authorities and Boards. Deadline: none.
The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is the US government's flagship international exchange program. From March to August 1, 2009, US faculty and professionals are invited to apply for Fulbright scholar grants. Complimentary subscriptions are also available for The Global Citizen, the Fulbright Scholar Program's new, monthly e-newsletter. Application Deadline: August 1, 2009.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Education are accepting proposals in response to the NASA Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN): K-12 Competitive Agreement Notice". The K-12 CAN is an opportunity for U.S. public secondary schools, school districts, state-level educational leadership, and educational not-for profit organizations to leverage NASA’s content with their expertise in providing or enabling secondary education instruction. The priority for NASA Education under this CAN is to target secondary education with a particular emphasis on the high school level. Each funded proposal is expected to take advantage of NASA’S unique science and exploration missions and contributions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) areas. Eligible applicants: U.S. public secondary schools, school districts, state-based education leadership, and not-for-profit education organizations that support secondary education. Universities, industry, education-related companies, and other institutions may apply through partnership with the lead organization. Award ceiling: $1,500,000. Application deadline: September 25, 2009.
Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale grants program seeks to help ensure that low-income children receive nutritious food during critical times when they are out of school and particularly vulnerable to hunger. Two types of grants will be offered. Grants for Program Sponsors will be awarded to organizations that directly sponsor USDA-reimbursed after-school and/or summer meal programs for children. Grants will specifically support efforts to increase participation in the organization's USDA summer and after-school meal programs. Grants for Advocacy will be awarded to organizations that work to increase participation in USDA-reimbursed after-school and summer meal programs through outreach and advocacy. Organizations engage in advocacy when they work with schools, community organizations, local businesses, and with a range of government officials to increase participation in summer and after-school meal programs. Eligible applicants: Grants will only be provided to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, schools with a valid NCES code, or local government entities that work to ensure children have access to after-school and summer meal programs. Award ceiling: $10,000. Application deadline: September 30, 2009.
The Student Conservation Association's Green Your School Contest is a national competition to stimulate and/or identify conservation service projects designed by high school students that improve, restore, beautify, or conserve their high school environment. To be eligible, projects must have been begun after August 1, 2008. Entries must be completed by a student and will be judged according to the following criteria: the project has or will improve the environmental health of the school; the project is sustainable; the project is initiated by students and engages other students, teachers, and school administrators; the submission itself is of high quality; and the project engaged the community. There will be one Grand Prize of $5,000, and two runner-up prizes of $2,500 each. Prizes will be awarded directly to high schools and not to individuals. Application deadline: October 9, 2009.
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) invites applications for cooperative agreements to support the development of model programs for the training and education of workers engaged in activities related to hazardous materials and waste generation, removal, containment, transportation and emergency response. The major objective of this solicitation is to prevent work-related harm by assisting in the training of workers in how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials encountered during hazardous waste operations, hazardous materials transportation, and environmental restoration of contaminated facilities or chemical emergency response. Eligible applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Total program funding: $26,000,000. Application deadline: November 23, 2009.
The National Institutes of Health announces a funding opportunity to prevent work related harm by assisting in the training and education of workers in the DOE nuclear weapons complex. Safety and health training will transmit skills and knowledge to workers in how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials encountered during hazardous waste operations, facility decommissioning and decontamination, hazardous materials transportation, environmental restoration of contaminated facilities or chemical emergency response. Eligible applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $700,000. Application deadline: November 23, 2009.
State Farm Companies Foundation has assisted Hispanic college students through its relationship with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund since 1990. Each year, the Fund provides $2,500 scholarships to 20 Hispanic college students who are pursuing a teaching career. The Hispanic Scholarship Fund administers the program for State Farm Companies Foundation. Applications are available from August 1, 2009 and the deadline to submit an application is October 16, 2009.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development announces a funding opportunity to assist Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income, consistent with the purposes of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) as amended. Eligible applicants: Nonprofit Hispanic-Serving Institutions that meet the definition of an HSI of higher education established in Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101), as amended. Award ceiling: $600,000. Application deadline: August 07, 2009.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published a funding opportunity announcement entitled, “HIV Prevention Projects”. The purpose of this FOA is to reduce transmission of HIV by supporting and improving the ability of public health departments to design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive HIV prevention programs. Eligible applicants: Eligible applicants are limited to state and local health departments or their Bona Fide Agents currently receiving CDC HIV prevention funds under Program Announcement 04012: HIV Prevention Projects. This includes the 50 states, six cities (Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco), the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The United States Affiliated Pacific Island jurisdictions will be funded under a separate announcement. Total program funding: $293,000,000. Application deadline: October 05, 2009.
HSBC established HSBC in the Community (USA) Inc. to carry out its mission with a philanthropic strategy focused primarily on the following two critical issues: education and the environment. The Foundation concentrates their education giving efforts on those less fortunate; underprivileged young people and schools in economically deprived areas. Under the Environment giving areas they will consider support for programs that promote good environmental practices, and programs that increase environmental public awareness. In line with federal regulations, the foundation can only make grants to organizations registered with the IRS as 501(c)(3) public charities. In addition, public schools and school districts or other government agencies are eligible to receive grants under IRS rules. Deadline: rolling.
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation and preparation, and to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce. Eligible applicants include: U.S. academic institutions in the United States, its territories or possessions that grant the Ph.D. degree in the sciences and engineering may submit proposals. Total Program Funding: $10,800,000. Preliminary Proposal deadline: September 14, 2009.
In support of the National Lights on Afterschool Celebration, the Florida Afterschool Network is pleased to announce its 4th annual Lights On Afterschool mini grants. Over one million people are expected to participate in the nationwide celebration of Lights On Afterschool 2009 on Thursday, October 16. This initiative calls attention to the need for quality after-school programs for America's children, families and communities. The Florida Afterschool Network (FAN) is offering support through mini-grants to local afterschool programs to help off-set event costs. The mini-grants are intended to support local afterschool program efforts to celebrate Lights on Afterschool. Eligible applicants include: Non-profit agencies; City or county government agencies; individual schools; Faith-based organizations; Institutions of higher education; and For profit corporations. Award ceiling: $2,500. Application deadline: August 29, 2008.
The Live Monarch Foundation 501(c)3 Educator Outreach Program is providing funding for K-12 teachers and home schooling parents to enroll in the national campaign to bring monarch butterflies into the classroom. This program provides education and materials to strengthen the Monarch's 3,000 mile migratory route within North America by creating self sustaining butterfly gardens and refuges. Materials will be provided for each participant to raise a virtual butterfly and start a real butterfly garden with professional instruction on each level of its maintenance and care.
Sponsored by LEGO Education, the LEGO Smart Creativity Contest invites teachers to create an activity using only the bricks included in a LEGO Smart Kit. Educators are challenged to use the kits’ contents to develop a hands-on activity for their students, which can range from a simple build to a more advanced mathematical problem. Eligible applicants: Teachers or those working in the education field (administrators, coaches, home school educators, and classroom aides). One Grand Prize Winner and eight monthly winners will be selected. Award ceiling: Prizes will consist of LEGO Education products and gift certificates valued up to $100 for monthly winners and $250 for the Grand Prize winner. Application deadline: August 31, 2009.
The Louisville Institute's First Book Grant Program for Minority Scholars seeks to assist junior, non-tenured religion scholars of color to complete a major research and book project focusing on some issue pertaining to American Christianity related to the priorities of the Louisville Institute. The grant program seeks to enable scholars to spend an entire academic year devoted to that research project while free of other professional responsibilities. In keeping with its fundamental mission, the Louisville Institute is especially interested in identifying and supporting scholars of color who seek through their academic work to be in conversation with church leaders and to strengthen their faith communities. Applicants must be members of a racial/ethnic minority group who have an earned doctoral degree (normally the Ph.D. or Th.D.) and who are pre-tenured faculty member in a full-time, tenure-track position at an accredited institution of higher education (seminary, college, or university) in North America. Applicants must be engaged in a scholarly research project leading to the publication of their first (or second) book, focusing on some aspect of Christianity in North America. The grant amount requested should not exceed $40,000. Awards for sabbatical leaves of less than a full academic year will not be made. Grantees must be released from all teaching and committee responsibilities during the award year.
The Lowe's Charitable & Educational Foundation is dedicated to improving the communities they serve. They make grants in two philanthropic focus areas: Community improvement projects and K-12 Public School Initiatives. K-12 public school projects supported include: Construction and Trades related education initiatives; Clean-up, landscaping and painting projects; ground enhancements; and Minor repair/renovation of public school buildings. The Foundation provides funding only to 501(c) (3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and public agencies in communities where Lowe's operates stores and distribution centers. An eligibility test is required and available online. Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000. Application deadline: open.
Lowe’s home improvement and repair stores are offering “toolbox” grants for teachers. Teachers are asked to create classroom or school projects utilizing the goods and services offered by the Lowe’s stores. Applications must be submitted online. Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grantees are asked to publicize their projects and Lowe’s contributions. Award ceiling: various. Application deadline: October 16, 2009. However, if 1500 applications are received before the application deadline, then the application process will close.
This American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, National Science Foundation (NSF) program serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education, museums and science centers, and not-for-profit organizations. This program especially seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, by providing shared instrumentation that fosters the integration of research and education in research-intensive learning environments. Development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organization use are encouraged, as are development efforts that leverage the strengths of private sector partners to build instrument development capacity at academic institutions. Eligible applicants include: Ph.D. granting institutions of higher education that have produced more than 20 Ph.D.s or D.Sci.s in all NSF-supported fields of science, mathematics or engineering during the combined previous two academic years; two and four-year colleges and universities that have produced 20 or fewer Ph.D.s or D.Sci.s in all NSF-supported fields of science, mathematics, and engineering during the combined previous two academic years; and independent not-for-profit organizations, museums and science centers, or consortia of organizations working in NSF-supported fields of science, mathematics, and engineering. Award ceiling: $6,000,000. Application deadline: August 10, 2009.
The NHLBI Minority Institutional Research Training Program is designed to attract students in their developmental stages; to increase their awareness of cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders research; and to encourage them to pursue research career opportunities in these areas. Trainee appointments will be determined by the institution and carried out in a manner that will include the recruitment of individuals from diverse backgrounds. Eligible applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $250,000. Application deadline: August 25, 2009.
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the availability of $34 million for grants to serve high schools that have been designated as persistently dangerous by State Educational Agencies for the 2008-2009 school year under section 9532 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The goal of these grants is to reduce violence within these schools through a combination of mentoring, education, employment, case management, and violence prevention strategies. These grants will be awarded to fund projects in schools not currently receiving a DOL grant for these purposes through a competitive process open both to school districts which include persistently dangerous high schools and to community-based organizations (CBOs) in partnership with these school districts. Eligible applicants: Either school districts or CBOs can apply for these grants. Schools that are currently receiving DOL funds for this project are not eligible to receive additional funds under this solicitation. Applications can only be submitted for projects to serve high schools that have been identified by the State Department of Education for the 2008-2009 school year as persistently dangerous under section 9532 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Award ceiling: $6,800,000. Application deadline: September 22, 2009.
The National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) is sponsoring the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teacher Academy for third-fifth grade teachers to learn more about mathematics and science. The Academy is a summer camp for teachers, where they can conduct math and science experiments that they can use later in the classroom. Teachers will be joined by experts from NSTA and Math Solutions. The five-day 2009 Academy will take place in late July at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey. Application Deadline: October 31, 2009.
The NHLBI Minority Institutional Research Training Program is designed to attract students in their developmental stages; to increase their awareness of cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders research; and to encourage them to pursue research career opportunities in these areas. Trainee appointments will be determined by the institution and carried out in a manner that will include the recruitment of individuals from diverse backgrounds. Eligible applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $250,000. Application deadline: August 25, 2009.
The purpose of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program is to promote academic achievement and to improve results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and implementing activities that are supported by scientifically based research. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses. Award ceiling: $400,000. Application deadline: August 12, 2009.
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation's programs fund school instrument repair and the acquisition of new instruments. The Melody Program targets K-12 school music programs that take place during the regular school day. Music programs must be at least three years old to apply. Schools must apply separately. The Special Projects Program targets after-school music programs. Music programs must be at least three years old or have a music-related umbrella organization that is at least three years old to apply. Award ceiling: $8,000 worth of instruments. The Michael Kamen Solo Award targets outstanding student musicians enrolled in grades 8 - 12 who cannot afford to obtain an appropriate instrument. Students must have completed at least five years of study on their instrument to apply. Instruments with a retail value of up to $20,000 are awarded. Application deadline: open.
The Multicultural Scholars Grants Program seeks to increase the multicultural diversity of the food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce, and advance the educational achievement of all Americans by providing competitive grants to colleges and universities. This program solicits applications to train students in the Emphasis Areas of Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degree in Veterinary Medicine); Agricultural Sciences and Engineering for Bioenergy; Natural Resources Sciences Training; Human Sciences Training; Food Science and Human Nutrition Training; and Agrosecurity Science Training. Applications are sought for student training that: will prepare graduates to meet the demand for highly qualified personnel entering the workforce in the food and agricultural sciences domain; will pipeline more undergraduates into graduate education in the food and agricultural sciences; will address the substantial gap between White, Latino and African American populations entering graduate schools to enable the American system of higher education to remain competitive with the rest of the world; will promote students' success in food and agricultural science disciplines at the undergraduate/DVM level; and will focus on student learning, e.g., academic preparation, social support structure (tutoring, mentoring, experiential opportunities in research and study abroad), and professional mentoring to ensure matriculation and entry into food and agricultural sciences areas of graduate education or the workforce. Eligible applicants include: land-grant institutions; colleges and universities having significant minority enrollments and a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences; and other colleges and universities having a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences. Award ceiling: $480,000. Application deadline: July 28, 2009.
The 2009 National Engineers Week Future City Competition, for seventh and eighth grade students, encourages interest in science, technology, math, and engineering among young people, by challenging them to design and build a city of tomorrow. The 2009 essay competition centers on ways to improve water use by creating a home system that minimizes the use of externally supplied water. Deadline: various.
The National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year is chosen based on the teacher's work during the 2008-2009 school year. Eligible applicants are those who have been honored as lifetime achievement, state, or regional winners by local, state, and regional groups. The winning teacher will deliver keynote addresses to scholastic and collegiate journalism educators and win expense-paid travel to the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, a newsroom laptop computer, The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition, a column in Adviser Update, and a substitute teacher per diem for the school district. In addition, a graduating senior from their school will receive a $1,000 college scholarship through a writing contest. Deadline: July 1, 2009.
The New Scholars Program supports academic and research communities in creating model programs to help scholars in the early stages of their careers balance childcare and family responsibilities with demanding academic careers in science, health and technology. Grants awarded in 2007-8 have promoted institutional research, advocacy, and policy development to retain, recruit and develop women in science, as well as enabling researchers to attend conferences critical to their careers, by assisting with childcare, mentorship and networking. The grants for the program will be awarded in December 2009 and provide one, two and three year awards between $5,000 and $50,000 per year. Proposals are due by August 1, 2009.
This American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, National Institutes of Health grant announces the opportunity for investigators and United States institutions/organizations with active NIH Research Grants to request administrative supplements for the purpose of promoting job creation, economic development, and accelerating the pace and achievement of scientific research. These supplements will also encourage students to seriously pursue research careers in the health related sciences, as well as provide elementary, middle school, and high school teachers, community college faculty, and faculty from non-research intensive institutions with short term research experiences in NIH-funded laboratories. Eligible applicants include: Public, Private, State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities; Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Nonprofits; Small Businesses; For-Profit Organizations; State Governments; Indian/Native American Tribal Governments; Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations; City, Township, County Governments; Special District Governments; Independent School Districts; Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; U.S. Territory or Possession; Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; and Regional Organizations. Award ceiling: $25,000. Application deadline: June 30, 2010.
NSTA New Science Teacher Academy, cofounded by the Amgen Foundation, is a professional development initiative created to help promote quality science teaching, enhance teacher confidence and classroom excellence, and improve teacher content knowledge. The National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) is offering an opportunity for second or third-year middle and high school science teachers to become a fellow at the New Science Teacher Academy for one year. Fellows will receive the following benefits: comprehensive NSTA membership, online mentoring with trained mentors, facilitated online "inquiries" for science content and pedagogy that applies to classroom situations, regular online discussion about teaching "dilemmas," attendance at NSTA's national conference (including airfare, accommodations, and registration fees), and participation in special workshops at the NSTA conference. Deadline: June 30, 2009.
The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) offers the Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award to recognize the unique teaching contribution of an individual as a teacher of information science. Nominees need not be associated with an educational institution, but teaching information science must represent a significant work responsibility. Winning teachers will receive a $1,000 cash award and $500 towards travel and other expenses to the annual meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. The award, consisting of a check and a certificate, shall be presented by the Chair of the Information Science Education Committee at the banquet of the annual meeting. Deadline: July 1, 2009.
The President's Prizes for Outstanding Achievement in Primary and Secondary Education recognize educators who have gone beyond traditional teaching methods by using insects as educational tools. One winner primary teacher (grades K-6) and one secondary teacher (grades 7-12) will be chosen. The recipients will receive $400 to purchase teaching materials required to expand the use of insects in the teaching curriculum, $400 paid directly to the winner for travel expenses to present a paper or poster on the use of insects in primary or secondary educational programs, and $800 for expenses associated with travel, hotel arrangements, and other costs associated with attending the ESA Annual Meeting. Deadline: July 1, 2009.
The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), in partnership with Herff Jones, Inc., asks school principals each year to nominate a student leader on the basis of his/her leadership skills, participation in service organizations and clubs, achievements in the arts and sciences, employment experience and academic record. Student nominees are required to write an essay. The NAASP is looking for student leaders who document a well-rounded education. Award ceiling: $12,000. Nomination forms are sent out to all principals in early October. The postmark deadline for nominations is December 4, 2009.
Project Ignition, sponsored by State Farm and coordinated by the National Youth Leadership Council, is a chance for students and teachers to work together to address the issue of teen driver safety. Support is provided for innovative public awareness, service-learning projects based on teen driver safety developed by students, with the support of a teacher or advisor, enrolled in grades 9-12 at U.S. public schools. Twenty-five semi-finalists will receive $2,000 to help put their plan into action in the fall of 2009. Ten finalists will then receive a stipend of up to $5,000 for travel to the National Service-Learning Conference. At the conference, the projects will be presented and a panel of judges will select the Best of the Best award, with the winning school or organization receiving a grant of $10,000. Deadline: June 30, 2009.
The Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program provides grants to: (1) Expand postbaccalaureate educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of, Hispanic students; and (2) expand the postbaccalaureate academic offerings as well as enhance the program quality in the institutions of higher education that are educating the majority of Hispanic college students and helping large numbers of Hispanic and low-income students complete postsecondary degrees. Eligible applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) that offer a postbaccalaureate certificate or postbaccalaureate degree program and qualify as eligible Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) under section 502 of the HEA. Award ceiling: $575,000. Application deadline: July 20, 2009.
The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) announces the Institute's FY 2010 competitions for grants to support education research and special education research. The Director takes this action under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, title I of Public Law 107-279. The intent of these grants is to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of education from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments),Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses. Award ceiling: $1,200,000. Application deadline: October 01, 2009.
The National Energy Technology Laboratory seeks application from universities, colleges, and college-affiliated research institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions (HBCU/OMI) to provide training opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students that will provide the human capital and skills required for implementing and deploying CCS technologies. Training can be accomplished through fundamental research in the CCS technology area. Fundamental research is needed to advance science in: simulation and risk assessment; monitoring, verification, and accounting; geological related analytical tools; methods to interpret geophysical models; well completion and integrity for long-term CO2 storage; and CO2 capture. Eligible applicants: Eligibility restricted to the 2 following applicant categories: (1) All universities, colleges, and college-affiliated research institutions (2) Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions (HBCU/OMI). Award ceiling: $300,000. Application deadline: Aug 11, 2009.
This American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, National Institute of Standards and Technology grant opportunity to provide competitively awarded grant funds for research science buildings through the construction of new buildings or expansion of existing buildings. For purposes of this program, "research science building" means a building or facility whose purpose is to conduct scientific research, including laboratories, test facilities, measurement facilities, research computing facilities, and observatories. In addition, "expansion of existing buildings" means that space to conduct scientific research is being expanded from what is currently available for the supported research activities. Eligible applicants include: U.S. institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations. Total program funding: $180,000,000. Letter of Intent deadline: June 25, 2009. Application deadline: August 10, 2009.
This American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Golden Field Office seeks to fund consortia between institutions of higher learning and industry that will perform focused research on critical wind energy challenges. The funding will be focused on two complementary areas, but not separate topics: Area 1: Partnerships for Wind Research and Turbine Reliability. Area 2: Wind Energy Research & Development. Eligible applicant includes consortia led by an institution of higher learning. The consortia must include at least one four-year institution of higher learning that has at least one engineering program that is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Award ceiling: $12,000,000. Application deadline: July 29, 2009.
The U.S. Department of Education announces a funding opportunity for The Rehabilitation Continuing Education Programs which will (1) Train newly employed State agency staff at the administrative, supervisory, professional, paraprofessional, or clerical levels; (2) Provide training opportunities for experienced State agency personnel at all levels of State agency practice and (3) Develop and conduct training programs for staff of (a) Private rehabilitation agencies and facilities that cooperate with State VR units in providing VR and other rehabilitation services; (b) Centers for independent living; and (c) Client assistance programs. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $190,000. Application deadline: July 31, 2009.
The Research Associateship awards are open to doctoral level scientists and engineers (U.S and Foreign Nationals) who can apply their special knowledge and talents to research areas that are of interest to them and to the participating host laboratories and centers. Awards are available for Postdoctoral Associates (within 5 years of the doctorate) and Senior Associates (normally 5 years or more beyond the doctorate). Associates conduct research in residence at the participating host laboratory they have chosen. Application deadline: August 1, 2009.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program provides two years of support to postdoctoral scholars at all stages of their careers to build the United States' capacity for research and leadership to address the multiple determinants of population health and contribute to policy change. The program is based on the principle that progress in the field of population health depends upon multidisciplinary collaboration and exchange. The program's goal is to improve health by training scholars to investigate the connections among biological, genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic, and social determinants of health, and to develop, evaluate, and disseminate knowledge and interventions that integrate and act on these determinants to improve health. The program is intended to produce leaders who will change the questions asked, the methods employed to analyze problems, and the range of solutions available to reduce population health disparities and improve the health of all Americans. To be eligible, scholars must have completed doctoral training by the time of entry into the program (August or September 2010) in one of a variety of fields including, but not limited to, the behavioral and social sciences, the biological and natural sciences, health professions, public policy, public health, history, demography, environmental sciences, urban planning, engineering, and ethics. Applicants must have significant research experience, clearly connect their research interests to substantive population health concerns, and be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its territories at the time of application. Up to eighteen scholars will be selected to begin training in August or September 2010 at one of six nationally prominent universities (Columbia University; Harvard University; University of California, San Francisco and Berkeley; University of Michigan; University of Pennsylvania; and University of Wisconsin). Scholars will receive an annual stipend of $89,000 in year one, and $92,000 in year two of the program. Application deadline: October 2, 2009.
The American Architectural Foundation invites nominations for the Richard Riley Award - Schools as Centers of Community: A National Search for Excellence. The award is named in honor of former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley, one of the first champions of schools as centers of community. The prize is awarded to a school that best demonstrates school design that supports the community. The award program is open to all existing elementary and secondary public schools in the United States that serve as centers of community, demonstrate innovative design ideas, and help promote student achievement. The school can be recently constructed, opened, or renovated, and does not have to be new. Nominations can be submitted by teachers, superintendents, students, principals, school business officials, board members, architects, or anyone who cares about a school in their local community. Schools can nominate themselves. A $5,000 prize will be awarded to the winning school. Deadline: July 1, 2009.
The U.S. Department of Education announces a funding opportunity for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) supports innovative grants and cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education. It supports reforms, innovations, and significant improvements of postsecondary education that respond to problems of national significance and serve as national models. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district, governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $150,000. Application deadline: August 03, 2009.
The U.S. Department of Education announces a funding opportunity for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) supports innovative grants and cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education. It supports reforms, innovations, and significant improvements of postsecondary education that respond to problems of national significance and serve as national models. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $150,000. Application deadline: August 03, 2009.
The Staff, Official, and Board Training Initiative provides funds to eligible credit unions to offset the cost of tuition, books and supplies for relevant training courses, workshops, conferences, or seminars. Eligible applicants: Only low-income designated credit unions are eligible. Award ceiling: $3,000. Application deadline: December 31, 2009.
State Farm Companies Foundation is primarily committed to education, helping to raise the level of student achievement in elementary and secondary schools as well as supporting key higher education initiatives. The following types of grants for K-12 public schools will be considered by the foundation: support for academic-achievement initiatives; funding for regional, state, and local organizations that promote and support education-reform initiatives that do not engage in lobbying as their primary activity; funding for public K-12 school programs and curriculum changes that improve student achievement; after-school programs that focus on increasing students' academic achievement in math, science, reading, and English as a second language; teacher excellence programs that improve teacher quality; and school-to-work programs that teach high school or technical school students a specific trade, helping them to get a job once they graduate. The Foundation supports higher education initiatives through Scholarships and its Matching Gift Program. Eligible applicants include: nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, Canadian charitable organizations, and educational institutions. Award ceiling: various. Application deadline: ongoing.
The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Research and Applications (ORA), announces the availability of Federal assistance for an educational institution to provide a summer enrichment program for middle school student in the area Mathematics, Science, Engineering, and Technology (MSET) for minority and economically disadvantaged students. This program responds to a need for these targeted students to receive instruction and activities that will encourage them to pursue careers in (MSET) fields. Eligible applicants: Any institution of higher education in the United States. Award ceiling: N/A. Application deadline: October 19, 2009.
The purposes of the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Grants Program are to: Improve student achievement; improve the quality of new and prospective teachers by improving the preparation of prospective teachers and enhancing professional development activities for new teachers; hold teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education (IHEs) accountable for preparing highly qualified teachers; and recruit highly qualified individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, into the teaching force. More specifically, the TQP Grants Program seeks to improve the quality of new teachers by creating partnerships among IHEs, high-need school districts (local educational agencies (LEAs) their high-need schools, and/or high-need early childhood education (ECE) program. Eligible applicants: An eligible applicant must be an “eligible partnership” as defined in section 200(6) of the HEA. Total program funding: $143,000,000. Application deadline: October 06, 2009.
Teaching Development Fellowships (TDF) support college and university teachers pursuing research aimed specifically at deepening their core knowledge in the humanities to improve their undergraduate teaching. The program has three broad goals: 1) to improve the depth and quality of humanities education in the United States; 2) to strengthen the link between research and teaching in the humanities; and 3) to foster excellence in undergraduate instruction. Eligible applicants: Individuals. Award ceiling: $21,000. Application deadline: October 01, 2009.
Teaching Tolerance offers grants of $500 to $2500 to preK-12 classroom teachers for projects designed to reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations in schools and/or support educator professional development in these areas. Proposals from other community organizations and houses of worship will be considered on the basis of direct student impact. Deadline: Rolling.
The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation created the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's Tylenol National Child Care Teacher Awards to acknowledge the critical role of child care teachers in providing quality early care and education. Child care teachers from all fifty states and the District of Columbia are invited to apply. As part of the application process, each applicant is asked to design an enhancement project for the children in their classroom illustrating the educational, social, and emotional benefits of the project. A committee of early childhood educators and specialists will review the applications. Award recipients will receive $1,000 in total: $500 for the teacher's personal use and $500 to implement the project. The award recipients will also be honored at a special ceremony in early spring and will receive an all-expense-paid trip to the Philadelphia area. The top ten qualifiers become finalists for the Helene Marks Award to become the National Child Care Teacher of the Year. The top scorer receives an additional $1,000 award with this honor. The awards program is open to child care teachers in the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and on U.S. military bases around the world. Applicants must be teachers of infant, toddler, or preschool age children. Applicant teachers may work at for-profit, nonprofit, or religiously affiliated programs. Applicants must be employed full-time in a home, group, or center-based program that is fully compliant with local and state regulations for operating child care programs. Applicants must have worked in their current regulated program for a minimum of thirty-six months by December 4, 2009, and have worked a minimum of thirty-two hours a week for twelve months at the same center. Teachers must be with the same children for ten consecutive months. Application deadline: December 4, 2009.
The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), a part of the University Research Initiative (URI). DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education (hereafter referred to as "universities") to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment. This announcement seeks proposals to purchase instrumentation in support of research areas of interest to the DoD, including areas of research supported by the administering agencies. Eligible applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $1,000,000. Application deadline: September 15, 2009.
The Training and Advisory Services program is authorized under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000c-2000c-2, 2000c-5. The February 23, 2009 House and Senate Conference Report (Conference Report) on H.R. 2241, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, states that within the $9,489,000 provided for Training and Advisory Services in FY 2009, the Congress made $2,500,000 available for one-time competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for technical assistance in preparing, adopting, or modifying, and implementing student assignment plans to avoid racial isolation and resegregation in the Nation's schools, and to facilitate student diversity, within the parameters of current law. Eligible applicants: Local educational agencies (school districts). Award ceiling: $250,000. Application deadline: August 21, 2009.
Tom's of Maine Community Sponsorships offer support to nonprofit organizations throughout the United States working to do good in their communities. The program will provide grants of $20,000 each to five nonprofit organizations in order to enhance their community projects. A review panel will narrow down the applications to 50 finalists, which will then be posted on the Tom's of Maine website so that the public can vote for which five projects should be awarded funding. Eligible applicants: A wide range of community projects are eligible for support, including environmental initiatives, health and human service programs, community events, etc. Award ceiling: $20,000. Application Deadline: August 30, 2009.
The mission of the Toshiba America Foundation is to promote quality science and mathematics education in U.S. K-12 schools. The Program for K-6 Science and Math Education provides grants of up to $1,000 to teachers in public or private schools in order to improve the teacher's science and math teaching units. The Program for 7-12 Science and Math Education provides small grants of up to $5,000 and large grants of over $5,000 to forward-thinking science and mathematics teachers for programs to engage students in positive and challenging learning experiences. Applications for small grants may be submitted throughout the year. The next application deadline for large grant applications is August 3, 2009; small grants, October 1, 2009.
Wachovia's longstanding history of supporting education led the Wachovia Foundation to create the Wachovia Teachers and Teaching Initiative. This program was created in 2004 to provide funding to organizations that enhance teacher recruitment, development, support, and retention, with the goal of increasing student achievement. The program ultimately seeks to increase student achievement in pre-K - 12 public education by building and supporting teachers and the teaching profession in scalable and sustainable ways. Eligible applicants include nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations with core programs for K-12 public education. Awards range from $100,000 to $250,000. Application deadline: open.
The Wallace Foundation's makes grants to organizations that expand learning and enrichment opportunities for all people. They focus exclusively on three major areas: Strengthening educational leadership to improve student achievement; Helping selected cities create high-quality out-of-school learning opportunities for children; and Expanding interest and participation in the arts. Grants are awarded to nonprofit public charitable organizations that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Interested applicants should make initial contact in writing. Unsolicited proposals are rarely funded. The Foundation will invite applicants to apply. Application deadline: open.
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