Not For Granted

Grants and Contest Opportunities

February Issue

 

Date Due

Grant Name

Grade/Subject Areas

$Amount

Short Description

Contact for details or application

2/15/04

National KIND Teacher Award

All K-6 teachers

An award plaque and one year’s subscription for KIND Newsletter for entire school.

Recognition of a K-6 teacher who incorporates humane and environmental education into the curriculum.

http://www.nahee.org/awards/national_kind_teacher_award.asp

 

2/21/04

Igniting Creative Energy Challenge

K-12 students and supervising teachers

4 winners will receive a hosted trip to Hawaii for themselves and a guest

Challenges students and teachers to brainstorm innovative ways to make a difference in energy consumption and to have a way to implement their plan

http://www.ignitingcreativeenergy.org/

 

3/01/04

Hewlett Packard

Technology Teaching Grants

K-12 Public Schools

Each winning school will receive 5 HP Tablet PCs and projectors

Awards equipment to projects which use innovative and effective use of technology to improve teaching and learning.

http://grants.hp.com/us/programs/tech_teaching/index.html

 

3/01/04 to 5/3104

Target Giving Grant

Schools

$1,000 -$3,000

Focus on arts, education, and family violence protections

http://target.com/common/page.jhtml?content=target_cg_local_giving

 

4/01/04

History Channel Essay Contest

Students in grades 6-12

$1,000-1st place

$500-2nd place

$340-3rd place

Students submit an essay that relates to the theme, Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History,” and should follow the rules which can be found on the website.

http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/brownvboard.htm

 

5/1/04

Honda

Academic Institution

$10,000-$100,00

Focus is on  youth and scientific education

http://www.hondacorporate.com/community/?subsection=foundation

 

6/1/04

American Water Association

K-12 Science Teachers

Up to $350

Funds projects which educate students about water resources and water conservation

Email Ben Stofcheck for details and the application process:

stofcheckb@citrus.k12.fl.us

 

Ongoing

Coca-Cola

K-12

Varies

Focus:

Classroom Teaching

Global Education

Higher Education

http://www2.coca-cola.com/citizenship/foundation_coke.html

 

Ongoing

The Wireless Foundation Class Link

K-12

Free wireless phones and minutes for schools

Class Link donates wireless phone and airtime in order to accelerate learning.

http://www.wirelessfoundation.org/ClassLink/

 

Ongoing

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation

Schools, after school music programs, youth orchestras

Musical instruments and repairs

This program was created to ensure the future of music through the donation of new and refurbished instruments

http://www.mhopus.org/

 

Ongoing

National School Fitness Foundation

School districts

Fully equipped state of the art fitness center

Encouraging America’s youth to get fit.

http://www.nsff.net/

 

Ongoing

Tolerance Mini Grants

Student directed projects in public or private schools

$250

Mini grants that enable youth to undertake an activist project.

http://www.tolerance.org/teens/grants.jsp

 

Ongoing

The McKenzie Foundation

All ages

Up to $5,000

Focusing funding on:

Early Childhood

Education

Environment

Arts and Culture

http://www.mckenziefoundation.us/guidelines.php

 

16 grants with different

National Science Teachers Association

Science

Varies

16 different grants for science on this website.

Deadlines differ for each

http://www.nsta.org/awardscomp

 

Ongoing

Captain Planet Foundation

Environmental Ed. Students ages 6-18

$250-$2,500

Provides grants for projects promoting the understanding of environmental issues

www.captainplanetfdn.org

 

Ongoing

Kids Can Save

 

 

 

 

Elementary school age to Preteen-Math, Life Skills

$500-$2500

 

 

 

Funds programs to educate and implement activities for saving and investing.

Phone: 954-832-9894

 

Website: www.kidscansavefoundation.com

Ongoing

 

 

American Radio League

Radio amateurs under the age of 18

Up to $1,000

Funds may be used to secure equipment, training or service projects.

 

www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/instructor/instructor/grants.html#start

 

Ongoing

 AT&T Corporate Giving Program

All

Varies

Grants are made in the areas of public safety, community education, life long learning and family communication

http://www.attws.com/our_company/cares/giving_guidelines.jhtml

 

Ongoing

Whitney Houston Foundation

Infancy through age 18

Varies

Supports efforts to promote a positive self-image in children.

http://www.whfoundation.com/grant.html

 

Ongoing

For All Kids Foundation

All

Up to $15,000

Supports after school care, summer programs, literacy tutoring, and mentoring programs.

http://www.4allkids.com/html/guidelines.cfm

Ongoing

Toshiba

 

7-12 Science and Math

$5,000

Projects to improve science ed. for students.

Phone 212-588-0820

Website: www.Toshiba.com/taf/apply.html

Ongoing

Teaching Tolerance

K-12

Up to $2,000

To support tolerance related curriculum and mediation.

http://www.tolerance.org/teach/expand/gra

Ongoing

 

 

Tiger Woods Foundation

School Readiness, School to Work, Parent Involvement

 

Minimum Grant is $10,000

Education Grants for parental involvement, child developments

Phone: 714-816-1806

Website:

 www.twfound.org, Go to charity then grant

Ongoing

Charles Lafitte Foundation

 

 

 

 

K-12

Varying amounts

Supports innovative programs for students with learning disabilities and for computer based learning.

 

www.charleslafitte.org

 

Ongoing

Hasbro’s Children’s Foundation

Children under the age of 13

$500-$35,000

To support the development and expansion of programs for disadvantaged children, their families and community.

http://www.hasbro.org/default.asp?x=hcf/hcf

 

 

Ongoing

School grants

All areas

Pre K-12

Varying amounts

Collection of all different types of grants. Website is updated regularly.

http://www.schoolgrants.org/welcome.htm

 

 

Ongoing

Grants Alert

All Areas

Varying Amounts

Click on Education at the top of this website. You will then have choices of funding sources for: Reading, Writing, Math, At Risk, Safe Schools, Science, Engineering, Health, Technology, Adult Ed, and Literacy.

http://www.grantsalert.com/education.cfm?m=1