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General Youth Literacy Grants
..........................................Deadline: September 24
Grants provide funding up to $3,000 to schools to help with the
implementation or expansion of literacy programs for students who are
below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading.
GoodSearch Keyword:
Dollar General Literacy
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
Mini-Grants
......................................Deadline: September 30
Grants of $250 - $2,500 are awarded to support hands-on environmental
projects in K-12. Ideas for proposals include: Ongoing pen-pal
projects; Multi-cultural portrait projects; Art shows, murals, or quilt
making; Bookmaking; Creation and performance of puppet shows;
Inter-generational journals.
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Ezra Jack
SMARTer Kids Research Grants
...................................................Deadline: October 1
The SMARTer Kids Research program supports action-based research
projects conducted by educators. The SMARTer Kids Foundation will loan
successful applicants a Front Projection SMART Board interactive
whiteboard and floor stand to enable them to conduct their studies. When
all program requirements have been completed, the loaned product will be
donated to the participating school at no charge.
Deadline:
October 1
GoodSearch Keyword:
SMARTer Kids
NEA
Foundation Learning & Leadership Grants
..........................Deadline: October 15
Grants of $2,000 for individuals fund participation in
high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer
institutes or action research. Grants of $5,000 for groups fund
collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study,
or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment.
Deadline:
October 15
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NEA Learning Grants
NEA
Foundation Student Achievement Grants
............................Deadline: October 15
Grants of $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students in any
subject area(s). The proposed work should engage students in critical
thinking and problem solving that deepen their knowledge of
standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve
students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical
reflection.
GoodSearch Keyword:
NEA Achievement Grants
Guitar
Center Music Foundation
..................................................Deadline: none
The Guitar Center Music Foundation awards $500 - $5,000 to fund
established, ongoing and sustainable music programs that provide music
instruction for people of any age who would not otherwise have the
opportunity to make music.
GoodSearch Keyword:
Guitar Grants
Mix It Up Grants
...........................................................................Deadline:
none
The Southern Poverty Law Center provides these $500 grants to fund
small-scale, youth-directed activist projects that focus on identifying,
crossing and challenging social boundaries in schools and communities.
Deadline:
None
GoodSearch Keyword:
Mix It Up
Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation
..........................Deadline: none
This foundation’s primary focus areas are community improvement projects
and public education. Grants range from $5,000 - $25,000 and may be use
for: Construction and Trades related education initiatives; Clean-up,
landscaping and painting projects; Playground enhancements; and Minor
repair/renovation of public school buildings.
Deadline:
None
GoodSearch Keyword:
Lowe’s Community Grants
Teaching Tolerance
.....................................................................Deadline: none
Teaching
Tolerance offers grants of $500 to $2,500 to pre-K-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.
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