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Upcoming K–12 Grants
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Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
Award: Two categories: Up to $5,000 and more than $5,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Up to $5,000 awarded on a rolling basis; Feb. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
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Sponsor: Steelcase Education
Award: Estimated $65,000 in "furniture, design, installation, onsite training and pre- and post-occupancy measurement tool for one of four classroom types designed for up to 30 students"
Number of Awards: Up to 15 per year
Application Deadline: Feb. 10
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Sponsor: United States Department of Education
Award: Up to $1.5 million for Priority 3 or $750,000 for Priority 2 applicants
Number of Awards: Eight to 20
Application Deadline: Feb. 13 (optional "intent to apply" letter due Jan. 13)
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Sponsor: United States Department of Education
Award: $12 million to $15 million over a period of three to five years
Number of Awards: 23 to 30
Application Deadline: April 11
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Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
Award: $30,000 maximum ($10,000 over three years)
Number of Awards: Not specified (five awarded last year)
Application Deadline: April 15 (submissions open Jan. 15)
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Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
Award: $30,000 maximum ($10,000 over three years)
Number of Awards: Not specified (two awarded last year)
Application Deadline: April 15 (submissions open Jan. 15)
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Sponsor: Crayola and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
Award: $2,500 plus $1,000 in Crayola gear
Number of Awards: Up to 20 major prizes, plus one Crayola Classpack for every applicant submitting by the early bird deadline
Application Deadline: June 23 (June 5 for early bird prize)
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Ongoing
Award: No more than 10 percent of an organization's annual operating expenses or 25 percent of the total budget for the project being funded; awards have ranged from the hundreds to the millions of dollars.
Number of Awards: Varies
Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health."
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Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)
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Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)
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Chicago
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