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                The students and teachers will receive 7-inch, 8 GB tablets with headphones and a free bundle of more than 150 recommended audiobook titles chosen by Newark educators and Audible employees. MoreAn education game maker expects to release a deluge of new education games for grades 3-5 this winter. MorezSpace, a provider of augmented reality tools for education, has partnered with Mimbus to offer vocational and technical students a new way to practice welding techniques. MoreOf an estimated 32 million children around the world who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind, four in five lack access to education, and just 2 percent get instruction in sign language. Because early exposure to sign language builds a stronger language foundation, those without it are affected in education, employment and social interaction. More 
               
               
              
              
              
               
              
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 Upcoming K–12 Grants
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      Sponsor: Krystal Foundation
 
      Award: Not specified 
      Number of Awards: Not specified (an average of $22,000 was awarded in the last two grant cycles) 
    Application Deadline: Dec. 31 
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      Sponsor: National Education Association Foundation
 
      Award: $2,000 or $5,000 
      Number of Awards: Not specified 
    Application Deadline: Feb. 1, June 1 and Oct. 15 of each year 
    
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      Sponsor: National Education Association Foundation
 
      Award: $2,000 or $5,000 
      Number of Awards: Not specified 
    Application Deadline: Feb. 1, June 1 and Oct. 15 of each year 
    
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      Sponsor: American Honda Foundation
 
      Award: $20,000 to $75,000 
      Number of Awards: Not specified 
    Application Deadline: Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 for new organizations; May 1 for returning organizations 
    
    
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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:  Braitmayer Foundation
 
      Award: Two categories: Up to $35,000 
      Number of Awards: Not specified 
    Application Deadline: March 15 (grant opens April 1) 
    
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      Sponsor:   American Chemical Society
 
      Award: Up to $1,500 
      Number of Awards: Not specified 
    Application Deadline: April 14 (grant opens Feb. 1) 
    
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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: Entertainment Software Association Foundation
 
      Award: Not specified, but suggested upper limit for first-time applicants is $50,000 
      Number of Awards: Not specified 
    Application Deadline: Letters of inquiry due May 15 (submission period opens April 14) 
  
  
  
  
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    Sponsor: SparkFun
 
    Award: STEM/STEAM-related prize packages, event and team sponsorships and other types of support 
    Number of Awards: Varies 
    Application Deadline: Ongoing: third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month 
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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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