K12 Grant Alert
Funding, Competitions and Award Opportunities for Educators 1/9/2017
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School Grant Spotlight


  • Spotlight: NAESP/Crayola Champion Creatively Alive Children Grant Program

    The National Association of Elementary School Principals has partnered with Crayola for this year's Champion Creatively Alive Children grant program, which will award prizes to every applicant who meets the early bird deadline, plus cash and product prizes totaling $3,500 to up to 20 applicants.

     

    The grant program is designed "for innovative, creative leadership team building within elementary/middle schools" with an aim toward enriching "the creative capabilities and confidence within the school community."

     

    Up to 20 cash and product prizes will be awarded to teams whose proposals best "identify and deliver innovative programs that inspire educators to increase art-infused education." The prizes include $2,500 in cash to fund professional development plus a large assortment of Crayola products valued at $1,000 to $1,500 (pictured below).

    NAESP/Crayola Champion Creatively Alive Children Grant Program 

    In addition, every applicant who meets the early bird deadline (June 5) will receive a Crayola ClassPack, which includes a fairly extensive assortment of Crayola products sampled from the prize pictured above. (Contents will vary.)

     

    The grant program is open now through June 23 to schools in the United States or Canada whose principals are members of NAESP and intend to renew their membership for the 2017–2018 school year. The early bird deadline for the Crayola ClassPacks is June 5. Winners will be selected in October, with prizes arriving by November.

     

    Complete details can be found at crayola.com.

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District Grant Alert


  • Deadline Looms for 'Intent to Apply' Letters for Millions in Federal Grants

    The deadline for two major federal grants is upon us. The "intent to apply" letter for the $15 million Magnet Schools Assistance Program Competition grant program is today, Jan. 9. (The letter is optional but recommended.) The final deadline for the full application is April 11. Up to 30 awards of up to $15 million apiece are expected to be granted.

     

    In just four days (Jan. 13), the "intent to apply" letter for the federal Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities grant program will be due. All districts that have at least on school eligible for School Improvement Grants are eligible to apply for Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities. Up to 20 grants of up to $1.5 million apiece will be awarded. The "intent to apply" letter is optional but recommended. The deadline for applications is Feb. 13.

    More details on both federal grants can be found at thejournal.com.

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    More Upcoming K–12 Grants

    • TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades 6–12

      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

    • Steelcase Active Learning Center Grant

      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

    • Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities

      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)

    • Magnet Schools Assistance Program Competition

      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

    • Academic Enrichment Grants

      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)

    • Teacher Development Grants

      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)

    • Champion Creatively Alive Children Grant Program

      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)

    • Adopt a Classroom

      Deadline: Ongoing

    • Brinker International Grants

      Deadline: Ongoing

    • Brown Rudnick Community Grants

      Deadline: Ongoing

    • Corning Foundation Grants

      Deadline: Ongoing

    • DonorsChoose.org

      Deadline: Ongoing

    • Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grants


      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."

    • Naiku Innovative Teacher Grant

      Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)

    • Sony Grants for Education

      Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)

    More at thejournal.com


Professional Resources

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