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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; Nov. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
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Award: Classroom STEAM kits
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Application Deadline: Nov. 6
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Award: STEM/STEAM-releated prize packages, event and team sponsorships and other types of support
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Application Deadline: Ongoin: third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month
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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.
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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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