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New & Upcoming K–12 Grants

• KI Classroom Furniture Giveaway

  Sponsor: KI
  Award: $50,000 classroom redesign
  Number of Awards: 4
  Application Deadline: Oct. 17, 2025

• MakerBot Grants

  Sponsor: UltiMaker
  Award: $4,000 worth of 3D printing materials, including one MakerBot Sketch Sprint 3D printer, 20 spools of PLA filament, one copy of the MakerBot Educators Guidebook, Classroom Certification, and a three-year UltiMakerCare service plan
  Number of Awards: Minimum of 10 through the end of 2025
  Application Deadline: Ongoing

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Ongoing K–12 Grants

• Awesome Foundation Grants

  Sponsor: Awesome Foundation
  Award: $1,000 
  Number of Awards: Varies
  Application Deadline: Ongoing

• Association of American Educators Foundation Classroom Grant

  Sponsor: Association of American Educators Foundation
  Award: $500
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: March 1 and October 1 of each year

• Association of American Educators Foundation Teacher Scholarship

  Sponsor: Association of American Educators Foundation
  Award: $500
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: March 1 and October 1 of each year

• Toshiba STEM Project-Based Learning Grants for Teachers Grades 6–12

  Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
  Award: Two categories: Up to $5,000 and Over $5,000 
  Number of Awards: Varies
  Application Deadline: For grants up to $5,000, deadline is March 1 of each year, and every three months thereafter; for grants over $5,000, deadline is May 1 and Nov. 1 of each year

• Project Cybersafe Schools

  Sponsor: Cloudflare
  Award: Free Zero Trust security program for K–12 schools with up to 2,500 students
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: Ongoing

• Inventionland Grants for K–12 Schools

  Sponsor: Inventionland Education
  Award: Funds for Innovation Labs, professional development, and Innovation curriculum (varies by request)
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: Ongoing (rolling)

• Edthena Innovation Fund

  Sponsor: Edthena
  Award: Varies based on district size; matching grant
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: Ongoing (monthly reviews on the 30th of each month)

• Connect For Success Grants

  Sponsor: Mobile Beacon
  Award: Up to 25 laptops with one year of free 4G LTE high-speed internet each
  Number of Awards: Varies
  Application Deadline: Accepted year-round; awards granted on rolling basis

• Sony Grants for Education

  Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)

• Voya Unsung Heroes

  Sponsor: Voya Financial
  Award: $2,000 for each finalist plus $25,000 for one first place winner, $10,000 for one second place winner, and $5,000 for one third place winner 
  Number of Awards: 50
  Application Deadline: April 19 of each year

Upcoming Award Opportunities

• THE Journal Product of the Year Awards

  Deadline: Oct. 17, 2025

Webinars on Demand

• IT Without the Overhead: Simplifying Network Operations in K–12 Environments

  Sponsor: Meter

• How School Districts Can Take the First Step with a Managed Services Provider

  Sponsor: MGT

• The Power of Data to Positively Impact Attendance

  Sponsor: PowerSchool

• Democratize Your District’s Data: Empower Educators and Drive Student Success with K-12 Advanced Analytics

  Sponsor: Mindex

• Top Risks of Waiting to Replace POTS Lines

  Sponsor: Ooma

• What Lies Ahead for E-Rate: Unlock Innovation with Remaining Category 2 Funds

  Sponsor: Spectrum Enterprise a part of Charter Communications

• Navigating Modern Data Protection and Privacy in Education

  Sponsors: Broadcom and Carahsoft