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Grant Spotlight
E-reading publishing company Rebind has announced a new "Classics in the Classroom" grant program for United States high school and college educators, providing free access to the company's AI-powered reading platform for the Fall 2025 term. MoreThe Department of Education has moved to close the door on COVID relief funding for schools, declaring that "extending deadlines for COVID-related grants, which are in fact taxpayer funds, years after the COVID pandemic ended is not consistent with the Department’s priorities and thus not a worthwhile exercise of its discretion." More
Grant & Funding News
The U.S. Department of Education has announced cuts of nearly half of its staff, numbering more than 1,300 workers, according to AP reporting. While official details on the cuts are not available, early commentary on LinkedIn has revealed drastic cuts in the areas of educational technology and data. MoreThis Spring, Discovery Education is collaborating with partners such as Warner Bros., DC Comics, National Science Foundation, NBA, and more to present a series of free virtual field trips for K-12 students. MoreEd tech company Foundations in Learning, creator of the WordFlight literacy assessment and intervention for students in grades 3-8, has kicked off a new movement aimed at improving reading literacy. MoreK12TechPro, a community for technology professionals in education, has introduced the K12TechPro Cybersecurity Hub, a collection of resources designed to bolster cybersecurity in K-12 education. MoreGoogle has launched Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, a new artificial intelligence model designed to reason through problems before delivering answers, a shift that marks a major leap in AI capability, according to the company. MoreRecent announcements from Google and Microsoft highlight a slough of new AI capabilities for their search tools. More
New & Upcoming K–12 Grants
Sponsor: Edthena
Award: 2025-2026 school-wide subscription to AI Coach by Edthena, $100 Visa gift card
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: April 18, 2025
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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
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Sponsor: Rebind
Award: Access to Rebind e-reading platform for Fall 2025 term
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
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Sponsors: 3M and Discovery Education
Award: $25,000 grand prize
Number of Awards: 10 finalists; 1 grand prize winner
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
Ongoing K–12 Grants
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Sponsor: Awesome Foundation
Award: $1,000
Number of Awards: Varies
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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Sponsor: Association of American Educators Foundation
Award: $500
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: March 1 and October 1 of each year
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Sponsor: Association of American Educators Foundation
Award: $500
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: March 1 and October 1 of each year
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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
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Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)
Webinars on Demand
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Sponsor: Ooma
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Sponsor: Spectrum Enterprise a part of Charter Communications
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Sponsors: Broadcom and Carahsoft
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Professional Resources
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Each year, U.S. educators spend more than $1.5 billion out of pocket on technology, supplies and gear for their classroooms. K-12 Grant Alert helps connect educators with the resources they need to get the educational tools for their classrooms, from large-scale state and federal programs to corporate grants, competitions and sweepstakes specifically for K-12 schools. K-12 Grant Alert is published monthly.
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