K12 Grant Alert
Funding, Competitions and Award Opportunities for Educators 2/12/2018

School Grant Spotlight


  • Grant Alert: $30,000 in Classroom Tech Upgrades, Deadline March 23

      $30,000 in Classroom Tech Upgrades, Deadline March 23

    A K–12 grant program is offering 10 grants of more than $3,000 each to educators to bring new technologies to their classrooms.

    The Classroom Improvement Technology Grant from Turning Technologies, now in its second year, will award 10 educators the following equipment and software:

    • Mobi View, a handheld, mobile interactive whiteboard with LCD display;
    • 32-seat QT2 classroom clicker set with offline receiver;
    • 10-year TurningPoint subscription;
    • ExamView Assessment Suite & Learning Series; and
    • ExamView Premium, which lets students use their mobile devices to answer questions.



    The grant is open to K–12 educators from non-profit schools in the United States. The deadline for submissions is March 23 at 4 p.m. Eastern. Complete entry details can be found at turningtechnologies.com.

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District Grant Alert


  • Grants & Upcoming Events (Week of Feb. 12, 2018)

    Upcoming Grants

    • Networks for School Improvement

      Sponsor: Gates Foundation
      Award: Two categories: $500,000 to $4 million
      Number of Awards: Three to five "type 1" grants ($1 million to $4 million per year for up to three years); 10 to 15 "type 2" grants (up to $500,000 total for one to two years)
      Application Deadline: Feb. 21
    • Innovative Practices in K–12 Education

      Sponsor: Braitmayer Foundation
      Award: Two categories: Up to $35,000
      Number of Awards: Not specified
      Application Deadline: March 15
    • Classroom Improvement Technology Grant

      Sponsor: Turning Technologies
      Award: $3,000 per grant
      Number of Awards: 10
      Application Deadline: March 23
    • America's Farmers Grow Rural Education

      Sponsor: Monsanto
      Award: Up to $25,000
      Number of Awards: Varies ($2.3 million available)
      Application Deadline: Nominations due April 2; grant proposals due April 15
    • ACS-Hach High School Chemistry Classroom Grant

      Sponsor: American Chemical Society
      Award: Up to $1,500
      Number of Awards: Not specified
      Application Deadline: April 14 (grant opens Feb. 1)
    • 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)
    • Young Scientist Challenge

      Sponsor: Discovery Education and 3M
      Award: $25,000 grand prize; other prizes vary
      Number of Awards: 71 (61 for students, 10 for educators)
      Application Deadline: April 19
    • Siemens STEM Day

      Sponsor: Discovery Education and Siemens
      Award: $10,000
      Number of Awards: 1
      Application Deadline: April 27
    • American Honda Foundation STEM Grants

      Sponsor: American Honda Foundation
      Award: $20,000 to $75,000
      Number of Awards: Not specified
      Application Deadline: May 1 for returning organizations; Aug. 1 for new organizations
    • ESA Foundation STEM Grant

      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)
    • NEA Foundation Learning & Leadership Grants

      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
    • NEA Foundation Student Achievement Grants

      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
    • 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
    • SparkFun Community Partner Program

      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
    • 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)

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