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Avantis Education, the creator of ClassVR, has introduced two new immersive learning libraries for its Eduverse+ platform: EscapeRooms, a math suite for K-8 students, and LingoLab, a Spanish and English language learning suite for students in grades 6-12. More
The artificial intelligence industry is expected to generate an extraordinary $2.67 trillion in worldwide spending this year, according to a new forecast from Gartner. MoreAI is changing which human capabilities matter most at work, yet employees are reporting that some of those same capabilities are being eroded, according to a new study from IBM. More
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New & Upcoming K–12 Grants
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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
Ongoing K–12 Grants
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Sponsor: Rural Technology Fund
Award: $500–$2,500
Number of Awards: Varies, every 30-60 days
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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Sponsor: Pitsco Education
Award: $350 voucher for educators and $150 voucher for student teams, applicable to Pitsco products
Number of Awards: 1 educator and 1 student team per month
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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Sponsor: Awesome Foundation
Award: $1,000
Number of Awards: Varies
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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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)
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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: 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
Upcoming Award Opportunities
Upcoming Webinars
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Education IT teams are navigating an increasingly complex mix of systems, cloud services, applications, endpoints and third-party providers — often with limited staff and resources. The panel will share practical guidance for streamlining IT management, strengthening security, and building the operational resilience schools need to pursue strategic innovation — and better serve their institutional mission.
Date: Sept. 22, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Sponsor: Kaseya
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This session walks through the attacks schools are actually seeing, using real examples of business email compromise, account takeover, and payroll fraud. Abnormal AI will break down how each attack works in plain terms, why traditional defenses miss it, and what education leaders can do about it right now.
Date: Oct. 21, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Sponsor: Abnormal AI
Webinars on Demand
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Sponsor: Linewize
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Sponsor: Ooma
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Sponsor: Meter
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Sponsor: MGT
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Sponsor: Spectrum Enterprise a part of Charter Communications
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Sponsors: Broadcom and Carahsoft
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