¤ Funding Opportunities
Ongoing Deadline:QWEST
- Grant cycle is on-going
- $500 and up
- The Foundation will consider programs that:
- Effectively use technology to improve preK-12 public school instruction
- Promote innovative models to strengthen preK-12 public school education
- Improve the skills and leadership of educators and parents
- Promote innovative early childhood education programs
- web-site link
Toshiba
- Grant cycle is ongoing (for K-6 next one due October 1st)
- Funds project based learning in Math and Science
- Grants of up to $5000 for grades 7-12, $1000 for k-6
- Some larger grants are also available for special projects
- web-site link
Smart Board and 'SMART' products Grant Links Webpage
- Provides information and links to a variety of national, regional, and worldwide grants
- web-site link
- Deadlines are March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31
- $250–$2500
- Projects which involve K-12 youth in Environmental Issues
- web-site link
September/October Deadlines:
Lowes Outdoor Classroom Grant Program
- Due: October 16, February 12, 2010
- $2,000 to $5,000 depending on project
- Hands-on, outdoor, non-traditional educational activity creation
- web-site link
Simplot Education Council Grant
- Due Sept 30th
- Easy application
- Up to $750
- D25 Teachers only (may also fund others...)
- web-site link
- October 15th
- $100–$500 to plant and maintain native gardens for learning
- Funds must be used to purchase native plants and seed
- web-site link
December Deadline:
MJ Murdock Charitable Trust "Partners in Science Program"
- December 1st
- $15,000 over two years
- Provides teachers with the opportunity to perform cutting-edge scientific research.
- Foster long-term scholarly collaberations among students, educators, and universities.
- web-site link
January Deadline:
Toyota Tapestry Grant
- Deadline: January 18, 2010
- $2500 or $10,000
- Areas: Environmental Science; Physical Science or Literacy and Science Education
- web-site link
February Deadline:
Lowes Outdoor Classroom Grant Program
- Due: October 16, February 12, 2010
- $2,000 to $5,000 depending on project
- Hands-on, outdoor, non-traditional educational activity creation
- web-site link
misc:
Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation
- not updated for 2009/2010...
- Up to $1000
- K–12 Hands-on environmental projects
- Very interested in student designed projects that address a local or global problem and integrate classroom and field based learning