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Grants
This column
is intended to help schools in a time of shrinking budgets
Hewlett Packard
Grants to K-12 schools and school districts to improve technology,
math and science education; increase girls’ and minorities’ interest
in technology, math, and science; and provide social services
that help youths learn. Grants average $10,000. Deadlines: 5/1,
8/1, and 11/1. For more information email: philanthropy_ed@hp.com.
Dell Computer’s TechKnow
Program
Technology grants for urban school districts for at-risk middle
school-aged students. Dell TechKnow gives students critical 21st
Century technology skills, builds self-confidence, encourages
children to stay in school and gives them the opportunity bring
technology into their homes. For more information contact Dell_Techknow@dell.com
National Academy of
Sciences
Lists of K-12 funding opportunities for science related programs.
For more details go to www.nas.edu/rise
The Barbara Bush Foundation
for Family Literacy
The Family Literacy program funds grants to develop and expand
family literacy efforts nationwide. A total of approximately $650,000
is awarded each year; no grant exceeds $65,000. Family Literacy
programs funded through the Foundation’s National Grant Program
must include all of the following components: reading instruction
for parents or primary care-givers (pre-GED/GED/ESL etc.) literacy
or pre-literacy instruction for children intergenerational activities
where the parents/primary caregivers and children come together
to learn and to read. Email your request to sooc@erols.com. Please
make sure to include your organization’s full name and mailing
address or call Patty Limjap at (202) 955-6183.
The NEA Foundation
Innovation Grants and Learning and Leadership Grants are always
available, offered on an ongoing, year-round basis. Over 300 grants
of $1,000 to $3,000 are awarded each year to fund your ideas.
Applications may be submitted at any time. All applications
are peer reviewed, and notification of grants awarded is sent
within seven months of submission. Grants fund activities for
12 months from date of the award. Visit www.nfie.org/program/howtoapply.htm
or call 202.822.7840.
NEA Fine Arts Grant
Program
The NEA Foundation for the Improvement
of Education (NFIE) now offers NEA Fine Arts grants to public
elementary school art specialists through their local NEA affiliates.
These grants allow fine arts educators to create and implement
programs that promote learning among students at risk of school
failure. For more information on eligibility and guidelines, visit
www.nfie.org/programs/finearts.htm.
The NEA Foundation
Arts@Work Grant Program
The Arts@Work grants encourage
public secondary school arts specialists to collaborate with technology
savvy educators and the business community to develop examples
of technology-integrated arts curricula that meet high standards
for student achievement. This program is supported in part by
a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information,
visit www.nfie.org/programs/artsatwork.htm.
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