Funding+Sources

RESOURCES FOR FINDING FUNDING

AASL Awards and Grants

America's Promise Alliance Founded in 1997 with General Colin Powell as Chairman and chaired today by Alma Powell, America’s Promise Alliance is a cross-sector partnership of 400+ corporations, nonprofits, faith-based organizations and advocacy groups that are passionate about improving lives and changing outcomes for children. They have made a top priority of ensuring that all young people graduate from high school ready for college, work and life. Their work involves raising awareness, encouraging action and engaging in advocacy to provide children the key supports they call the Five Promises: Caring adults, Safe Places, A Healthy Start, An Effective Education and Opportunities to Help Others.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation They support efforts to supply and sustain free public access to computers and the Internet through local public libraries.

Brooklyn Community Foundation The Education and Youth Achievement Fund promotes access to quality education and academic success for all children and adults. It also supports programs that help young people make smart life choices and nurture their social and emotional well-being.

The Community Grant Program The Community Grant Program proceeds from the premise that those involved on the front lines of the educational system, “below” the top management level, often have unique insight into small but significant needs or innovations that are often overlooked and which, with foresight and focus, could be addressed in the near future to make a positive difference to the community served.

The Comcast Foundation

Federal Grants Wire Directory The Federal Grants Wire Directory is a unique way to help you search for federal grants, government grants and loans. It combines the top-levels of the subject area, applicant and agency searches into one convenient list. Simply click the letter of the type of federal grants you're interested in to begin.

First Book First Book is a nonprofit organization that annually provides millions of books to schools and programs serving children from low-income families. Register today to connect your program or school to First Book's resources.

Foundation Center Established in 1956 and today supported by close to 550 foundations, the Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide.

Funding Opportunities (Click on the Link Titled Funding Opportunities)

FundsNet Fundsnet Online Services, one the most comprehensive Fundraising & Grantwriting information sites of its kind on the Internet today, is a privately owned Web site created in 1996 for the purpose of providing Nonprofit Organizations, Colleges and Universities with information on financial resources available on the Internet.

Grants.gov Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal grants.

The Joukowsky Family Foundation The Joukowsky Family Foundation is a private charitable foundation based in New York City. The Joukowsky Family Foundation's primary focus of giving is on education. The Foundation also supports a wide range of cultural, social, archaeological, and historical activities.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries Through The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries schools receive grants of up to $6,000 to expand, update and diversify their library book collections.

Library Grants Blog

[|The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation offers Academic Enrichment Grants] The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation offers Academic Enrichment Grants designed to develop in-class and extra-curricular programs that improve student learning. The Foundation considers proposals that foster understanding, deepen students’ knowledge, and provide opportunities to expand awareness of the world around them. The Academic Enrichment Grants provide funding for programs that nurture the intellectual, artistic and creative abilities of children from low-income households. The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation awards grants to individuals in amounts up to $10,000 per year for a maximum of three years, provided the eligibility requirements continue to be met.

The NEA Foundation The NEA Foundation supports new ideas and practices to strengthen teaching and learning. Theirgoal is to fund and share successful strategies to educate and prepare children for bright and rewarding futures.

SchoolGrants SchoolGrants was created in 1999 as a way to share grant information with PK-12 educators.

Technology Grant News (See the Special GRANT INDEXes for more opportunities). Top Giving Foundations: New York

US Dept. of Education

Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards As district funds are reallocated to other programs, many educators are forced to look to alternative sources of funding for technology in their classrooms. Technology in your classroom doesn't have to be out of reach. There's plenty of grant money out there for the asking - the hardest part is finding it. Once you've located a source that matches your needs, it's simply a matter of writing a grant proposal and following through with the process. This guide will help you write a successful grant proposal and provide you with links to available funding sources.

The Wish You Well Foundation Supporting family literacy in the United States by fostering and promoting the development and expansion of new and existing literacy and educational programs.

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