Liberty Mutual: Responsible Sports Community Grants
Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Community Grants fund youth sports organizations in the United States. League administrators must register their organization at the Responsible Sports Web site. Then coaches, parents, administrators, and youth sports supporters can participate in the Responsible Sports Parenting and/or Responsible Coaching coursework. Participants who pass the ten-question Responsible Sport Parenting quiz or Responsible Coaching quiz can credit the successfully passed quiz to their favorite youth sports league.
Maximum Award: $2,500.
Eligibility:registered nonprofit youth sport organizations recognized by the governing bodies of their sport(s) that serve the community at large and are open to the general public.
Deadline: November 30, 2009.
https://www.responsiblesports.com/community_grants/default.aspx
College Board: Bob Costas Grants support exceptional teachers who through their innovative teaching methods motivate their students to write. Winning teachers are awarded grants to enhance successful projects currently under way. Projects can be carried out in school (public or nonpublic), through an after-school writing workshop, or during a summer program.
Maximum Award: $2,000.
Eligibility: Teachers from all academic disciplines grades 6-12.
Deadline: November 20, 2006.
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/k-12/awards/costas
Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Community Grants fund youth sports organizations in the United States. League administrators must register their organization at the Responsible Sports Web site. Then coaches, parents, administrators, and youth sports supporters can participate in the Responsible Sports Parenting and/or Responsible Coaching coursework. Participants who pass the ten-question Responsible Sport Parenting quiz or Responsible Coaching quiz can credit the successfully passed quiz to their favorite youth sports league.
Maximum award: $2,500.
Eligibility: registered nonprofit youth sport organizations recognized by the governing bodies of their sport(s) that serve the community at large and are open to the general public.
Deadline: November 30, 2009.
https://www.responsiblesports.com/community_grants/default.aspx
Under the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) the U.S. Department of State and IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) announce a competition for middle and high school teachers from the United States to participate in a two-week professional exchange program.
Award: The program is fully funded and provides: visa support, round-trip domestic airfare, lodging and meals to attend the TEA U.S. Conference, round-trip airfare from the U.S. to the assigned country, emergency medical evacuation plan, and lodging and a daily stipend in the host country.
Eligibility: Secondary-level (middle or high school) teaching professionals with five or more years of classroom experience;teachers who spend 75% of their work week in a direct classroom instruction role in one of the following disciplines: English as a Second Language, English Language or Literature, social studies, math, or science; U.S. citizens; and teachers able to travel in spring or summer 2011 to one of the aforementioned countries.
Deadline: October 30, 2009 for travel in spring or summer of 2011. Selection will be made before January, 2010 and grantees will be expected to meet with their TEA International counterparts at a conference in the US in February or September, 2010.
http://www.irex.org/programs/tea/tea_us.asp
U.S. Soccer Federation Grants fund programs that develop players, referees, and coaches through training, field enhancements, or the foundation's All Conditions Fields Program, with special emphasis on the economically disadvantaged in urban areas.
Maximum award: varies.
Eligibility: Anyone with a soccer-specific program or project that benefits a nonprofit purpose and meets the established focus for the 2010 grant cycle.
Deadline: October 30, 2009.
Visit their website for more information.
The American School Board Journal's 16th annual Magna Awards honor outstanding programs developed or supported by school boards that showcase school district leadership, creativity, and commitment to student achievement.
Maximum award: $4,000.
Eligibility: local school boards.
Deadline: October 31, 2009.
http://www.asbj.com/MainMenuCategory/Supplements/MagnaAwards/WhatisMagna.aspx
The CVS Caremark Community Grants program awards funds to nonprofit organizations for programs targeting children with disabilities; programs focusing on health and rehabilitation services; and public schools promoting a greater level of inclusion in student activities and extracurricular programs, and initiatives that give greater access to physical movement and play. Additionally, some contributions are made to organizations that provide uninsured individuals with needed care, in particular programs where the care received is of higher quality and delivered by providers who participate in accountable community health care programs.
Maximum award: $5,000.
Eligibility: public schools with programs for children under age 18 with disabilities.
Deadline: October 31, 2009.
http://www.cvscaremark.com/community/our-impact/community-grants
The American Honda Foundation makes grants to K-12 schools, colleges, universities, trade schools, and other youth-focused nonprofit organizations for programs that benefit youth and scientific education.
Eligibility: Schools and youth-focused nonprofit organizations.
Deadline: Four times per year: Nov. 1, Feb. 1, May 1, and Aug. 1.
http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honor young people in grades 5 through 12 who have demonstrated exemplary voluntary service to their communities.
Maximum award: $5,000 for honoree; $5,000 grant from the Prudential Foundation to a nonprofit, charitable organization of their choice.
Eligibility: students grades 5-12 who have conducted a volunteer service activity within the past year.
Deadline: November 2, 2009.
http://spirit.prudential.com/view/page
The National Schools of Character Awards identify exemplary schools and districts to serve as models for others, and helps schools and districts improve their efforts in effective character education.
Maximum award: $2,000.
Eligibility: To be eligible, a school must have been engaged in character education for a minimum of three full years, starting no later than December 2006 for the 2010 awards. Districts need to have been engaged in character education for a minimum of four full years, starting no later than December 2005. Smaller administrative units that maintain a separate identity within a large district may apply in the district category, e.g., a school pyramid or cluster.
Deadline: December 1, 2009.
http://www.character.org/nsocapplicationprocess
The American Management Association (AMA) and Leader to Leader Institute scholarship program assists social-sector nonprofit organizations in developing strong leadership. The scholarship is designed to give nonprofit leaders an opportunity to step out of the day-to-day, interact with peers across sectors, and develop practical skills to apply immediately within their organizations.
Maximum award: one-year scholarship.
Eligibility: employees of 501(c)3 organizations with a minimum of three years of work experience in the social sector.
Deadline: December 15, 2009.
http://leadertoleader.org/collaboration/ama/index.html
Driver's Edge empowers young drivers through a combination of classroom discussions and behind-the-wheel defensive driving instruction to erase the Fast and the Furious and video-game mentality that many of today's young drivers have and that has skyrocketed automobile fatalities. The program is free.
Eligibility: students between the ages of 15 and 21 who have a learner's permit or driver's license.
Deadline: see tour schedule for relevant dates.
http://www.driversedge.org/
The Fund for Teachers makes direct grants to teachers for summer learning opportunities of their own design.
Maximum award: $5,000.
Eligibility: teachers K-12 with a minimum of three years teaching experience; teachers must be full-time and spend at least 50 percent of the time in the classroom when grants are approved and made.
Deadline: varies by state.
http://www.fundforteachers.org/apply.html
The Brown Rudnick Charitable Foundation Corporation's Limited GEO Grants to Help Inner City Educators will fund specific, one-time future education-related needs or ideas which promise to improve inner city education within one year of the grant award in one of eligible cities.
Maximum Award: $2,000.
Eligibility: small, concrete projects which will improve inner city education in Boston, Hartford, Providence, New York or Washington within the coming year.
Deadline: N/A.
http://www.brownrudnickcenter.com/foundation/communitygrant.asp
Do Something Plum Youth Grants are available to young people who submit creative proposals to further the growth and success of their existing community action project. Maximum Award: $500.
Eligibility: Applicant must be 25 or younger at the time of application.
Deadline: weekly.
http://www.dosomething.org/plum_youth_grant_application
Barnes and Noble Grants - Barnes and Noble booksellers is considering requests for grants from nonprofit organizations that focus on art, literacy, or education (K-12). Applicants must have a plan for promoting the grants program with Barnes and Noble and must be willing to work with the local stores on in-store programming.
Maximum Award: varies.
Eligibility: nonprofits that focus on art, literacy, or education (K-12).
Deadline: rolling.
http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/our_company/sponsorship/Sponsorship_main.html
The Comcast Foundation is awarding grants to maximize the impact of community investments so they yield tangible, measurable benefits to the neighborhoods Comcast serves and the people who live there. The foundation's primary focus is in funding diversity-oriented programs that address literacy, volunteerism and youth leadership development.
Maximum Award: $500,000.
Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations operating within communities that Comcast serves.
Deadline: N/A.
http://www.comcast.com/foundation
The Charles Lafitte Foundation Grants Program awards funds to help groups and individuals foster lasting improvement on the human condition by providing support to education, children's advocacy, medical research and the arts.
Maximum Award: varies.
Eligibility: 501c-3 institutions.
Deadline: Rolling.
http://www.charleslafitte.org/education.html
The National Vocabulary Championship (NVC) is an initiative sponsored by GSN, The Network for Games, that uses competition and wordplay to engage and reward high school students, educators and parents, teaching them the value of a strong vocabulary. Students can have access to NVC preparation materials through the NVC website and in-school coaches, if applicable.
Maximum Award: $40,000 toward college tuition.
Eligibility: high school students across the country.
Deadline: see website for specifics.
http://www.gsn.com/nvc/nvc_guidelines.php
Adopt-A-Classroom Grants--Teachers who register at the Adopt-a-Classroom website can be adopted by an individual, a business, or a foundation.
Maximum Award: $500.
Eligibility: Teachers at public schools established prior to August 15, 2001.
Deadline: Ongoing.
http://www.adoptaclassroom.com
The Allen Foundation supports educational nutrition programs, with priority given to training programs for children and young adults to improve their health and development.
Eligibility: Schools and school districts should partner with local nonprofits to form nutrition education programs.
Deadline: Ongoing.
http://www.allenfoundation.org/
Teacher Loan Forgiveness - The Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act authorizes up to $17,500 in loan forgiveness for eligible, highly qualified math, science and special education teachers. To be eligible, teachers (with no outstanding loan balances before Oct.1, 1998, and who have borrowed before Oct. 1, 2005) must be highly qualified, as defined by the No Child Left Behind Act; must have taught full-time, for five consecutive years, in a Title I school; and must have taught secondary math or science or elementary or secondary special education to students with disabilities. For more information, visit: http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/GEN0414.html
The ARRL Foundation generally awards start up funding to organizations for new amateur radio related projects, and are rarely awarded for follow up projects. The funding awards range from $1,000 to $3,000, with most awards approximately $2000. The majority of grants fund the acquisition of equipment, fixture and material, including some grants for study materials. The ARRL Foundation does not fund on-going operations or expenses.
http://www.arrlf.org/grant_programs/application_instructions
iEARN-USA--
Tthe US State Department and USAID for scholarships for US teachers and schools are available to participate in the iEARN global network for educators interested in working online and in face to face events with peers in 19 countries with significant Muslim populations. Scholarships will cover membership costs, online professional development course fees, Arabic language software site licenses, and participation in Training seminars and conferences in NYC and in the Middle East.
For information and an application
http://www.iearn.org/join
The Educational Foundation of America (EFAW) gives nationwide to nonprofits working primarily in education, the arts, and Native American issues. Projects should
have a broad impact and should be closely linked to the funder's objectives.
Deadline: ongoing.
http://www.efaw.org
Classroom Connect proved disseminator and adaptor grants to teachers whose school receives gas and/or electricity from a Xcel Energy Company.
Deadline: Nov. 1 and Mar. 1.
http://www.classroomconnection.org/applications.htm
The NEA Foundation's next round of Innovation Grant and Learning & Leadership Grant: applications for these grants are accepted on an ongoing, year-round basis, so it's never too late to apply. Grants fund activities for 12 months from the award date. The NEA Foundation's grants are available for all subjects, including the arts, literacy, science, and technology. All U.S. practicing K-12 public school teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff at public colleges and universities are eligible to apply.
Deadline: Rolling
http://www.neafoundation.org
The Allstate Foundation supports national and local programs in three focus areas. Safe and Vital Communities programs address catastrophe response, youth anti-violence, neighborhood revitalization, or teen safe driving. Economic Empowerment programs address financial and economic literacy, insurance education, or empowerment for victims of domestic violence. Tolerance, Inclusion, and Diversity programs address teaching tolerance to youth, ending hate crimes, or alleviating discrimination.
Maximum award: varies.
Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organizations.
Deadline: rolling.
http://www.allstate.com/foundation/funding-guidelines.aspx
AT&T Foundation.
http://www.sbc.com/gen/corporate-citizenship?pid=7736&DCMP=att_foundation
The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion offers Information on grants for school health programs & services.
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/funding/index.htm
The C-SPAN Archives Grants awardees are granted the videotapes of their choice from the extensive collection in the C-SPAN Archives for creative proposals for using the network's programming in the classroom or in research projects.
Eligibility: middle and high school teachers, college/university professors.
Maximum Award: N/A.
Deadline: N/A.
http://www.c-span.org/classroom/grants.asp