The Foundation for Child Development announces a small grant for researchers proposing to use one or more datasets from the PK-3 Data Resource Center: The First Six Years of Schooling and Beyond. All funds are to be used over a period from one to two years.
Maximum Award: $50,000.
Eligibility: United States citizens, legal permanent residents or those who have employment authorization from the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services for the duration of the grant who have earned a Ph.D. or its equivalent in one of the behavioral and social sciences or in an allied professional field (e.g., public policy, public health, education, social work, nursing, medicine).
Deadline: July 15, 2008.
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/PK3/spotlight/rfp.html

The American Dental Association Samuel Harris Fund for Children's Dental Health Grants Program awards grants to oral health promotion programs designed to improve and maintain children's oral health through community education programs.
Maximum Award: $5,000.
Eligibility: community-based, not-for-profit, oral health promotion programs in the United States.
Deadline: July 17, 2008.
http://www.adafoundation.org/ada/prod/adaf/prog_access_harris.asp#eligibility

GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards: the Women's Sports Foundation is teaming up with the GoGirlGo! National Campaign to get one million inactive girls to participate in physical activity and keep another one million currently active girls from dropping out of physical activity., The awards program is designed to inspire teams to help fight the disturbing physical and psychological health risks affecting America's youth.
Awards: a total of $50,000 in grants will be awarded in recognition of the outstanding efforts of 20 teams throughout the country.
Deadline: July 18, 2008
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KnowledgeWorks Foundation and the American Architectural Foundation seek submissions for the Richard Riley Award, which recognizes design and educational excellence in "schools as centers of community" — schools that serve as centers of community and provide an array of social, civic, recreational, and artistic opportunities to the broader community and to students, often clustering educational and municipal buildings together.
Maximum Award: $10,000.
Eligibility: all existing elementary and secondary public schools.
Deadline: July 25, 2008.
http://www.nationalschoolsearch.org/en/Index.asp

The Public Welfare Foundation supports organizations that address human needs in disadvantaged communities, with strong emphasis on organizations that include service, advocacy and empowerment in their approach: service that remedies specific problems; advocacy that addresses those problems in a systemic way through changes in public policy; and strategies to empower people in need to play leading roles in achieving those policy changes and in remedying specific problems. The Foundation provides both general support and project-specific grants.
Maximum Award: $50,000.
Eligibility: public and private entities, including nonprofit organizations and for-profit organizations. The foundation is currently focusing on three program areas: criminal and juvenile justice, health reform and workers' rights.
Deadline: August 1, 2008.
http://www.publicwelfare.org/ApplyGrant/Guidelines.aspx#deadlines

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: Aug. 1., Nov. 1, Feb. 1, and May 1.
http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf

The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development is seeking nominations for its Outstanding Young Educator Award, which recognizes a teacher under the age of 40 who demonstrates excellence in his or her profession, a positive impact on students, creativity in the classroom, and leadership in his or her school or district.
Maximum Award: $10,000.
Eligibility: K-12 teachers under age 40; no self-nominations accepted.
Deadline: August 1, 2008.
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The Open Meadows Foundation funds projects that are led by and benefit women and girls; reflect the diversity of the community served by the project in both its leadership and organization; promote community-building; promote racial, social, economic and environmental justice; and have limited financial access or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding.
Maximum Award: $2000.
Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations with an organizational budget no larger than $150,000. Projects must be designed and implemented by women and girls.
Deadline: August 15, 2008.
http://www.openmeadows.org/

The Broad Center for the Management of School Systems Superintendents Academy seeks leaders from business, the military, government, education and nonprofit organizations to make an immediate impact as CEOs and senior executives in urban school districts.
Maximum Award: N/A.
Eligibility: those with significant leadership and management experience at the central office level or the equivalent in another field.
Deadline for resume submission: July 20, 2008;
Application deadline: August 15, 2008.
http://broadacademy.org/join/

The National Association of Independent Schools has created Challenge 20/20, a program that brings together two schools: one from the United States and one from outside the country. Teacher-student teams from both schools work together throughout the fall 2008 school semester to come up with a solution to a global problem. Challenge 20/20 is based on Jean Francois Rischard's book, High Noon: 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them.
Maximum Award: n/a.
Eligibility: All U.S. schools, elementary and secondary, public or private.
Deadline: August 15, 2008.
http://www.nais.org/resources/index.cfm?ItemNumber=147262

The Walt Disney Company and Youth Service America, through Disney Minnie Grants, are supporting youth-led service projects that are planned and implemented in communities. Service can take place between October 15 and November 15, 2008, and projects can address the environment, disaster relief, public health and awareness, community education, hunger, literacy, or any issue that youth identify as a community need.
Maximum Award: $500.
Eligibility: teachers, older youth (15-25), youth-leaders, and youth-serving organizations that engage younger youth (5-14) in planning and implementation.
Deadline: August 30, 2008.
http://ysa.org/AwardsGrants/tabid/58/Default.aspx

Ezra Jack Keats Mini-grant Program for Public Schools and Public Libraries supports educators, parents and children in their efforts to spread literacy and love of learning.
Maximum Award: $500.
Eligibility: public schools and libraries anywhere in the United States and its protectorates.
Deadline: September 15, 2008.
http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/programs/minigrant.html

The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Leavey Awards for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education honors outstanding educators who excite a commitment in their students to the free enterprise system and unleash the entrepreneurial skills of their students at the elementary, junior high school, high school and college level.
Maximum Award: $7,500.
Eligibility: teachers at K-12 schools, colleges and universities.
Deadline: October 1, 2008.
http://www.ffvf.org/leavey_info.asp

CVS Pharmacy Community Grants are currently accepting proposals for programs targeting children under age 18 with disabilities that address: health and rehabilitation services; a greater level of inclusion in student activities and extracurricular programs; opportunities or facilities that give greater access to physical movement; and play.
Maximum Award: varies.
Eligibility: Public schools with programs for children under age 18 with disabilities.
Deadline: applications accepted through October 2008.
http://www.cvs.com/corpInfo/community/community_grants.html

The Verizon Foundation is now accepting proposals from eligible institutions for Literacy Grants.
Maximum Award: $10,000.
Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations, including elementary and secondary schools (public and private) that are registered with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Deadline: November 1, 2008.
http://foundation.verizon.com/grant/guidelines.shtml

The National Education Association's Books Across America Library Books Awards Program enables public school libraries serving economically disadvantaged students to purchase books.
Maximum Award: $1,000.0
Eligibility: Practicing pre-kindergarten through grade12 school librarians, teachers, or education support professionals in a U.S. public school in which at least 70 percent of the students are eligible for the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Deadline: November 7, 2008.
http://www.neafoundation.org/grants/NEA-Grants_bro-web.pdf

The American Immigration Law Foundation's will award grants nationwide for the 2008-2009 school year to fund a limited number of K-12 grade level projects that provide education about immigrants and immigration. The Foundation seeks to fund activities that are innovative and supportive of AILF's mission of promoting the benefits of immigrants to our nation. Applications are limited to educators teaching in public or private primary, intermediate, and secondary level schools. Proposals that are classroom-based will receive strong consideration, and the Foundation encourages projects that can be replicated in other classrooms across the nation. Funds for field-trips will not be granted. Grants are non-renewable. AILF is always looking for innovative and creative ideas, this year focus will be emphasized on proposals that relate to the following categories:
1)Innovative use of technology 
2)Underrepresented minorities 
3) Community outreach and partnerships with community based organizations 
4) Math and science. Please visit our website for an application and more information on how to apply.
Maximum Award: $500
Eligibility: . Educators teaching in public or private primary, intermediate, and secondary level schools
Deadline:  November 28, 2008
http://www.ailf.org/teach/grants.shtml

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

Campbell's Labels for Education Program gives schools free educational equipment in exchange for labels from Campbell products.
Maximum Award: N/A. Eligibility: Schools or parents coordinate label drives to raise resources for schools.
Deadline: N/A.
http://www.labelsforeducation.com/about_lfe.asp

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: $570,000.
Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations operating within communities that Comcast serves.
Deadline: N/A.
http://www.comcast.com/corporate/about/inthecommunity/foundation/comcastfoundation.html

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: n/a.
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

Beyond Words: The Dollar General School Library Relief Program--Dollar General has created a grant program to benefit public school libraries in communities affected by disasters. The fund will provide grants for books, media, and/or equipment that support learning in a school library environment.
Maximum Award: $15,000.
Eligibility: Public school libraries that have incurred substantial damage or hardship due to a natural disaster (tornado, earthquake, hurricane, flood, avalanche, mudslide), fire or an act recognized by the federal government as terrorism. First priority for the initial grants will be given to school libraries impacted by hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma -- either through direct loss or through an increase in enrollment due to displaced students.
Deadline: open.
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslawards/dollargeneral/disasterrelief.htm

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

Allstate Foundation makes grants to nonprofit organizations, including public K-12 schools, for projects that are related to automobile and highway safety, homes and neighborhoods, and personal safety and security.
Deadline: N/A
http://www.allstate.com/foundation/

CHILDREN FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION: Open to New York City teachers struggling with limited resources and serving disadvantaged student populations. We seek teachers who have shown extraordinary dedication, generosity and/or ingenuity in their work. Grants, generally between $500 and $2,000, are for special projects and/or material needs, and are available in all subject areas. Note that one of the program's funders has a special interest in science and technology so we are especially interested in proposals in those areas. Call CFC at (212) 759-1462 for application information.A variety of free online services and grants from their website.
http://www.childrenforchildren.org/

Resources for Indispensable Schools and Educators or the RISE network, is a free resource for teachers who are committed to improving the education and achievement of students in low-income K-12 public schools. RISE offers a valuable support network of resources to enhance work environments and improve student achievement. Every year in a RISE teacher classroom, low-income students make significant strides in closing the achievement gap. RISE offers financial rewards for effective teachers to defray the cost of materials and supplies. RISE provides pre-screened job opportunities for effective teachers who want to work in low-income communities. To learn more, visit:
http://www.risenetwork.org/

AT&T Foundation.
http://www.sbc.com/gen/corporate-citizenship?pid=7736&DCMP=att_foundation

The Wallace Fund provides grants that revitalizes elementary and middle level libraries by adding books and technology.
http://www.wallacefunds.org

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