The National Center for Family Literacy Verizon Tech Savvy Awards recognizes exemplary programs that demystify technology for parents and enable them to better guide their children in the use of new media.
Maximum award: $25,000.
Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including community-based nonprofits, libraries and schools.
Deadline: January 12, 2009.
http://www.famlit.org/techsavvyawards

The Astronauts Memorial Foundation's Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award recognizes excellence in the development and delivery of technology programs in the classroom or in the professional development of teachers.
Maximum award: $500 and recognition at the 25th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO, March 30-April 2, 2009.
Eligibility: K-12 educators and district-level personnel in the field of educational technology.
Deadline: Jan. 16, 2009.
http://www.amfcse.org/Alan%20Shepard%20Award/alan_shepard_award.htm

The Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program encourages kids in all grades to create and explore a vision of future technology by combining their imaginations with the tools of science.
Maximum award: $10,000 U.S. Series EE Savings Bond; all-expenses-paid trip with families, mentor, and coach to Washington, DC, for a gala awards weekend in June 2009.
Eligibility: K-12 students.
Deadline: Jan. 28, 2009.
http://www.exploravision.org/about/

The Educational Resources Essay Contest rewards schools that can show us how they are best at implementing technology for the advancement of student learning. Applicants must submit an essay detailing the technology used, how it is utilized and how it impacted student achievement.
Maximum award: $2,500 technology voucher.
Eligibility: legal residents of the United States at least 18 years of age. Deadline: April 1, 2009.
http://ideas.edresources.com/Ideas/IdeasHome.aspx

Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams grants foster inventiveness among high school students. InvenTeams composed of high school students, teachers and mentors are asked to collaboratively identify a problem that they want to solve, research the problem, and then develop a prototype invention as an in-class or extracurricular project.
Maximum award: $10,000.
Eligibility: High school science, mathematics and technology teachers--or teams of teachers--at public, private and vocational schools; intra- and inter-school collaborations are welcome.
Deadline: April 24, 2009.
http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/about.html

Microsoft DigiGirlz High Tech Camp for girls works to dispel stereotypes of the high-tech industry and gives young people a chance to experience firsthand what it is like to develop cutting-edge technology. During the camp, girls are exposed to executive speakers, technology tours and demonstrations, networking and hands-on learning workshops.
Maximum Award: camp attendance.
Eligibility: girls grades 7-12; must be 13 at the time of attendance. Deadline: varies; see website.
https://www.microsoft.com/about/diversity/programs/camps.mspx

Reinventing Education Program, IBM's lead philanthropic program,  is now a $70 million grant initiative that forms the centerpiece of IBM's global commitment to education. IBM is contributing more than just money; they are dedicating their world-renowned researchers, educational consultants, and technology. 
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/grant/education/programs/reinventing/

Toshiba's Grade 7-12 Grant Program - The Toshiba America Foundation encourages programs with the potential to improve classroom teaching and learning of science, mathematics, and the science and mathematics of technology. Projects and proposals from individual or groups of classroom teachers in grade schools (7-12) will be considered for funding. 
Deadline: Decisions about small grants are made monthly, except March and September.
http://www.toshiba.com/about/taf/grant.html

RGK Foundation awards grants to programs that focus on formal K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science, and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher education.
Maximum Award: $25,000.
Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations.
Deadline for Letter of Inquiry: N/A.
http://www.rgkfoundation.org/guidelines.php#programs

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation Classroom Grants are awarded to encourage excellence in educating students about math, science, technology, and engineering.
Eligibility: current AIAA Educator Associate or AIAA Professional members actively engaged as K-12 classroom educators.
Maximum Award: $200.
Deadline: N/A.
http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=244

The Personnel Exchange provides travel funds for state or local elementary/secondary education agency staff to visit other education organizations in order to share knowledge about education data issues.
Deadline: rolling
http://nces.ed.gov/conferences/confinfo.asp?confid=60

The SMARTer Kids Foundation - The Connections Program equips North American and Canadian upper elementary school classes with leading-edge technology, promotes collaborative learning projects between schools, provides teacher training on the technology, and culminates with teachers and select students meeting for a fun-filled week in Calgary, Alberta. 
Deadline: N/A
http://www.smarterkids.org/k12/connections/index.asp

Share the Technology is a nonprofit organization that provides a free, public-service online database listing computer donation offers and equests for donations from public and private schools, churches and other nonprofit organizations.
http://sharetechnology.org/