Federal Grant Opportunities

Philanthropy News Digest for K-12 Funding Opportunities and Education Grants

U.S. Department of Education - Among a wealth of other information, the ED site provides comprehensive information on applying for grants and listings of current funding opportunities. Also try grant announcements.

SchoolGrants - An up-to-date listing of government, foundation, and corporate funding opportunities in K-12 education, including fundraising programs and contests. Offers a free monthly e-newsletter.

Scholastic - Grants and Funding - A good listing of articles and Web sites related to grantseeking for teachers.

TechLearning - Grants and Contests - A searchable database of funding opportunities for learning technology.

"Information on U.S. Department of Education Initiatives"

SchoolGrants   resources for locating, writing, receiving, and managing grant proposals for the elementary and secondary education community. Extensive links are given to grant-related state and federal agencies . 

Merrill Lynch Foundation

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation

The Spencer Foundation

2001: A Cyberspace Odyssey

Dow Chemical Company Foundation

Public Welfare Foundation

Levi Strauss Foundation

General Mills Foundation

ESchoolNews Grants & Funding Center

Philanthropy News Digest-K-12 and Education Funding Opportunities

SchoolGrants

Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal

PBS Teacher Source Grant Opportunities

Guide to U. S. Department of Education Programs and Resources - a ready reference for education funds allocated by Congress to the U.S. Department of Education. You will also find information about laboratories and centers and other research oriented functions that produce resources important to education.

Quality Science & Math Grant Program (QSM)

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse - Educational Grant Opportunities on the Internet

Technology Innovation Challenge Grants -- Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1997

2000 Foundation for Exceptional Children Minigrant Awards Application Guidelines

The National Music Foundation Grades K-12 --announce the third year of its American Music Education Initiative (AMEI).  Teachers are invited to submit lesson plans that use American music. The plans are reviewed and evaluated by a distinguished panel of judges. The judges select exceptional plans for one of three award levels: Finalist, Semi-finalist and Honorable Mention. Finalist teachers receive grants of $1,000; semi-finalist teachers receive grants of $500. All lesson plans chosen by the judges are then included in an on-line database where they are available for free to other teachers.,

The Captain Planet Foundation makes awards that usually range between $250 to $2,500 for projects that promote understanding of environmental issues and focus on hands-on experiences for students between the ages of 6-18 years. Online proposal forms are available. There is no application deadline.

Grant Information - Where's the money?

The Foundation Center

United States Government and Grant Resources

GrantsWeb

National Endowment for the Humanities

National Science Foundation

Sources of Federal Money for Technology

Department of Education

Department of Commerce

Department of Agriculture

"eSchool News School Funding Center" - Information on up-to-the-minute grant programs, funding sources, and technology funding. http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/funding/

"Philanthropy News Digest-K-12 Funding Opportunities" - K-12 Funding opportunities with links to grantseeking for teachers, learning technology, and more.  http://fdncenter.org/funders/

"School Grants" - A collection of resources and tips to help K-12 educators apply for and obtain special grants for a variety of projects. http://www.schoolgrants.org

Chronicle of Philanthropy - The newspaper of the nonprofit world.  http://philanthropy.com/

Council on Foundations - Information about U.S.-based foundations and corporate giving programs. http://www.cof.org/

The Foundation Center - Information about U.S.-based foundations and corporate giving programs. http://fdncenter.org/

Foundations.org - A directory of charitable grantmakers.  http://www.foundations.org/

The Grantsmanship Center - Links to U.S. and international funding sources. http://www.tgci.com/

Guidestar - A database of over 700,000 U.S. nonprofits, including foundations. http://www.guidestar.org/

Nonprofit Gateway - Links to U.S. Federal government information and resources. http://www.nonprofit.gov/