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GRANTS

  • Pets in the Classroom Grants

    • What It Is: This small grant provides financial support toward the purchase of a classroom pet.
    • Award: Varies depending on the pet store you choose.
    • Deadline: Applications open for each school year in August.
    • Application Requirements: Teachers in public or private schools from pre-K through 9th grade level qualify. School librarians are also eligible to apply. High school grades 10 through 12, homeschools, home daycare centers, and home-based preschools do not qualify.

  • American Chemical Society grant

    • What It Is: The ACS-Hach High School Chemistry Classroom Grants support ideas that enhance classroom learning, foster student development, and reveal the wonders of chemistry.
    • Award: Up to $1,800
    • Deadline: June 1, 2024
    • Application Requirements: For high school chemistry educators teaching in a U.S. or U.S. territory school.

  • The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation-Art Education Grant

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  • Youth Garden Grant 2024

    • What It Is: Supports school and youth educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life for students and their communities.
    • Award: Varies, includes cash and gardening supplies
    • Deadline: 2024 date TBA
    • Application Requirements: Schools, nonprofits, and youth programs across the United States can apply. Grant awardees are required to complete a year-end report including 5 to 10 digital images of the garden, parental release forms to accompany images of children, and a narrative about the impact of the garden program.

  • Whole Kids Foundation- Garden Grant Program

    • What It Is: Through their Garden Grant Program, schools and nonprofit organizations turn outdoor spaces into powerful hands-on learning gardens that connect kids with food, spark their curiosity, and support classroom curriculum.
    • Award: $3,000
    • Deadline: March 1
    • Application Requirements: K–12 schools or nonprofit organizations in the United States and Canada.

  • Donors Choose

    • What It Is: Create a fundraiser that allows others to donate toward goals like new school resources or classroom projects. Get crayons, books, cleaning supplies, technology, and more to help students get back to learning.
    • Award: Varies
    • Deadline: Ongoing
    • Application Requirements: For teachers or full-time educators who work directly with students.

  • National Art Education Foundation

    About half way down there will be a variety of grants and additional information about Art funding.

  • Grant Writing for Public Service

    How to Secure Funding for Your Social Impact Project

  • Adopt-A-Classroom

    Adopt-A-Classroom is a nonprofit organization that pairs donors with teachers to raise money for their classroom needs. 100% of the funds received are made immediately available to the teacher through an online credit.

  • Grant-Finder Tool

    The SPARK Grant-Finder Tool helps you locate funding for your Physical Education, After school, Early childhood or Coordinated School Health program. Grants can be used for curriculum, teacher training, or equipment.

  • Grants Alert

    Grants Alert shares information on educational funding opportunities that help our teachers and schools with free access to up-to-date announcements of corporate, state and federal funding opportunities.

  • Grants4Teachers

    Grants4Teachers is a complete online resource for information related to K-12 grants. Search for grants and sign up for their free weekly emailed newsletter for grant alerts.

  • School Grants

     

    Education World contributor Don Peek shares current education grants and be sure to sign up for the newsletter.

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION GRANTS

  • ConocoPhillips

    • What It Is: ConocoPhillips offers Charitable Investment Grants in the areas of education, the arts, health and safety, natural resources, civic and social services, and disaster relief.
    • Award: Varies
    • Deadline: July 31
    • Application Requirements: To qualify for a ConocoPhillips charitable contribution in the United States, organizations must be either IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charities, government subdivisions, or accredited schools/systems.

  • Dollar General Literacy Foundation

    • What It Is: Schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations that help students who are below grade level or having trouble reading are eligible to apply.
    • Award: Varies
    • Deadline: March 7 (Youth Literacy Grant), May 19 (Summer Reading Grant)
    • Application Requirements: Schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations that help students who are below grade level or having trouble reading are eligible to apply.

  • Society for Science-STEM Grants

    Teachers can apply for up to $5000 to purchase specialized equipment or $1000 in preselected equipment including Arduino starter kits, camera traps, and PocketLab sensors. Funds can be used for independent research projects that may be entered into science fairs and other competitions.

    Issuer: Private Non-profit
    Awardee: k-12 Educators
    Amount: Up to $5000
    Deadline: October 31

    Link to Grant

  • Play&Park Structures

  • School Playground and PE Grants

    Updated-  December 6, 2023

    Use this listing of school playground grants to secure funding for your school playground. Planning a school garden? Check out our listing of school playground grants for school gardens as well. Additional materials for writing your grant are available on our grants resource page to assist you.

    Do you need some sample grant templates for writing school playground grants?  Fill out the form below and sample grants will be delivered directly to your email address on the spot.

  • Healthy Schools Mini Grant

    The Healthy Schools Mini-Grant opportunity provides up to $3,000 to support school health improvement projects focused on increasing physical activity for students. This grant opportunity is available to elementary, middle, and high schools.

  • Well Ahead

    FUNDING SUPPORT TO PROMOTE HEALTHY STUDENTS IN LOUISIANA SCHOOLS

    Well-Ahead Louisiana connects schools with grant providers that support initiatives centered around improving student nutrition and physical activity to help schools create and maintain healthy learning environments. If your school needs funding assistance, there are many different grant opportunities available to help make the healthy choice the easy choice for your students.

  • Walmart Grants

    • What It Is: Providing after-school enrichment, tutoring, or vocational training for low-income individuals and families in the United States.
    • Award: $250 to $5,000
    • Deadline: Quarterly—April 15, July 15, October 15, and December 31
    • Application Requirements: Organizations must have a Spark Good account and be verified by Deed, Walmart’s third-party verification service provider. All grants are disbursed through electronic payment, so organizations must provide electronic payment information to complete the approval process. They must also meet specific tax criteria outlined on the program’s website.

  • Entergy Charitable Foundation

    Eligibility: schools & communities
    Award: N/A
    Deadlines: Annually February 1, May 1, August 1 (must be submitted no later than one month prior to the deadline.)

    Thriving communities depend on self-sufficient, productive citizens. At Entergy, we believe that an essential element to healthy, thriving communities is creating an environment where every individual has basic reading and writing skills.

  • Mary Pope Osborne's Gift of Books

    Eligibility: Title 1 Schools - Grades 1-5
    Award: Magic Tree House books and Fact Trackers
    Deadline: Rolling

    The Gift of Books program provides teachers at eligible schools with books and learning aids for their classrooms. Schools may request books for multiple classrooms within the school, as long as the participating teachers sign a letter of commitment to implement the projects in their classrooms.

  • NEA Foundation

  • PPG Grant

  • Snapdragon Book Foundation

    • What It Is: Provides books for school/educational libraries for disadvantaged students.
    • Award: Up to $20,000
    • Deadline: Applications are due in February. Please check the application for the precise deadline.
    • Application Requirements: School libraries within alternative education settings, such as youth detention centers, in the United States and its territories that cater to disadvantaged youth are eligible to apply for grants. Individuals working across multiple schools may submit separate applications for each or a single district-wide application if they oversee multiple libraries. Libraries serving pre-K–12 students are eligible, and previous applicants, including past grant recipients, are welcome to reapply annually.

  • The Mockingbird Foundation

    Eligibility: K-12
    Award: $100 - $5,000
    Deadline: unspecified

    The foundation provides support for projects that encourage and foster creative expression in any musical form; music education; and programs which benefit disenfranchised groups.

  • Toshiba America Foundation

    Eligibility: K-5 classroom teachers
    Award: up to $1,000
    Deadline: October 1 Annually
     
    Eligibility: 6-12
    Award: more than $5000
    Deadlines: Aug 1 Annually
     
    All other grade 6-12 requests (less than $5,000) are evaluated on a rolling basis.
    The foundation encourages projects with potential for improving classroom teaching and learning in science and mathematics. The foundation strongly encourages projects planned by individual teachers or teams of teachers for their own classrooms.