Teaching Grants Available

Great Resources For Finding Grants!!!

Here are some key words and phrases to try in Google.com or the search engine of your preference when searching for grants:

• Name of your state or city education grant


• Name of your state or city math grant


• Name of your state or city enrichment grant


• Name of your state or city school grant

Check Out These Websites!!!

Teachers Count

http://www.teacherscount.org/teacher/grants.shtml#cgen

GrantsAlert.com

http://www.grantsalert.com/education.cfm?id=3&m=1

The Foundation Center

You can put yourself on a list for free to receive updates on new grant listings on this website.

http://foundationcenter.org/

Grants.gov

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;isessionid=Hy2d2hM9OKyS2JLGsn4t5BPc23nR2FXvHyWzbyyh08PwxmhKrVy!709677814?modc=CATSEARCH&fundActivity=ED

Out-of-School Time Programming Resources

This is a great resource for finding donors, developing programs and much more.

http://outofschool.osu.edu/

EVERYONE SHOULD SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR THESE GRANTS!!

Adopt-A-Classroom

http://www.adoptaclassroom.com/

DonorsChoose.org

http://donorschoose.org/homepage/main.html

Public school teachers write a one-page student project proposal listing exactly what they need. The site then matches teachers with donors. This is worth trying!

BASIC GRANTS

Staples Foundation for Learning

http://www.staplesfoundation.org/foundapplication.html

Grants awarded to programs that support or provide job skills (Systematic problem solving skills are the best jobs skills you can posses!) and/or education for all people (bonus if you have an inclusion program or teach in a low-come area).

JP Morgan Chase Foundation Public Education Grant Program

http://www.jpmorgancjase.com/cm/cs?pagename=Chase/Href&urlname=jpmc/community/grants/econ/recfaq

This is a good option. They also take equipment donation requests which might be easier and more direct way to go if you just want the kits.

Sparkplug Foundation Grants

http://www.sparkplugfoundation.org/

Sparkplug aims to support projects that deal with "the whole student" and with learning as a community activity. In the past, this has included literacy programs that bring parents & kids together to learn, projects that use a neighborhood as a classroom, projects that help teachers share ideas about creative, relevant curricula, etc. We're especially interested in supporting critical thinking and investigative thinking, and projects that address class disparities in education.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

http://www.nctm.org/met.aspx

National Council of Teachers of Math: Connecting Mathematics to Other Subject Areas Grants for 9-12 Grade Teachers

http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=1328

Grant applicants must be current members of the NCTM and teach math at the high school level. Applications must demonstrate how the program connects math to other subject areas.

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