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Grants and Resources
The following list describes available grants for developing and implementing technology-education programs, the funding organizations, and other professional associations. Web site addresses also are included.
Goals 2000 State Grants:: aims to help K-12 schools throughout the U.S. to meet the National Education Goals; grants are awarded for improving elementary and secondary education, as well as educator pre-service and in-service training. ( http://www.ed.gov/G2K/ )
Impact Aid:: provides extra operating aid for school districts that receive less tax money for education because of the presence of nontaxable federal land and installations; grants are awarded for education of children who live on federal property or Indian reservations, or whose parents work on federal property. ( http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/P84041.htm )
Innovative Education Program Strategies (Title VI Block Grant):: provides formula grants to state and local educational agencies to fund school-improvement activities; local agencies can use the funds to acquire educational technology and training, purchase instructional materials, prevent school dropout, improve students’ and parents’ literacy, and implement gifted and talented programs. ( http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.support/ )
Magnet Schools Assistance Program:: offers grants to assist local educational agencies develop and implement special magnet schools, which offer enhanced curricula to attract students from various racial backgrounds. ( http://www.ed.gov/programs/magnet/index.html )
National Challenge Grants for Technology in Education:: grants are awarded to consortia of school districts, state education agencies, and other organizations involved with integrating technology into education; at least one local educational agency in each consortia must have a high percentage of children living below the poverty line, in order to qualify for a grant. ( http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA/sec3136.html )
National Science Foundation EI/Sec Funding:: offers grants to colleges, universities, and other research and/or education institutions in the U.S. for developing educational materials, technologies, and programs that aim to improve science, mathematics, and technology education. ( http://www.nsf.gov )
Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Program:: funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement; assists local communities in meeting students’ educational needs through creative uses of technology ( http://web99.ed.gov/GTEP/Program2.nsf/ )
Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Grants:: state governments receive these grants from the federal government and then subgrant the funds to help school districts acquire and integrate technology into their curricula. ( http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p84318.htm )
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act:: The largest, federally funded K-12 education programs, Title I supports accelerated-curriculum programs for school in high-poverty areas; emphasis is on enabling disadvantaged children to meet the same challenging academic standards as other children; the law also focuses on school-wide projects and parental involvement. ( http://www.titlei.com )
Educational Consulting Services: ECS offers comprehensive grant writing services to schools, communities and non-profit organizations. ( http://www.grantwriting.com )
eFunding Solutions: Resources available to teach and assist with researching grants and writing grant proposals. ( http://www.efundingsolutions.com )
St. Louis University - Grants Manual: Handbook on research and proposal writing. ( http://eweb.slu.edu/grants.htm )
GrantWriters.Com: Training and other services offered to local governments, and community-based and non-profit organizations. ( http://www.grantwriters.com )
School Grants: K-12 grant opportunities, writing tips, sample proposals, guidelines for other fundraising strategies. ( http://www.schoolgrants.org )
Ten Great Ways to Get a Grant: Experts' advice on drafting grant proposals that work. ( http://www.scholastic.com/administrator/backtoschool/features.asp?article=granttips )
Max Out Your E-Rate: The founding VP of the E-Rate program explains how to optimize your funding. ( http://www.scholastic.com/administrator/backtoschool/features.asp?article=erate )
Funding for Technology: Helpful information on grant-writing tools and funding sources. ( http://www.mcrel.org/lesson%2Dplans/funding.asp )
Corning Inc. Foundation: Supports educational programs that promote instructional technology. ( http://www.corning.com/inside_corning/foundation.asp )
Federal Funding for Ed Tech: Information about available federal funds for schools. ( http://www.ed.gov/Technology/tec-guid.html )
Dirksen Congressional Center: Robert H. Michel Special Project Grants: The Dirksen Congressional Center offers special project funding through the Robert H. Michel Special Project Grants. Through these financial awards, The Center supports work to enhance understanding of the U.S. Congress. Individuals and organizations may apply for a Michel Special Project Grant. Although funding for the Special Project Grants is variable, they award approximately $35,000 in total per year. Inidividual awards generally fall in the $2,500 to $5,000 range. ( http://www.dirksencenter.org/grantmichelciviced.htm )
Comcast Foundation: Literacy Learning: Expanding Opportunities Through Education -- "Comcast and The Comcast Foundation work closely in partnership with organizations that have expertise in education to wire schools, libraries, neighborhood centers, and to fund literacy and reading programs, and find ways that these collaborations can have the greatest impact." ( http://www.comcast.com/corporate/about/inthecommunity/literacy/literacy.html )
Computers for Learning: Donates surplus federal government computer equipment to needy schools. ( http://www.computers.fed.gov/School/user.asp )
American Honda Foundation: Awards grants of $10,000 to $75,000 for projects focused on math, science, the environment and technology. ( http://www.hondacorporate.com/community/index.html?subsection=foundation )
National Association of Partners in Education: This site describes some partnership activities of the National Association of PARTNERS IN EDUCATION, and provides links to the home pages of some of its partners and sponsors. ( http://www.edutopia.org/php/orgs.php?id=ORG_300285 )
IBM: Reinventing Education: Supports long-term investment in educational technologies to facilitate innovative and enriching curriculum, teacher training, student assessment, and data analysis. ( http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/grant/education/ )
International Technology Education Association: Awards a variety of grants of $1,000 or $2,000 for demonstrated need for technology resources. ( http://www.iteawww.org )
Micron Foundation: Awards educational grants in communities where Micron has manufacturing facilities. ( http://www.micron.com/content.jsp?path=/About+Micron/Micron+Giving/ )
National Cristina Foundation: Awards donated technology equipment to schools and organizations that work with disabled, at-risk or economically disadvantaged students. ( http://www.cristina.org )
NSBA: Funding for Technology: Provides innovative ways to fund technology initiatives in school districts, and has links to numerous grants and funding programs. ( http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/Funding.html )
Oracle Corporate Giving Program: Supports nonprofit organizations in the communities in which the Oracle Corp. operates. Grants are also made to selected national organizations and K-12 math, science and technology education programs. ( http://www.oracle.com/corporate/community/index.html )
Oracle's Help Us Help Foundation: Provides grants for computer equipment and software to schools in low-income communities. ( http://www.oraclefoundation.org )
SMART Technologies, Inc.: Smarter Kids Foundation: Awards numerous grants for professional development or student research, and free or reduced-price company products. ( http://www.smarterkids.org )
Sun Microsystems Academic Equipment Grant Program: Donates hardware to K-12 schools that have developed creative projects. ( http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/edu/grants/ )
Toshiba America Foundation: Small Grants Program: Awards up to $5,000 to programs and activities that improve the classroom teaching of mathematics, science and technology for middle- and high-school students. ( http://www.toshiba.com/taf )
U.S. Commerce Dept.: Technology Opportunities Program: Awards grants for model projects demonstrating innovative uses of network technology. ( http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/top/grants/grants.htm )
Computers 4 Kids: Distributes Internet-ready computers to homes, schools and nonprofit organizations; also helps train students on the technology. ( http://www.computers4kidsinc.org/ )
Innovation Grant: Awards grants to two or more K-12 teachers who collaborate to develop and implement innovative ideas that result in high student achievement. ( http://www.nfie.org )
Texas Instruments Foundation: Funds varied projects that support technology and engineering studies. ( http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/citizen/education/index.shtml )
E-Rate Funding: The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as "E-rate," has helped thousands of schools afford and acquire networking technologies since it was established by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1997. ( http://www.3com.com/solutions/en_US/government/programs/urbanchallenge_americorps.html )
Verizon Foundation: Offers in-kind gifts, volunteers and cash grants to qualified nonprofits, including K-12 schools. ( http://foundation.verizon.com )
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation: Supports projects that illustrate the effective use of technology to provide all students with high-quality content and instruction, within classrooms and through distance learning. ( http://www.hewlett.org/Channels )
NEC Foundation of America: Provides grant support for programs that promote science and technology. ( http://www.necfoundation.org )
3M Salute to Schools Program: Awards 3M detection systems for the entrances of school libraries and 3M security strips for library books. ( http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslawards/3msalute/3msaluteschools.htm )
Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award: Honors educators' outstanding contributions to technology education. Candidates must be nominated by a principal or superintendent. ( http://www.amfcse.org/Alan%20Shepard%20Award/alan_shepard_award.htm )
BellSouth Foundation: Supports K-12 education programs ranging from $10,000 to $300,000. Interested in schools and school districts in the Southeastern USA. ( http://www.bellsouthfoundation.org/ )
AT&T Learning Network: Funds technology programs in K-12 classrooms and programs that promote family involvement in education. Approximately $10 million is available. ( http://att.com )
Staples Foundation for Learning: The mission of the Staples Foundation for Learning is to provide funding to programs that support or provide job skills and education for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. Organizations applying for grants must have a nonprofit tax-exempt classification under 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Next application deadline: June 30, 2003. ( http://www.staplesfoundation.org/ )
RGK Foundation: Grants support programs that focus on formal K-12 education, particularly math, science and reading/literacy; after school tutoring and enrichment; integrating technology into curriculum; teacher development; and higher education. Preference is given to programs that attract female and minority students into the fields of math, science and technology. ( http://www.rgkfoundation.org/ )
Fundsnet Online Services: A comprehensive website dedicated to providing nonprofit organizations, colleges, and Universities with information on financial resources available on the Internet. ( http://www.fundsnetservices.com/ )
Department of Education Forecast of Funding: This document lists virtually all programs and competitions under which the Department of Education has invited or expects to invite applications for new awards for FY 2003 and provides actual or estimated deadline dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs. The lists are in the form of charts -- organized according to the Department's principal program offices -- and include programs and competitions the Department has previously announced, as well as those it plans to announce at a later date. Note: This document is advisory only and is not an official application notice of the Department of Education. ( http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html )
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/ )
Charter Schools: This program provides funding for the design and implementation of public charter schools. Increased emphasis is being placed on the success and accountability of these schools. Grants are provided on a competitive basis to states with charter school laws; states, in turn, make subgrants to authorized entities. Funds may be used for activities such as purchasing equipment, materials, supplies, or dissemination of information about the charter school. ( http://www.uscharterschools.org )
Comprehensive School Reform: Comprehensive school reform programs focus on school-wide efforts to improve education. Funds may be used to select or design a school reform model that is research-based and will best help all students reach state performance standards. ( http://www.ed.gov/programs/compreform/index.html )
Eisenhower Professional Development: This program consists of state grants and funds for national activities. The state formula grant program encourages intensive, high-quality professional development activities that support state standards required by all students. Professional development programs must be in core academic areas; however, the emphasis is on math and science. Funds may be used to pay for substitute teachers to permit staff to attend professional development activities, prepare teachers to effectively use technology in the classroom, recruit and retain minority and special populations teachers, and a host of other activities relating to professional development. The national activities program includes funding for early childhood professional development. ( http://www.ed.gov/MailingLists/EDInfo/Archive/msg00161.html )
Migrant Education Basic State Grants: This formula grant program provides education and support activities, such as academic, remedial, bilingual, vocational instruction, and guidance, to students who meet the definition of a migratory child or youth. Other activities may include career education, counseling, health, and preschool services. Activities are designed to meet the special needs of this population, particularly those who are educationally disadvantaged and at risk of not meeting state standards. ( http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/ome/index.html )
Special Education IDEA: The Individuals with Disabilities Act was reauthorized in June 1997. Programs provide financial assistance to states to help them meet the educational and developmental needs of over 5 million children, ages birth through 21. The law focuses on increased expectations, more coordination and involvement by parents and the regular classroom teacher, and more professional development for all involved in educating children with disabilities. The law also permits schools broader authority to remove special education students from the classroom for bringing illegal drugs or weapons to school and integration of funds into title I school-wide programs. Special Education services apply to a vast array of disabilities, including those with severe disabilities, the emotionally disturbed, and the severely and profoundly mentally retarded. IDEA grant categories include those to states and preschools, as well as grants for infants and toddlers. ( http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/funding.html?exp=0 )
Tech-Prep Education: The program offers assistance to states to award grants to a consortia of school districts and postsecondary institutions to operate programs that facilitate technical preparation in applied science; engineering technology; industrial, mechanical, or practical trades; agriculture; health; or business. Programs must include the last two years of high school and two years of postsecondary education, leading to an associate degree or a two-year certificate. ( http://www.ed.gov/programs/techprepdemo/index.html?exp=0 )
21st Century Community Learning Centers: This discretionary grant program will fund community-based learning centers in communities to implement or expand after-school, weekend, and summer programs in rural and inner-city schools in nearly every state. Centers will provide opportunities for children and youth to participate in a variety of activities, including nutritional and health services and technology programs. ( http://www.ed.gov/21stcclc/ )
Department of Education Grants
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Professional Associations
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE):: members include secondary and post-secondary education, business and labor, military and government and from community-based organizations. ( http://www.aaace.org )
American Council on Education (ACE):: members include accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities from all sectors of higher education and other education and education-related organizations; forum for the discussion of major issues related to higher education and its potential to contribute to the quality of American life. ( http://www.acenet.edu )
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE):: educators dedicated to preparing youth and adults for careers in a competitive workforce. ( http://www.acteonline.org/ )
National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators (NAITTE):: promote opportunities for professional growth and development for educators in industrial arts, trade and industrial education, and technical education ( http://www.coe.uga.edu/naitte/ )
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