ITA Grant Information

There are a myriad of opportunities and sources for education-related grants. ITA has compiled a selection of such sources below. These sources and grants have been obtained from various resources with the expectation that the information is accurate. We recommend you contact the grant source to confirm the information as it, including related dates and deadlines, can change without prior notice.

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Art Grants

• The NEA Foundation's Innovation Grant and Learning & Leadership Grant - Applications for these grants are accepted on an ongoing, year-round basis. The NEA Foundation's grants are available for all subjects, including the arts, literacy, science, and technology. All U.S. practicing K-12 public school teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff at public colleges and universities are eligible to apply.
• Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation donates musical instruments to schools nationwide with a focus on low-income communities. Applications are by invitation only.
• The Surdna Foundation Arts Teachers Grants and Fellowship Programs supports young artists and their teachers.
  

Cultural Grants

• American Councils for International Education - American Councils administers a variety of cultural exchange, study abroad, and research programs on behalf of both public and private funders. Participation in these programs is through an open, merit-based competition, and facilitates mutual understanding between the United States and Eurasia, Southeast Europe, and South Asia.
• Association for Asian Studies Grants and Fellowships - This is a listing of a several grants and fellowships offered by a number of organizations with the purpose of furthering Asian studies.
• Toyota International Teacher Program, administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in Washington, D.C., is the nation' s largest nonprofit education exchange organization. This program is open to educators in eight states where Toyota operates major manufacturing, design and research facilities: Alabama, California, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, West Virginia, and Texas (may also be extended to certain other states). Teachers participate in a rigorous two weeks of travel through Japan, offering teachers a chance to learn about Japan' s culture, history and education system, as well as its approach to issues such as technology and the environment.

Department of Education Grants

• Department of Education Grants - an overview of the grant process with the Department of Ed including grants currently available and applications.
• Department of Education's PT3 Federal Grants - for the purpose of preparing tomorrow's teachers to use technology.

Environmental Grants

• Captain Planet Foundation - The mission of the Captain Planet Foundation is to fund and support hands-on environmental projects for children and youths around the world to work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods and communities. Generally, the range of grants awarded by the Foundation is $250 - $2,500.

General Grants

• Adopt-A-Classroom invites the community into the classroom in support of teachers and their students. By adopting a classroom, donors form partnerships with specific classrooms providing financial and moral support. Teachers who register at the Adopt-a-Classroom web site can be adopted by an individual, a business, or a foundation with $500 maximum donations.
• Grants for Graduate School is a research page that provides information on applying for grants.
• The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE) now offers certain grants on an ongoing, year-round basis. Over 300 small grants of $1,000 to $3,000 are awarded each year to fund classroom innovations or professional development for improved practice in public schools and higher education institutions.
  

Health Grants

History Grants

• James Madison Graduate Fellowships are offered by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation. Through a national competition, the Foundation offers James Madison Fellowships to a select group of individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution.

Library Grants

• The American Library Association (ALA) - the ALA and its units provide a number of grants for those working in the library sector of education.

Literature Grants

Math Grants

• Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act was signed into law in November 1994.  The law gives the Department of Energy responsibility for administering the program of distinguished educator fellowships for elementary and secondary school mathematics and science teachers. Selected teachers spend up to one year in a Congressional Office or a federal agency.
• The National Science Foundation promotes and advances scientific progress in the United States by competitively awarding grants and cooperative agreements for research and education in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering. The goal is to improve preK-12 student learning and achievement in reading, mathematics, and science by supporting rigorous, interdisciplinary research on large-scale implementations of promising educational practices and technologies in complex and varied learning environments. Only those projects that meet high standards of methodological rigor, are of sufficient scale, integrate technology, and are conducted by interdisciplinary teams will be funded.
• Toshiba America Foundation makes grants for projects in math and science designed by classroom teachers to improve instruction for students in grades K-12. Decisions about grants under $5,000 are made on a rolling basis and applications are accepted throughout the year. Dow Awards by the Dow Chemical Company awards grants to support proposed initiatives concentrating on math and science, teacher training, and parental involvement for K-12 school districts. School districts and school boards nationwide, as well as programs that promote systemic education reform in math and science, are eligible to apply. Special attention is given to school districts around communities where Dow is located.

New Educators Grants

• The Broad Superintendents Academy is a rigorous 10-month executive management program designed to prepare CEOs and senior executives from business, non-profit, military, government and education backgrounds to lead urban public school systems. Participants keep their current jobs while attending The Academy. All tuition and travel costs are covered by The Academy.

Physically Disabled Grants

Reading & Literacy Grants

• International Literacy Association's Elva Knight Research Grant - ILA members apply for this grant for research in reading and literacy.
• International Literacy Association's Jeanne S. Chall Research Fellowship - ILA members apply for this grant to support reading research by promising scholars.
• The Literacy Empowerment Foundation (LEF) is dedicated to assisting educational programs by providing inexpensive children's books. It has expanded its easy Matching Book Grant Program to allow your school to double its purchasing power on a larger quantity.
• The International Literacy Association (ILA) awards and grants page.
• The NEA Foundation's Innovation Grant and Learning & Leadership Grant - supports National Education Association (NEA) members who are public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education.

Science Grants

• Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act was signed into law in November 1994.  The law gives the Department of Energy responsibility for administering the program of distinguished educator fellowships for elementary and secondary school mathematics and science teachers. Selected teachers spend up to one year in a Congressional Office or a federal agency.
• Earthwatch Institute Educator Fellowships offers two main fellowship opportunities for educators who are passionate about conservation and environmental issues, excited to learn hands-on research techniques from top scientists, and eager to share their experiences in the field with their students and communities back home.
• Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams - is the Lemelson-MIT Program's newest initiative to foster inventiveness in high school students. InvenTeams - composed of high school students, their teachers and mentors from industry - 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. Grants of up to $10,000 support each team's efforts.
• The National Science Foundation promotes and advances scientific progress in the United States by competitively awarding grants and cooperative agreements for research and education in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering. The goal is to improve preK-12 student learning and achievement in reading, mathematics, and science by supporting rigorous, interdisciplinary research on large-scale implementations of promising educational practices and technologies in complex and varied learning environments. Only those projects that meet high standards of methodological rigor, are of sufficient scale, integrate technology, and are conducted by interdisciplinary teams will be funded.
• The NEA Foundation's Innovation Grant and Learning & Leadership Grant - Applications for these grants are accepted on an ongoing, year-round basis. The NEA Foundation's grants are available for all subjects, including the arts, literacy, science, and technology. All U.S. practicing K-12 public school teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff at public colleges and universities are eligible to apply.
• The Northrop Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy is designed specifically for middle school teachers. It was established to help enhance teacher confidence and classroom excellence in science, engineering and technology, while increasing teacher understanding about the skills needed for a scientifically literate workforce. The Academy, which is directed by the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), will support up to 32—teachers of physical science, engineering, and/or technology located in public school districts in select Northrop Grumman communities across the United States. The teachers will be immersed throughout the year in a host of blended professional learning opportunities in science, technology, and engineering.
• SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Environmental Educator of the Year provides national recognition, funding and a big “thank you” to the efforts of exceptional environmental education leaders.
• Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Competition recognizes exceptional and innovative science educators, to recognize outstanding K–12 school programs for their exemplary approaches to science lab instruction utilizing limited school and laboratory resources, and raise awareness and exposure of the outstanding work being done in the science education field.
• Sol Hirsch Teacher Grants are awarded by the National Weather Association to K-12 teachers for the purpose of improving students' education in meteorology. Selected teachers will be able to use the funds to take an accredited course in atmospheric sciences, attend a relevant workshop or conference or purchase scientific materials or equipment for the classroom. Five or more $500 grants are available annually.
• Toshiba America Foundation makes grants for projects in math and science designed by classroom teachers to improve instruction for students in grades K-12. Decisions about grants under $5,000 are made on a rolling basis and applications are accepted throughout the year. Dow Awards by the Dow Chemical Company awards grants to support proposed initiatives concentrating on math and science, teacher training, and parental involvement for K-12 school districts. School districts and school boards nationwide, as well as programs that promote systemic education reform in math and science, are eligible to apply. Special attention is given to school districts around communities where Dow is located.

Social Studies Grants

• James Madison Graduate Fellowships are offered by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation. Through a national competition, the Foundation offers James Madison Fellowships to a select group of individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution.

State-Specific Grants

• Colorado - PK-12 education grants
• Missouri Grants Management
• North Dakota - grants administered by ND Department of Public Instruction
• South Dakota - Office of Grant Management.
  

Teacher Development Grants

• The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE) now offers certain grants on an ongoing, year-round basis. Over 300 small grants of $1,000 to $3,000 are awarded each year to fund classroom innovations or professional development for improved practice in public schools and higher education institutions.

Technology Grants

• The AT&T Foundation - funding requests (By Invitation Only). AT&T is committed to advancing education, strengthening communities, and improving lives. Through its philanthropic initiatives and partnerships, AT&T and the AT&T Foundation support projects that create opportunities, make connections, and address community needs where we - and our customers - live and work.
  
• Department of Education's PT3 Federal Grants - for the purpose of preparing tomorrow's teachers to use technology.
• The NEA Foundation's Innovation Grant and Learning & Leadership Grant - Applications for these grants are accepted on an ongoing, year-round basis. The NEA Foundation's grants are available for all subjects, including the arts, literacy, science, and technology. All U.S. practicing K-12 public school teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff at public colleges and universities are eligible to apply.
• The Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards, sponsored by Vernier Software & Technology, promote the innovative use of data-collection technology using a computer, graphing calculator, or other handheld in the science classroom. Current teachers of science in grades K-College may apply for one of seven $5,500 awards. Each award will consist of $1,000 in cash for the teacher, $3,000 in Vernier Products, and up to $1,500 toward expenses to attend the National Science Teachers Association National Convention.

Urban and Rural School Grants