Funding Brief

Featured Grants

ING Unsung Heroes Awards

Rewarding Excellence in America's Schools (http://www.ing-usa.com/us/stellent2/groups/dc/documents/companylobinformation/001143.pdf)

Do you or does someone you know have a creative, unique educational program that is helping students reach new heights? Or is there a program you’d like to implement, if only you had the proper funding? The ING Unsung Heroes program has helped more than a thousand K-12 educators and their schools fund innovative classroom projects. Awards range from $5,000 to $25,000.

Due: April 30, 2009

Grants Resources

• Grants Development Office (http://www.lacoe.edu/orgs/110/index.cfm)
• California Department of Education (http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/)
• U.S. Department of Education (http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml?src=rt)
• Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/)
• Tech Learning (http://techlearning.com/resources/grants.jhtml)
• Grants Alert (http://www.grantsalert.com/index.cfm)
• eSchool News (http://www.eschoolnews.com/tsc)

Upcoming Deadlines

Save Our History Grants

Preserve the History of Your community (http://www.history.com/content/saveourhistory/grant-program/grant-application)

Inspire the youth in your community to become the preservationists of tomorrow. Museums, historic sites, historical societies, preservation organizations, libraries, and archives are invited to partner with a local school or youth group and apply for funding to help preserve the history of their communities. Awards are up to $10,000.

Due: June 5, 2009

National Council for Teachers of Mathematics NCTM-Improving K-8 Students' Understanding of Geometry (http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=1324)

The purpose of this grant is to develop activities that will enable students to better appreciate and understand some aspect of geometry that is consistent with the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics of NCTM. For 2009–10, grants of $3,000 maximum each will be awarded to persons currently teaching at the grades K–8 level.

Due: Check the web site for the next deadline.

SBC Communications Excelerator Grants (http://www.att.com/gen/corporate-citizenship?pid=7758SBC)

See the web site for a variety of opportunities including SBC Excelerator grants which help eligible nonprofit organizations to improve their ability to serve neighborhoods through technology initiatives; the Federal Universal Service Fund which makes funds available to qualified K-12 schools and libraries and to eligible health care providers for telecommunications services and other items; and the SBC Foundation which supports organizations and programs that enrich and strengthen diverse communities, with emphasis on education, community development, health and human services, and arts and culture.

Due: Varies by program