American Honda Foundation: Grants for Youth and Scientific Education

The American Honda Foundation makes grants to K-12 schools, colleges, universities, trade schools, and other youth-focused non-profit organizations for programs that benefit youth and scientific education.

Maximum award: $60,000.

Eligibility: schools and youth-focused nonprofit organizations.

Deadline: Grant applications are accepted four times per year; next deadline is May 1, 2009.

http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf

Lindbergh Foundation: Grants for Technological Advancement and Environmental Preservation

The Lindbergh Foundation Grants honor Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh's legacy by funding projects that improve the quality of all life by seeking a balance between technological advancements and environmental preservation.

Maximum award: $10,580.
Eligibility: Citizens from all countries may apply.
Deadline: June 14, 2009.

For more information visit www.lindberghfoundation.org

Gifts, Gifts and More Gifts!

The House and the Senate recently vied for the right to bestow a greater sum on the education community which is particularly good news as schools devise ways to tighten their collective belts in the wake of the current economic downturn.

Following are some ongoing federal grants and a few private donors that could bring joy to your hearts and keep you busy as bees as a result of a monetary Valentine's kiss!

• National Science Foundation promotes the progress of science and advances scientific knowledge in K-12 institutions.
• Twenty-First Century Grant funding is used to simulate before- and after-school programs.
• Title 1 funding are monies directed at helping high-poverty schools.
• Carl Perkins Funding are funds that lean heavily toward vocational skills.
• Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant is focused on ensuring a technologically literate student from grade school through high school.

The Fund for Public Schools Awards Library REACH Grants to Bronx Schools

The Fund for Public Schools has awarded Library REACH (Revitalizing Education for Adolescents and Children) grants to four Bronx schools. Schools applied for the grants last fall, and may request up to $10,000 each for library improvement projects. In the past, these projects have ranged from new computers and SMART Boards to updated book collections and comfortable couches and rug areas for students.

Library REACH grants are awarded annually, and are supported by Shop for Public Schools, a week-long partnership between New York City's public schools and the retail community. This year's Library REACH grants were also supported by Lexmark, Polo Ralph Lauren, and other corporate and foundation partners. To date, the Fund for Public Schools has awarded over 200 REACH grants, improving school libraries that serve over 150,000 students.

We congratulate the following recipients of this year's Library REACH grants:

• (07X005) PS 5 Port Morris Elementary School
  
• (08X100) PS 100 Isaac Clason Elementary School
  
• (08X560) Bronx Academy High School
• (10X439) Bronx High School for Law and Justice
  

Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation Grants

The Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation is committed to improving communities and impacting lives through unique philanthropic programs that help children and families, animals and the environment. If your school is seeking support on behalf of these causes, apply for a grant, especially since they review grants for these causes on a rolling basis. Their grants range between $1,000 and $10,000 with the average grant being $2,500. To apply for a grant from the Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation, click here for the online application.

Motorola Foundation Calls for Innovation Generation Grants Applications

Motorola has opened its call for applications for the 2009 Innovation Generation Grants, the technology company's signature giving program. Innovation Generation Grants support programs that inspire and cultivate the next generation of inventors and innovators by making science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) accessible and relatable to students at any age. In 2009, the Motorola Foundation will provide $5 million in Innovation Generation Grants to organizations that engage U.S. Pre-K through 12 students, especially girls and underrepresented minorities, and teachers in STEM programming.

For more information, click here.

AASL Collaborative School Library Media Award

Established in 2000, the $2,500 AASL Collaborative School Library Media Award recognizes and encourages collaboration and partnerships between school library media specialists and teachers in meeting goals outlined in Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning through joint planning of a program, unit or event in support of the curriculum and using media center resources. The deadline if February 2, 2009.

Download the 2009 application

$2,500 to $10,000 for teachers sponsored by the Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program

The Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program was born out of my firm belief that education is the key to opportunity and to building commitment among students to the core values which foster personal excellence and achievement. These grants are given to support teachers and provide access to additional resources. Your school may be eligible for the Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program. For information about the program, including eligibility requirements, please visit: www.jordanfundamentals.com. The program is presented by the Jordan Brand, a division of Nike, Inc. and administered by Compass Consulting.

• Innovation Grants: Grants averaging $2500 will be awarded to individual teachers for projects that will impact classroom innovation and improve instruction.
• Inspiration Grants: Winners of Innovation Grants may apply for an Inspiration Grant. Grants totaling $10,000 will be awarded to teams of teachers in support of scaling-up implementation of approaches developed with Innovation Grants.

The application deadline has been extended to April 15.

Apply NOW!!

Teachers! What could you do with a $5,000 or a $10,000 grant for your classroom?

The A+ for Energy program was developed by BP to recognize teachers for innovation and excellence in teaching energy and/or energy conservation in the classroom. PreK-12 teachers in an eligible U.S. location, who are currently teaching in a public or private, accredited or licensed school are encouraged to apply. BP will award up to $4 million in grants and scholarships to fund innovative classroom, after-school, extra-curricular, or summer projects focused on energy and/or energy conservation aligned with the application criteria. Grants of $5,000 or $10,000 will be awarded directly to teachers, reflecting the budget request submitted with their application.

ALL ELIGIBLE TEACHERS can apply online at the A+ for Energy website. Applications for the 2009 program will be accepted now through March 9, 2009. Click here for more information.

2009 Adobe School Innovation Awards

The stage is set for high school students who have unique stories to tell about their world. The 2009 Adobe School Innovation Awards will honor the most innovative print, web, and video projects created with Adobe software.

Students can win valuable Adobe software — and an exciting awards ceremony will take place in the Best-of-Best Winner's own community. The winner will receive an award of Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Master Collection software for use on up to 30 seats in a lab at the student's school (or home school). Students should start preparing their entries today.

The theme of the competition is The World is Your Stage. High school students (ages 14 to 19) can submit entries in three categories: Web Design and Development, Film and Video, and Graphic and Print Design. Category winners and finalists will be chosen, as well as the Best-of-Best Winner for the top overall submission.

The deadline for submissions is May 8, 2009, at 5pm (Pacific Time). Winners will be announced at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in June in Washington, D.C.

Register now >

Download the 2009 Adobe School Innovation Awards flyer

Enter to Win the 2009 Schools of Distinction Awards!

Does your school demonstrate excellence in math and science?

The yearly Intel Schools of Distinction Awards recognize U.S. schools that demonstrate 21st century teaching and learning environments and implement innovative, replicable programs that inspire their students to excel in the areas of math and science.

Who Wins?

• Two categories: Math and Science
• 18 Finalists: 3 each in grade group: K-5, 6-8, and 9-12
• 6 Winners
• 1 Star Innovator for 2009 (one school selected from the 6 winners)

Awards:

• Winners receive $10,000 each from the Intel Foundation and more than $100,000 in products and services from the program award sponsors.
• The Star Innovator for 2009 receives an additional $15,000 cash grant from the Intel Foundation as well as additional services and products from the award sponsors.

Apply now for the Intel Schools of Distinction Awards
before February 17, 2009!

Nominations for the TIE Class of 2009 are now open!

The folks at Tech4Learning are looking for outstanding classroom teachers, trainers, aides, and administrators who have made Tech4Learning tools an integral part of their daily teaching and learning.

Winners of the TIE award will receive licenses for Tech4Learning tools of their choice, a perpetual subscription to Recipes4Success.com, and sneak peeks at new versions and tools.

Click here to go to the nomination form.

Apply for Library REACH Grant

The Fund for Public Schools is pleased to announce its fifth annual request for Library REACH (Revitalizing Education for Adolescents and Children) proposals. Library REACH is a privately-funded grant program that allows New York City public schools to apply for funding to improve their libraries. The goal of Library REACH is to support library programs that enhance teaching and learning. Since the spring of 2003, the Fund has awarded more than 150 grants totaling more than $1 million.

For eligibility criteria and an application, visit http://schools.nyc.gov/FundForPublicSchools/AboutUs/KeyInitiatives/Libraries/default.htm. The application deadline is November 21.

Apply Now for 2008-2009 Field Trip Grants

Target will award 5,000 Field Trip Grants of up to $800 each during the 2008-2009 school year. That adds up to 5,000 more opportunities for students to explore more of the world outside the classroom.

Visit the zoo. Go backstage at a local theater. Tour a museum. Explore more with a Field Trip Grant from Target.

Ready to get inspired? It’s easy — complete a Target® Field Trip Grant application online anytime between now and Nov. 1, 2008. Only one submission per applicant, please.

Apply NOW!

Adobe Software Donation Program

K-12 Schools in the US and primary and secondary schools in Canada may request a software donation from Adobe through Gifts In Kind. Please go to Tech Soup for more information about Adobe's North American Nonprofit Software Donation Program and to how to apply.

Products Offered

• Acrobat Pro
• Contribute
• Dreamweaver
• Flash Professional
• Fireworks
• In Design
• Illustrator
• Photoshop
• Premiere Pro
• CS Design Premium
• CS Web Premium
• CS Production Premium

Investigate for yourself. Click here.

NASA First Robotics Competition Sponsorship

NASA is very excited that teams are planning to participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) this year. Participation is choosing to provide your students with the opportunity to use their minds to accomplish an incredible task: starting with a bunch of unrelated parts and the ideas that exist only in the minds of your team members and then creating a functioning robot in only six weeks. Wow! As you get started with the process of applying for sponsorship from NASA, they want to explain a few things to you.

(deadline October 20; apply for grants of up to $6,000 to help fund your team)

Click here for more information.

LEGO Education Grant Services

LEGO Education's Grant Service grant listing features foundations that are particularly interested in helping the disadvantaged and those who would drop out of school. Recipients of these funds will have a series of responsibilities including increasing attendance, securing parental involvement, and securing academic success - all with the end goal of attaining high school completion. The folks at LEGO want to enable anyone to become a star within the LEGO® Education galaxy by lending assistance to a constantly evolving, solution-seeking audience of educators. The grant giving foundations are listed below:

• Ford Foundation
• Annenberg Foundation
• David & Lucile Packard Foundation
• Annie E Casey Foundation
• Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
• Bank of America
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• GE Foundation
• JP Morgan Chase Foundation
• Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
• ExxonMobile Foundation
• Walton Family Foundation
• Heinz Endowments

For more information on how you can find underwriting for robotics, simple machines, or other LEGO Education products, visit Grant Resources on our homepage, www.LEGOeducation.com, or call 800-362-4308.

WIN A "GREEN COMPUTER LAB" FOR YOUR SCHOOL!

INSPIRE your middle and high school students to be leaders in the Green Schools movement--and your school could win a state-of-the-art computer lab! The "Green Light Contest" essay competition, sponsored by PC Mall Gov, in partnership with HP, InFocus and T.H.E. Journal, is seeking entries from students in two categories: grades 5 - 8 and 9 - 12. In essays of 1,000 words or less students are asked to describe how they and their teachers can utilize technology to protect the environment, with the grand-prize-winning composition being awarded a 30-seat "green" computer lab for the author's school. Two additional first place winners (one from each grade-level category) will each receive a "green" laptop. Winning essays will be published in T.H.E. Journal and winners will be recognized at FETC, January 21 - 24, in Orlando, FL.

***APPLICATION DEADLINE is December 1, 2008. Winners will be announced at FETC, January 21 - 24, 2009, and notified by mail no later than January 31, 2009.

***Complete essay and submission criteria are available online at:
http://www.1105info.com/t.do?id=1685344:13589656

2009 Verizon Tech Savvy Awards

What are the Verizon Tech Savvy Awards?

The Verizon Tech Savvy Awards recognize outstanding educational programs that demystify technology for parents so that they may better support their child’s academic and social growth in an increasingly complex 21st century.

Goals of the Verizon Tech Savvy Awards

• To provide an incentive for grassroots, community-based nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools to include information communications technology literacy for parents as a component to enhance existing literacy programming
• To promote and support programming that empowers parents and subsequently their children to utilize technology-based resources and tools for literacy and language learning
• To encourage intergenerational applications of technology that improve the literacy and life skills of both parents and children
• To recognize innovative programming that prepares families for success in the 21st century through the use of digital media
• To help parents be active participants in all facets of their children’s education

The Awards

One national award of $25,000 and four regional awards of $5,000 will be given to organizations that have developed and delivered exemplary programs in information communications technology literacy for parents and children. The awards will be presented at the 2009 National Conference on Family Literacy in Orlando, Florida.

Nominate your organization, click here.

Digital Wish Grant - DEADLINE SEPT 30, 2008

Digital Wish is a website designed to help educators find funding for classroom technology. Teachers register, create profiles and shop for much-needed technology products, similar to a wedding registry. Wish lists stay posted online and teachers can then elect to use their profile to fundraise for donations from parents, the community, or administrators. Digital Wish also runs a monthly grants program. Anyone who has registered and created a profile is automatically entered to win one of 43 Digital Wish technology grants. Check out the monthly Digital Wish grant schedule here: http://www.digitalwish.com/dw/digitalwish/grants_sched.