Most Popular Funding Opportunities Last Month
In the month of October, teachers searched GetEdFunding for youth programming grants, library grants to extend programs for underserved populations, and funding focusing on STEM education for women and girls. Check out which grants GetEdFunding educators viewed the most in the month of October.
Sponsored by The Lawrence Foundation
The Lawrence Foundation is focused on making grants to support environmental, education, human services, and other causes. Funding is available for programming and operating expenses.
Deadline: Applications are due April 30 and November 1, annually.
Express Scripts Charitable Giving Grants
Sponsored by Express Scripts Foundation
The Express Scripts Foundation makes grants in the areas of education, health and wellness, youth and family services, and disaster relief in the areas that the company has a presence. Within the area of education, the foundation focuses on access to education for the underserved and underrepresented; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; college and career readiness; pharmaceutical training; and job training and mentoring programs.
Deadline: Applications are due November 30, 2018.
ALSC/Candlewick Press “Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved” Grants
Sponsored by Candlewick Press, administered by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association
“Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved” Grants are offered to libraries to conduct outreach programs to underserved populations through new programs or the expansion of existing programs. Preference is given to programs serving children with learning or physical differences, ESL speakers, children from nontraditional school environments or in foster care, children in the juvenile justice system, or those who need accommodation services.
Deadline: Applications are due December 1, 2018.
Enhancing Student Mathematics Learning through the Use of Tools and Technology Grants
Sponsored by Isabelle P. Rucker Fund and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Enhancing Student Mathematics Learning through the Use of Tools and Technology Grants are awarded to classroom teachers in prekindergarten through grade 12 to encourage innovative use of technology and other tools for effective teaching and meaningful student learning. Eligible grant expenses include materials such as books, calculators, tablets, computers, or related equipment, as well as professional development in the use of the designated tools and technology.
Deadline: Applications are due May 3, 2019.
Sponsored by AAUW
The AAUW offers Community Action Grants that provide funding for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equality for women and girls. Special consideration is given to projects focused on kindergarten through grade 12 and community college girls’ and women’s achievement in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, and to those projects that seek community partners such as local schools or school districts, businesses, and other community-based organizations.
Deadline: Applications are due December 1, 2018.
