Grants & Funding Sources
Small requests can lead to major acquisitions. Size is irrelevant when it comes to seeking grant assistance. One has only to observe the success of the Olga Korbuts, Scott Hamiltons, and David Ecksteins of this world to realize that it is the “size of the fight in the dog” that determines outcomes. Small requests can lead to major acquisitions over time, and persistence is a hallmark of those who ultimately succeed. Some of the grant sources listed offer limited funds, but all are devoted to improving educational delivery systems.
Braitmayer Foundation
This foundation supports curricular reform and professional development.
More info: http://www.braitmayerfoundation.org
Chevron provides grants for partnerships between K-12 schools and local scientific organizations (museums, aquariums) to provide scientific exploration and discovery programs.
More info: www.chevron.com
Bechtel Foundation
The fund supports the notion that a nation’s strength is in the fields of engineering and science.
More info: http://www.sdbjrfoundation.org/
DuPont Community Outreach
DuPont supports an emphasis on developing strong science programs.
More info: http://www2.dupont.com/Social_Commitment/en_US/educational/index.html
Halliburton Foundation
The Halliburton Foundation accepts grant proposals from U.S.-based nonprofit organizations that serve the following areas: education, health, and social services (health related).
More info: http://www.halliburton.com/AboutUs/default.aspx?navid=992&pageid=2310
Teacher’s Pet
(grant tip geared specifically toward teachers’ smaller projects)
Office Depot Foundation
This foundation is pleased to work with organizations large and small to collaborate on programs and efforts that bring systemic change to the communities they serve. Grants range from $50 to $3,000.
More info: http://www.officedepotfoundation.org/grant_guidelines.asp
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Goodrich Foundation Educational Grants
Funded by: The Goodrich Corporation Foundation, Inc.
Description: Grants given to support elementary, secondary and higher education on a national basis. K-12: The Foundation will consider proposals designed to restructure the educational system to better educate all students. The Foundation intends to support efforts that take a comprehensive approach to education reform rather than addressing issues on a piecemeal basis. Higher Education: The Foundation will support selected educational institutions where the company recruits for its workforce or where technical research is conducted. In addition, grant making will also focus on institutions with specific academic areas of science and engineering that educate the technical workforce. The Foundation also gives consideration to proposals designed to help elementary school children maintain their curiosity and excitement about the worlds of math and science. This would include opportunities for professional development in math and science for elementary-level teachers. The Foundation also will give consideration to proposals that help junior high and high school students and teachers understand the relevance of math and science to society. The Foundation, therefore, is supportive of efforts to link math and science taught in classrooms to application of these disciplines in the work place.
Proposal Deadline: 8/1/10
Average Amount: $1,000.00 – $250,000.00
http://www.goodrich.com/portal/site/grcom?GUID=836e8273ea9ea110VgnVCM10000068f57eaaRCRD
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Marching into a green spring well prepared
March draws its name from the Roman god Mars, who is most associated with war. However, Mars operated under the surname of Silvanus and was also worshipped as a god of agriculture, forests, fields, and crops. So, for that reason, the advent of spring was dedicated to Mars.
As we begin a warlike march into this green spring month that is surrounded by dollar battles, we can offer Pitsco Education bivouacs to the heartiest of education warriors. The GreenSTEM Student-Team Program and the GreenSTEM Teacher-Led Program are stand-alone semester programs that in combination may constitute a yearlong GreenSTEM Academy of curriculum and hands-on activities for middle-level students.
In environmental encounters, it is necessary to pull out the heavier artillery. Because reference to Mars has been made, it’s appropriate to note that the Mission to Mars Module, for example, integrates the concepts of green living into the current research being conducted for a planned mission to the red planet. Using a Mars mission as a microscale ecosystem, the Module explores the green topics of water conservation, food availability, energy needs, global warming, and ozone depletion. Our GreenSTEM curriculum includes many such real-world examples and hands-on activities exploring green concepts.
The acquisition of the economic high ground in this engagement could be provided by some of these private funding sources that might provide monetary ammunition for environmental purposes:
Ashland Foundation
Ashland supports a variety of education, environment, and health and human services initiatives.
More information: http://www.ashland.com/commitments/
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
This foundation actively engages in conservation of land, water, and coastal resources and promotes environmental health.
More information: http://www.goldmanfund.org/html/home/home.html
Heineman Foundation
Heineman is concerned with environmental research that will help prevent, reduce, and/or eliminate water degradation.
More information: http://www.heinemanfoundation.org/application_process
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Mott seeks to help appropriate models of development that protect the diversity and integrity of selected ecosystems in North America.
More information: http://www.mott.org/grantseeker.aspx
Turner Foundation
The goal of this program is to engage, organize, and empower new constituencies in order to ensure the future protection of our environment.
More information: http://www.turnerfoundation.org/about/index.asp
Alcoa Foundation
Their grant-making focus centers on several distinct areas: conservation, safe and healthy children, and workplace skills.
More information: http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/community/info_page/guidelines.asp
Lattner Family Foundation
The foundation’s focus is on education, environment, health and social services, arts and humanities, and religion.
More information: http://www.lattnerfoundation.org/
Teacher’s Pet
(grant tip geared specifically toward teachers’ smaller projects)
National Environmental Education Foundation
Classroom Earth wants to help support teachers across the country who want to make environmental education part of their curriculum. Classroom Earth’s 2010 School Challenge provides grants up to $4,000 to help support innovative projects to incorporate environmental education into all subject areas.
More information: http://classroomearth.org/challenge/2010
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Feds $650M innovation fund
Applications for $650 million in new federal grants that encourage school innovation will be available in early 2010 and due in the spring, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) said in a conference call with reporters Oct. 6. The department estimates that all money under the program will be committed by Sept. 30, 2010.
Under the proposed priorities, grants would be awarded in three categories:
• Scale-up Grants: The largest possible grant category is focused on programs and practices with the potential to reach hundreds of thousands of students. Applicants must have a strong base of evidence that their program has had a significant effect on improving student achievement. Awards in this category can be as much as $50 million.
• Validation Grants: These are for existing, promising programs that have good evidence of their impact and are ready to improve their evidence base while expanding within their own and other communities. Grants of up to $30 million are possible in this category.
• Development Grants: The smallest grant level, designed to support new and high-potential practices whose impact should be studied further. This category awards grants of up to $5 million.
“We’re looking to drive reform, reward excellence, and dramatically improve our nation’s schools,” Duncan said.
Grant recipients will be required to match 20 percent of federal funds with public or private dollars. Successful applicants will need to demonstrate how their programs will be sustainable after their federal grants are completed
The $650 million i3 program will award grants in three categories, with winning applications proposing scalable programs that target specific needs such as early learning and decreasing the dropout rate.
“We’re making an unprecedented investment in cutting-edge ideas that will produce the next generation of school reforms,” said U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. “The i3 competition will provide seed money for fresh ideas, help grow promising programs with a good track record, and scale up programs with proven results to a national level.”
Individual school districts or groups of districts can apply for the i3 grants, and entrepreneurial nonprofits can join with school districts to submit applications. Colleges and universities, companies, and other stakeholders can be supporters of the projects.
Applicants must demonstrate their previous success in closing achievement gaps, improving student progress toward proficiency, increasing graduation rates, or recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers and principals.
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Dominion FoundationThe funding cycle is year-round and support is directed toward innovative educational curricula. Any of the Synergistic Learning Systems would fit the criteria described in this group’s brochure.
More information: http://www.dom.com/about/community/foundation/index.jsp
Humana Foundation
The aim is to develop tools to improve literacy and increase the use of technology.
More information: http://www.humanafoundation.org/
AT&T Foundation
The AT&T Foundation supports concepts that improve student achievement and increase the use of new technologies. Their belief is that math, science, and technology are the basic avenues to success in this emerging global economy. The passage of the Perkins Act opens a floodgate of requests to this foundation. Technology is the “paradigm” of this decade.
More information: http://www.att.com/gen/corporate-citizenship?pid=7742
Abington Foundation
This foundation provides gifts for general development of educational programs.
More information: www.fmscleveland.com/abington
OMNOVA Solutions Foundation
Special emphasis is placed on programs that develop skills for readiness that will contribute to future job
success.
More information: omnova.com/about/community/community.aspx
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
This foundation desires to provide grants for programs that have scientific impact. The group is primarily concerned with targeted results.
More information:www.moore.org
William T. Grant Foundation
Improving youth skills and relationships is the goal of this foundation.
This is achieved through the implementation of quality systems and programs.
More information:wtgrantfoundation.org/
Carnegie Foundation
This foundation aims to stimulate scientific literacy and emphasizes the importance of coherent communication and eagerness to challenge students with advanced curricular materials.
More information:http://www.carnegie.org/
Corning Foundation
Corning supports elementary and secondary education in 13 states and the District of Columbia. The foundation would be a great source as it is heavily concerned with instructional literacy projects.
More information: http://www.corning.com/inside_corning/foundation.asp
Dekko Foundation
This foundation favors requests from the states of Alabama, Indiana, and Iowa. Dekko, too, favors early-learning and after-school programs. It is geared for preschool through age 18. The mission of any proposal must be strong and futuristic. Educational lexicon promotes robotics and early learning products as solutions to that end.
More information: http://www.dekkofoundation.org
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Advancing technology and assisting Hispanic, disadvantaged, and underserved students are the primary aims of this foundation.
More information: http://www.hewlett.org
Motorola Innovation Generation GrantsAs Motorola develops breakthrough technologies, The Innovation Generation Grants support breakthrough programs that use innovative approaches to develop interest in technology-related fields while strengthening leadership and problem-solving skills.
More information: http://www.motorola.com/content.jsp?globalObjectID=8153
Poor U.S. Math Scores Don’t Add Up
“Change is a moral imperative for U.S. schools,” says Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, the first woman to lead the National Governors Association. The NGA notes that less than two-fifths of American fourth- and eighth-grade students performed at or above grade level in math and science. Eighth graders ranked 27th in the world in math scores.
Therefore, as part of the NGA strategy, the states will focus on improving the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math. The overall objective will be to stimulate student achievement and grow a strong workforce in emerging occupations. This goal dovetails with the objectives of the Perkins Act, whose focus is improving the math, science, and technology strengths of students to create a knowledgeable workforce and maintain world leadership in strategic areas of innovation. Following are various grant options that could provide economic possibilities for school leaders.
American Express Foundation
Serve youth, emphasize school-to-work efforts, and work experiences; build awareness about career and employment options for individuals facing significant barriers to employment; and provide education, training, and workplace experiences so they may actively pursue these options.
More information: http://home3.americanexpress.com/corp/philanthropy/
AMD Corporate Foundation
AMD’s K-12 initiatives target programs that increase student interest and/or proficiency in literacy, math, science, and computer technology supporting effective classroom instruction. LEGO and Hearlihy offerings will produce results in most of these instructional areas. Applications are due twice a year: May 1 and Dec. 1. Funding decisions are communicated no later than six months following the application deadline.
More information: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/AboutAMD/0,,51_52_7697_7702,00.html
Coca-Cola Foundation
The Coca-Cola Foundation supports high-quality education and encourages new solutions to the problems that impede educational systems today. It also supports programs that have been proven to work such as Synergistic Learning Systems.
More information: http://www2.coca-cola.com/citizenship/foundation.html
A.C Ratshesky Foundation
This foundation supports early education and after-school programs that utilize a variety of educational materials. Early education is a byword for many of the funding sources because
of the apparent lack of readiness in too many children.
More information:http://www.grantsmanagement.com/ratshesky.html
Pitsco, Inc.
The passage of the Perkins Act and the Tech and EETT offerings, plus the desperation on the part of school leadership to engage in productive demonstrations of technology growth at all levels, should initiate significant interest in products from all Pitsco divisions. Author Josiah Holland states, “A time like this demands strong minds, great hearts, and ready hands.” Pitsco, Inc. has the answer to all of these by requiring the knowledge components and providing the opportunity to excel through practical hands-on explorations. This enables students to avoid depreciation in their potential educational development and pursue the goals envisioned by leadership.
Education Liaison Pat Forbes, patforbes@pitsco.com, 800-828-5787
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Pepsi Grant