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Grant Opportunities

Agilent Technologies Foundation

March 28th, 2017|Classroom Support, Grant Opportunities|

Deadline: Ongoing.

Funds: In 2014, the foundation awarded grants ranging from $300 – $671,000.

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations.

Description: The Agilent Technologies Foundation seeks to increase the quality of science and math instruction at the middle and high school levels and increase the availability of highly qualified teachers, including those from historically underrepresented groups.

Areas:  Support is given for policy and programs at the national, state, and local level that promote:

  • High standards that define learning goals for student achievement.
  • Rigorous assessments that measure progress versus standards.
  • Strict accountability for students and schools.
  • High standards for teacher skills and achievement.
  • Effective programs to increase teacher availability.
  • Increased presence of underrepresented groups in the teaching profession.

Contact:  Agilent Technologies Foundation, 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd., MS 1B-07, Santa Clara, CA 95051; (408) 345-5229.

Web: www.agilent.com/contributions/us_programs.shtml

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National Association of Geoscience Teachers

March 28th, 2017|Awards, Grant Opportunities|

Deadline: Varies by applicant’s location.  See website for list of deadlines.

Funds: Complimentary two-year membership in NAGT, award plaque, and $500 in travel funds to attend the Geological Society of American’s annual meeting or $500 in classroom improvement funds.

Eligibility: Any teacher or other K-12 educator who covers a significant amount of earth science content with their students.

Description: The National Association of Geoscience Teachers requests applications for the Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Awards program.

The awards are given for exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the earth sciences at the precollege level.

Areas:  The program seeks to:

  • Identify excellence in teaching.
  • Appropriately recognize and reward excellence in teaching.
  • Stimulate higher levels of teaching performance.
  • Establish NAGT as a strong support organization for precollege education.
  • Via active statewide and sectional programs, build a solid state, regional, and national liaison with administrators of precollege earth science education.

Email: michael@earth2class.org.

Web: http://nagt.org/nagt/awards/oest.html

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Sunoco Foundation

March 28th, 2017|Community Engagement, Environment, Grant Opportunities|

Deadline: Ongoing for letter of inquiry.

Funds: Grants in 2015 ranged from $500 – $500,000.

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations.

Description: The Sunoco Foundation provides support in the following three areas:

  • Fueling Minds:  to education and develop skills for the workforce.
  • Fueling the Planet:  to promote environmental stewardship and responsibility.
  • Fueling Communities:  to make them great places to live and work.

Email: See website for contact form.

Web: www.sunoco.com/the-sunoco-foundation-grant

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Sony USA Foundation

March 28th, 2017|Classroom Technology, Environment, Grant Opportunities, The Arts|

Deadline: Rolling.

Funds: Varies, but previous grants have ranged from $500 – $62,000.

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations.

Description: The Sony USA Foundation provides support in the areas of arts, culture, technology, and the environment, with a particular emphasis on education each of those areas.

Contact:  Sony USA Foundation Inc., Attn: Communications and Public Affairs Department, 25 Madison Ave., 27th Floor, New York, NY 10010; (858) 942-8565.

Email: selcommunityaffairs@am.sony.com

Web: www.sony.com/en_us/SCA/social-responsibility/giving-guidelines.html

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Youth Service America

March 17th, 2017|Community Engagement, Grant Opportunities|

Deadline: TBA.

Funds: $500 grants. In addition, select grantees will have a chance to be recognized by Disney ABC Television Group or their local ABC affiliate.

Eligibility: Youths ages 5-18.  All applicants are required to have a sponsoring organization or school.

Description: Youth Service America and the Walt Disney Company provide Disney Summer of Service grants to help young change-makers turn creative ideas into projects that will positively impact their communities.

Email: sbarrie@ysa.org

Web: http://ysa.org/grants/youth-grants/disney

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California Casualty

February 28th, 2017|Athletic Programs, Grant Opportunities|

Deadline: January 15, 2017 (if submitted after deadline will be considered for next school year)

Funds: Grants range from $1,000 – $3,000

Eligibility: Public middle and high schools in all states except Alaska, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, and Wisconsin.

Applicant must be a current member, or referred by a current member, of the state National Education Association of affiliate or one of these other participating education associations:  Association of California School Administrators, Colorado Association of School Executives, Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, Kentucky Association of School Administrators, Nevada Association of School Administrators, or Utah Association of Secondary School Principals.

Areas: Awards must be used to help subsidize school sports programs in ways such as purchasing new equipment or paying for competition travel costs.

Contact:  California Casualty, Attn:  Athletics Grant Coordinator, CD-1, 1900 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, CA 94403

Email: athletics_grant@calcas.com

Web: www.calcas.com/web/calcasathleticsgrant/grant-guidelines

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Rockwell Collins

February 22nd, 2017|Grant Opportunities, STEM, The Arts|

Deadline: Rolling.

Funds: Funding is awarded under the following two categories:

  • Grants targeting major projects and programs that total more than $20,000.
  • Grants supporting fundraising, sponsorships, and events or activities that total $20,000 or less.

Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, public organizations, and governmental agencies, such as schools and parks departments.

Contact: See website for list of regional contacts.

Web: www.rockwellcollins.com/-/media/Files/Unsecure/Docs/Community_Overview/Giving_Guidelines.ashx?la=en

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Brinker International

February 22nd, 2017|Grant Opportunities, Health/Nutrition, The Arts|

Deadline:  Ongoing.

Funds:  Varies by request. The company provides both monetary and in-kind dining certificate donations.

Eligibility:  Nonprofit organizations, schools, and institutions of higher education.  Previous grantees have included community programs and projects affiliated with children and family, arts, civics, and university-related educational programs.

Description: Brinker International provides support in the areas of health, social services, arts and education, and diversity.

 

Contact: Brinker International, 6820 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX 75240; (972) 980-9917.

Web: www.brinker.com/company/givingback.asp#gui

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Life Time Foundation

February 21st, 2017|Grant Opportunities, Health/Nutrition|

Deadline:  Ongoing.

Funds:  Cash and in-kind grants. One recent grantee received over $600,000 in support.

Eligibility:  School districts that have at least one school within a 20-mile radius of a Life Time destination.

Description: The Life Time Foundation partners with school districts to help them make healthy and sustainable changes to the school food program.  Specifically, the foundation seeks to help schools remove the “harmful seven ingredients of concern” from their food programs:

  • Trans fats and hydrogenated oils.
  • High-fructose corn syrup.
  • Hormones and antibiotics.
  • Processed and artificial sweeteners.
  • Artificial colors and flavors.
  • Artificial preservatives.
  • Bleached Flour.

Areas:   Partners receive access to:

  • Food Subsidy Grants:  short-term grants to offset the cost of serving healthier food that eliminates the “harmful seven ingredients of concern.”
  • Capital Equipment Grants:  one-time grants for kitchen equipment to make it possible for schools to serve healthier, scratch-cooked food.
  • Educational tools and materials that encourage kids to eat healthy.
  • An annual Culinary Boot Camp for school nutrition staff.
  • A free series of six 20 minute lessons on nutrition and physical activity.
  • An online community created specifically for school nutrition staff and school food experts.
  • A free online resource that provides tools and education to help improve school food.

Contact: Life Time Foundation, 2902 Corporate Place, Chanhassen, MN 55317; (952) 229-7226.

Email:  foundation@lifetimefitness.com

Web: www.ltffoundation.org/for-schools

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AGL Resources Private Foundation, Inc.

January 30th, 2017|Grant Opportunities, STEM|

Deadline:  TBA

Funds:  Varies. Grants in 2016 ranged from $2,500 – $20,000.

Eligibility:  Services Territories in Georgia, Florida, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Tennessee, and Texas.

Description:  AGL Resources Private Foundation Inc. provides support in the following areas:

  • Energy Assistance:  programs which primarily help low-income households and low-income senior citizens afford their natural gas energy consumption, including weatherization projects and emergency energy assistance.
  • Education:  K-12 public secondary schools, and public and private colleges and universities with an emphasis in literacy, math, and science.
  • Environmental Stewardship: projects such as clean air, conservation and greenspace.
  • Community Enrichment:  programs specific to minority leadership, women leadership, arts and culture, business leadership, and/or economic development.
  • Relief efforts.

Email:  AGL Resources Private Foundation Inc., (404) 584-3791

Web:  www.virginianaturalgas.com/community/charitable-giving

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The Walt Disney Company

January 30th, 2017|Community Engagement, Grant Opportunities|

The Walt Disney Company seeks to make a lasting, positive change in communities to promote the happiness and well-being of kids and families.

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adidas Group

January 30th, 2017|Athletic Programs, Grant Opportunities|

Deadline:  Rolling

Funds:  Varies. Donations may be made in cash, in-kind (products, equipment, know-how, or services), and corporate volunteering.

Eligibility:  Nonprofit organizations.

Description:  The adidas Group provides support in the areas of:

  • Sports within a social context.
  • Kids and youths.
  • Education.
  • Preventive health projects (preferably sports related).
  • Relief efforts.

Email:  adidas America, Attn:  Donation Committee, 5055 North Greeley Avenue, Portland, OR 97217

Web:  www.adidas-group.com/media/filter_public/2013/07/31/corporate_giving-guidelines_group_level_july_2006_en.pdf

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Cornell Douglas Foundation

December 21st, 2016|Grant Opportunities, Other Resources|

Deadline: Rolling for letters of inquiry.

Funds: Average grant amount is $10,000.

Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organizations, or a consortia that includes one.

Description: The Cornell Douglass Foundation provides support for the following:

  • Environmental health and justice.
  • Land conservation.
  • Sustainability of resources.
  • Mountaintop removal mining.
  • Watershed protection.
  • Financial literacy.

Contact: Cornell Douglass Foundation. 4701 Sangamore Road, Suite 133 South, Bethesda MD 20816; (301) 229-3008

Email: cdf@cornelldouglas.org

Web:  www.cornelldouglas.org/apply

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Educators of America Technology Grant

September 23rd, 2016|Classroom Support, Classroom Technology, Grant Opportunities|

Funder: Educator of America Technology Grant

Available Funds: Unspecified

Deadline: Rolling

Summary: Educators of America are driven to not only supply teachers and educators with the classroom technology they need, but also train them to use it in the most effective ways possible. If you are a teacher that is in need of an effective technological tool that will assist in bettering student achievement, not only in your classroom, but throughout your entire institution, take the time to fill out our grant application. Our classroom technology grant applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis and responses are given accordingly (January, April, July, October).

Website: https://www.educatorsusa.org/educator-and-technology-grants

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National Science Teachers Association

July 11th, 2016|Awards, Grant Opportunities, Professional Development, STEM|

Funder: National Science Teachers Association

Available Funds: Varies by award

Deadline: Varies by award

Summary: Sponsorships for the NSTA Awards help support the science educators and their science educational programs, professional development, and proactive efforts in the science education field. See all the opportunities at their website.

Website: http://www.nsta.org/about/awards.aspx

 

 

 

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