See ASI News Highlights from the Department of Partnerships, Development & Marketing.
PHIT America
Deadline: TBA. Funds: Grants range from $1,000 - $5,000. Eligibility: Elementary Schools. Areas: To apply, schools must indicate the need of their students to develop their motor skills, reduce obesity, and increase physical literacy and fitness Funds may be used for equipment, facilities, professional development for adults, and programs that increase students' [...]
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Deadline: Rolling for letters of inquiry. Funds: Varies by request. Eligibility: Charitable, educational, and governmental organizations. Areas: Funding is available for: Advancing afterschool programs that increase access to quality educational opportunities for all children. Graduating high school programs that work to increase high school graduation and college-and career-readiness outcomes for youth. [...]
Jessup Elementary: Inspiring me to pursue a career in teaching
"I would like to make a difference in other students lives the way Mrs. Timberg and Mrs. Sword made a difference in my life."--Ashley Kayson
Staples, Inc.
Deadline: Rolling. Funds: Grants up to $25,000. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Areas: Before submitting a grant proposal, potential applicants must be nominated by a local Staples associate. Description: Staples, Inc. provides funding for nonprofit organizations focused on education or job skills. Grants support a range of education and job skills programs, such [...]
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Deadline: Rolling. Funds: There is no dollar amount limitation for a request for support. Eligibility: Non-Profit organizations. Description: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. requests applications for its Community Grants program. The program seeks to: Promote safe mobility to make communities stronger. Inspire people to reach their potential in school and [...]
Educators of America
Deadline: Rolling. Funds: Varies by Request. Eligibility: K-12 Educators. Areas: Applicants are asked to be as specific as possible when filling out the application, including what technological resources they're requesting, how they will be used, and what long-term strategy will be employed to ultimately increase student achievement and technology integration. [...]
Heather Lowe: Going above and beyond to help her students
"Heather Lowe takes time to contact the parents and let them know what their child is doing, be it good or bad."--Laura Blankenship
Our Continued Appreciation for Ms. Tanya
"Ms. Tanya energizes the students and gets them excited to learn. She gets to know her students and lets them know her not only as a teacher but as a person."--Valerie Frazier, Parent
How A Teacher Continues to Encourage, Years After My Son Left Her Classroom
"When my son started kindergarten I was worried... I didn't know anything about the teachers at Davidsonville Elementary school and didn't realize how getting the letter saying Mrs. Jones would be his teacher would change his life."--Melissa Wirzburger, Parent
Building Self-Confidence in Tyler Heights’ S.E.L.F Program
"In the fifth grade, my school Tyler Heights had a program called S.E.L.F which still continues now. This program helps young girls to gain determination, and self-confidence. I learned a lot from that program, and go there almost every Friday to see the new S.E.L.F girls."--Ariyanna