Awards
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$300,000 for professional development to increase use of the Library of Congress
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
The Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program works with an educational consortium of schools, universities, libraries, and foundations to help teachers use the Library's vast collection of digitized primary sources to enrich their classroom instruction. Educators in Florida, Georgia and Texas are asked to submit proposals by July 22. [ Read More ]
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$100,000 from Able Information Technologies to eight Arizona schools
Mon, Jun 01, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Funding
Able Information Technologies has completed a contest to reward Arizona schools for their exemplary use of technology to improve education. The contest, which awarded $100,000 worth of prizes to eight winning schools, was a collaboration of Able, the Arizona Technology Council, the Arizona Technology in Education Alliance, and the Greater Arizona eLearning Association. [ Read More ]
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$300,000 in middle school scholarships and grants from Raytheon
Mon, Jun 01, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Funding
Raytheon Co. of Waltham, Mass., celebrated Math Awareness Month in April by awarding $1,000 scholarships to 150 middle school students and matching grants to the students' schools. The scholarships can be used toward a math, science, or technology camp or program this summer. [ Read More ]
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$550,000 from Toyota to 82 science teachers nationwide
Mon, Jun 01, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Funding
Toyota Motor Sales USA has announced $550,000 in Toyota TAPESTRY grants to 82 teachers in grades K-12 nationwide for their outstanding science project proposals. The winners were chosen from nearly 600 applications. [ Read More ]
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$600,000 from the National Governors Association to improve low-performing schools
Mon, Jun 01, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Funding
The National Governors Association's Center for Best Practices has awarded grants of $150,000 to Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Mississippi to support the development of a comprehensive strategy aimed at improving chronically low-performing schools. [ Read More ]
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$45,000 from the Verizon Foundation for family tech literacy
Mon, Jun 02, 2008 Primary Topic Channel:
Five projects that help students and their families develop technology literacy skills will share a total of $45,000 in grants from the Verizon Foundation and the National Center for Family Literacy. [ Read More ]
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$120,000 to support early childhood advisory councils
Mon, Jun 02, 2008 Primary Topic Channel:
The National Governors Association's Center for Best Practices has awarded 12 states and territories $10,000 grants to support early childhood advisory councils (ECACs) in an effort to bolster and support early childhood learning. [ Read More ]
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$115 million from the Education Department to improve history teaching
Mon, Jun 02, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Funding
Through its Teaching American History program, the U.S. Department of Education recently awarded 121 grants, totaling $114.7 million, to improve the quality of American history education in districts across 40 states. [ Read More ]
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Foreign Language Assistance Program
Tue, Apr 01, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
The Foreign Language Assistance Program gives grants to local educational agencies for innovative model programs providing for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of foreign language study for elementary and secondary school students. Under this competition, five-year grants will be awarded to LEAs to work in partnership with one or more institutions of higher education to establish or expand articulated programs of study in languages critical to United States national security. Note: the deadline for a notice of intent to apply is April 11, 2008. [ Read More ]
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Medical students receive grants from American Medical Association Foundation
Thu, Feb 28, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
The American Medical Association Foundation announced the 47 recipients of the 2008 Seed Grant Research Program. Established in 2001, the program provides $2,500 grants to medical students, physician residents, and fellows to conduct basic science, applied, or clinical research projects. This year's grant winners are conducting research in the following five categories: cardiovascular/pulmonary diseases; HIV/AIDS; leukemia; neoplastic diseases; and secondhand smoke. The Seed Grant Research Program was established to encourage more medical students, residents and fellows to enter the field of research. [ Read More ]
Across the country, schools like yours are reaping the benefits of contributions from federal, corporate, and private funders. Here's a list of the latest grant winners and their funding sources.











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