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 ]

  • $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 ]

  • $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 ]

  • $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 ]

  • 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 ]

  • 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 ]

 

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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.