Grant Writing Tips

Alan November’s Grant Writing Book http://novemberlearning.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64&Itemid=85
Alan November Beyond the Money http://novemberlearning.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=85

Virtual Classroom http://fdncenter.org/learn/classroom/ Free online tutorials for grantseekers

Tips http://www.schoolgrants.org/tips.htm#Grant%20Writing%20Tips
How to Write an LOI (letter of inquiry) http://www.schoolgrants.org/tips/more_tips2.htm#Ken%20Riston's%20Hints%20for%20Letters%20of%20Inquiry
Grant Seeker Primer http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/grants/grantprimer.htm
What Do Winning Proposals Have in Common? http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/grants/WinningProposals.htm
EPA Grant Writing Tutorial
Grants and Grant Writing NCLB http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic94.htm
Guide for Writing Funding Proposal http://www.learnerassociates.net/proposal/

Where To Find Grant Opportunities

eSchool News http://www.eschoolnews.org/erc/funding/
School Funding Services http://www.schoolfundingservices.org/ (fee)
School Grants http://www.schoolgrants.org/
The Foundation Center http://www.fdncenter.org/
Philanthropy News Digest http://fdncenter.org/pnd/index.jhtml
techlearning http://techlearning.com/resources/grants.jhtml
The Grants Center http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/grants/

Gettable Grants

General

Adopt A Classroom http://www.adoptaclassroom.com/ (on going)
Donors Choose http://www.donorschoose.org/ (ongoing)
NEA Foundation for Improvement of Education http://www.nfie.org/index.htm

Student Achievement Grants http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm
NEA Learning & Leadership http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm

Honda Foundation http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf

Library

American Library Association http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/awardsandgrants/yalsaawardsgrants.cfm
Library Technology Grants SIRSI $10,000 (Dec 1)
World Book Grant $10,000 (March 1)
Dollar General Back to School Grants http://www.dollargeneral.com/Community/Pages/GrantPrograms.aspx

Mathematics/Science

Toshiba http://www.toshiba.com/taf/apply.html (Oct 1 K-6, ongoing 7-12)
Toyota Tapestry Science Grants http://www.nsta.org/programs/tapestry/program.htm
NCTM http://www.nctm.org/met.aspx
Emerging Teacher-Leaders in Mathematics http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=1310

Iris Carl Grant middle school http://www.nctm.org/news/content.aspx?id=15485
Kenneth B. Cummins Grant http://www.nctm.org/uploadedFiles/About_NCTM/Affiliates/CumminsGrantGuidelinesandApp.pdf.pdf
John and Stacy Wahl Grants http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=1324
Mary Dolciani Grants http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=1314
E. Glenadine Gibb Grants http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=1326
Theoni Pappas Incentive Grants http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=1328

Social Studies

National Geographic Education Grants http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foundation/

Arts

Target Foundation http://target.com/target_group/community_giving/grant_guidelines.jhtml (Mar 1-May 31)

Music

The Mockingbird Foundation http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/funding/guidelines.html
(Feb 1)

Technology

SMARTer Kids http://www.smarterkids.org/index.asp
SMART Board Research Project http://www.smarterkids.org/research/details.asp
Best Buy http://communications.bestbuy.com/communityrelations/?h=488
te@ch http://communications.bestbuy.com/communityrelations/teach.asp (Oct 1)

Hewlett Packard Technology for Teaching http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/grants/us/programs/tech_teaching/index.html

Grants to Keep an Eye On
ING Unsung Heroes http://www.ing-usa.com/us/aboutING/CorporateCitizenship/Education/INGUnsungHeroes/index.htm
(April 30?)
Scholarship America at 1-800-537-4180 or you may send email inquires to ING@CSFA.ORG

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