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Welcome to the Grossmont Union High School District's grants alert page! The purpose of this page is to inform interested educators about available grants (from both public and private sources) supporting students and school-based initiatives. Please contact the district's grants administrator (Ray Teran) in Categorical Programs/Grants if you have questions about any of the entries below.
As a service to those colleagues planning to craft a site-based grant proposal, we have prepared a guide entitled, "Grant Preparation Tip Sheet: Keys to Unlock Grant Funding for your Program." This reference is available at the link below. Best wishes!
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 Grant Preparation Tip Sheet
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Note: District Administrative Procedures require that all grant proposals involving staff or students of the Grossmont Union High School District be approved by the superintendent or his designee before submission. To comply with this policy, district Categorical Programs staff must be notified before any grant proposal is begun. Notification is accomplished through completion of the District Approval for Grant Submission form, which can be printed directly from the link below. This completed and signed formplus a copy of any final grant applicationwill be kept on file with Categorical Programs/Grants. Please contact us for any assistance with the form or with the actual grant proposal you intend to craft.
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 GUHSD Grant Approval Form
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The Actuarial Foundation's Advancing Student Achievement Grants
Deadline: Open-ended (before the beginning of a new term). Through its Advancing Student Achievement program, the Actuarial Foundation awards monetary grants to schools and nonprofit groups throughout the United States and Canada. The basic requirement for schools or groups seeking funding is that they develop a viable mentoring program involving actuaries in the teaching of mathematics to children in private or public schools. Up to $25,000 total in grant funds. (There is no deadline for an application; but if a teacher or school plans to start the new program at the beginning of a semester, complete the required application at least one or two months prior to that date.)
The program brings together actuaries and educators in local classroom environments with the belief that interaction with real-world mentors will boost students' interest and achievement in math. The Actuarial Foundation provides a local network of actuaries ready to participate, as well as suggestions on how to integrate math concepts from the workplace into the classroom. Groups applying for grants will be given wide latitude in designing programs that enhance learning and create a "love of math" in each student.
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Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Deadline: Rolling (Board Meeting dates: Spring, Fall, Winter)
The purpose of the Foundations is to provide financial assistance, within the
limits of their budgets to certain educational, cultural, scientific and
religious institutions. Such aid is, by charter, granted to and expended by
institutions and organizations which are tax-exempt, are not private
foundations, and are located within the United States. Current practice is
to award grants primarily in the areas of private higher education, secondary
education, graduate theological education, health care and public television.
For additional information, please visit their website. |
Best Buy Recycling Grant Program
Deadline Rolling:
Best Buy now offers grants to help increase the recycling opportunities available in communities across the country. Grants will range from $500 to $1,500, depending on the size of and scope of the program hosted by nonprofit organizations, cities, counties, or public-private partnerships. Please visit their website for more information. |
Coca-Cola Foundation Grants
Deadline: Open-ended. The Coca-Cola Foundation supports high-quality education and encourages new solutions to the problems that impede educational systems today. It also supports programs that have been proven to work. The foundation makes grants to public and private secondary schools, teacher training programs, educational programs for minority students, and global educational programs. The Foundation creates and encourages educational programs for underprivileged or at-risk youth. Such programs must focus on building educational infrastructure, mentoring, school dropout prevention, reading and literacy, scholarships, business-education partnerships and other local needs. The value of grant funding varies but in the past has been "generous." The Coca-Cola Foundation Board of Directors reviews funding proposals in quarterly meetings. |
Corning Foundation Grants
Deadline: Open-ended. The Corning Inc. Foundation, established in 1952, develops and administers projects in support of educational, cultural, and community organizations. Over the years, the foundation has contributed more than $83 million through its grant programs. Each year, the foundation fulfills approximately 225 grants totaling some $2.25 million. Selected public K-12 school districts, community colleges and four-year institutions of higher learning are the consistent beneficiaries of Corning Foundation support. Corning's areas of involvement have included community service programs for students, curriculum enrichment, student scholarships, facility improvement, and instructional technology projects for the classroom. All requests for support must be made in writing. |
Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation
Deadline: Submit letters of inquiry year round. The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) focuses its efforts on programs designed to improve the quality of life in the communities served by the cruise industry. CICF supports programs that enhance educational opportunities for youth, including those designed to improve literacy, teach basic life skills, and promote good citizenship. The Foundation also supports academic enrichment opportunities aimed at enhancing student proficiencies in reading, math and science. Funds vary. In 2005, the foundation gave out just under $1 million dollars in grants. For more information, please visit their website. |
LA84 Foundation
Deadline: Submit proposals at anytime. The LA84 Foundation awards grants in Southern California's eight counties: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The Foundation serves all of Southern California.
The Foundation seeks to serve the entire community, but gives special attention to groups and communities underserved by traditional sports programs, including girls, ethnic minorities, and the physically challenged and developmentally disabled. Primarily, the intended use of LA84 Foundation funds are for the development of youth sports below the elite level.
The LA84 Foundation will consider a request from any bona fide Southern California organization devoted to amateur sports. We do not use a standardized grant application form.
For more information, please visit our website. |
The Lawrence Foundation
Deadline: March 31 and Sept. 30. The Lawrence Foundation makes grants to support environmental, education, health, human services and other causes. The foundation interests are diverse and it considers funding projects outside of its core scope occasionally. Grants typically range between $1,000 and $100,000. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, public schools, and libraries. For more information visit their website at http://www.thelawrencefoundation.org/grants/index.php |
Lexmark Corporate Giving Program
Deadline: Open-ended. Lexmark, a developer of printing and imaging solutions, has a unique opportunity for schools through Lexmark's Corporate Giving Program. Through this program's website, schools may submit a request for printer donations, which Lexmark reviews throughout the year. Lexmark reviews on-line grant applications and presents schools with a new or used printer in good working order. A link to the on-line grant application is located within the Corporate Giving Program website. |
Lowe's, International Paper, and National Geographic Outdoor Classroom Grant Program
Deadline: Open-ended (proposals reviewed three times each year). Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper and the International Paper Foundation, and National Geographic Explorer classroom magazine have announced an Outdoor Classroom Grant Program to fund outdoor learning environments for K-12 public schools around the United States. Outdoor classrooms provide students with the hands-on opportunity to learn about natural resources through science education. Ranging from flower, vegetable, and butterfly gardens to small ponds, nature trails, or bird sanctuaries, outdoor classrooms can vary in complexity based on a school's available resources. More elaborate outdoor learning environments may include a laboratory for testing water and soil quality, a greenhouse, wetlands, an arboretum, or a shelter.
This school year, the Outdoor Classroom Grant Program will award grants up to $2,000 to at least one hundred schools. In some cases, grants for up to $20,000 may be awarded to schools or school districts with major outdoor classroom projects. The grants can be used to build a new outdoor classroom or to enhance a current outdoor classroom at the school. The program only considers outdoor classroom proposals. All K-12 public schools in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) are welcome to apply.
Grants will be reviewed three times a year.
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Maurice Falk Fund
Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. The Maurice Falk Fund works toward a tolerant, just and inclusive society. It makes grants for research, education, training and innovative interventions to prevent discriminatory practices due to personal prejudices, biased private and public policies, unfair resource allocation, deprivation of access and other exclusionary practices. Areas of interest include education, workforce development and housing. Projects should be national in scope. Typical awards range from $5,000 to $40,000 per year. For more information, please visit the Maurice Falk Fund website. |
The Music is Revolution Foundation
Deadline: October 15, January 15, April 15. The Music is Revolution Foundation administers a mini-grant program for MIR activities designed by teachers to implement, support, and/or improve their ability to provide quality music education for students. Grants are available for music education activities of all types, yet must clearly contain a music education focus. Mini-grants up to $500 will be awarded. K-12 public school teachers, students and/or parents may participate in writing the application. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.musicisrevolution.org/ |
The Reiman Foundation
Deadline: The application process is ongoing. The Reiman Foundation is an independent foundation that focuses its giving on three main areas: healthcare, education, and children. Proposals need not adhere to any specific forms. Applications should contain specific information to give a clear picture of the intended project, its purpose, who it will benefit, and how the administration of the project will take place. Average grants fall between $5,000 and $500.000. For more information, please visit their website. |
RGK Foundation Grants
Deadline: Open-ended. The RGK Foundation awards grants in the broad areas of education, community, and medicine or health. The foundation's primary interests within education include programs that focus on formal K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science, and reading or literacy), after-school tutoring and enrichment, integrating technology into the curriculum, teacher development, and higher education. The foundation is particularly interested in programs that attract female and minority students into the fields of mathematics, science, and technology. The foundation does not consider unsolicited grant proposals; instead, applicants are required to submit an electronic Letter of Inquiry on the foundation's web site. Letters of Inquiry are reviewed on an ongoing basis, so there is no deadline for submission. The foundation will respond to letters by e-mail within three weeks to let applicants know if they should submit a formal proposal. |
State Farm Companies Foundation K-12 Public Schools Foundation Grants
Deadline: Open-ended. The State Farm Companies Foundation awards grants to K-12 public schools in the United States and Canada to support the following education initiatives: education reform or curriculum changes that improve student achievement; after-school programs; improving teacher quality; school-to-work programs; and service-learning projects. Proposals are accepted year-round and are reviewed in a timely manner. However, approval time depends on the requested amount and completeness of the proposal. Requests exceeding $100,000 are considered quarterly. The foundation accepts one proposal per organization per year. See the foundation's web site for more details.
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Texas Instruments Foundation Grants
Deadline: Open-ended. The Texas Instruments Foundation requires no special application form. Grants usually range from $5,000 to $10,000, but the foundation has awarded some schools up to $100,000. Approximately 65 awards are granted each year. Although TI has investments at all points in the education continuum, the company's primary focus is the development of programs that help students perform in science, technology, engineering and math. Applicants are encouraged to submit one- or two-page proposals that briefly outline the following: purpose of the organization, population served, amount requested, how the requested funds will be used, how the proposal matches funding interests of the foundation, and a copy of 501(c)(3) designation.
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Tiger Woods Foundation
Deadline: Four grant cycles per year: February 1; May 1; August 1; November 1.
The Tiger Woods Foundation's mission is to "empower young people to reach their highest potential by initiating and supporting community-based programs that promote the health, education, and welfare of all of America's children."
The foundation's focus in on underserved children age 5 - 17. Approved areas of grant-making include the following:
Education programs and projects that enhance the learning process for children; and
Youth development via year-round mentoring and/or tutoring programs that help youths build self-esteem, positive values, expand opportunities, and increase potential.
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Toshiba America Foundation for 7-12 Math and Science Education
Deadline: Open-ended (August 1 for grant requests surpassing $5,000). The Toshiba America Foundation is a nonprofit grant-making organization dedicated to supporting science and math education in the U.S. The mission of Toshiba America Foundation is to promote quality science and mathematics education in U.S. schools. Grants are made for programs and activities that improve teaching and learning in science and mathematics. The foundation contributes to the quality of science and mathematics education by investing in projects designed by classroom teachers to improve instruction for students in grades 7-12. The Foundation focuses its grant making on inquiry-based projects designed by individual teachers, and small teams of teachers, for use in their own classrooms. The foundation awards grants of $5,000 on a rolling basis. For grants of more than $5,000, applications are due Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 of each year.
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United Healthcare Children's Foundation Medical Grants
Deadline: Open-ended. The United Healthcare Children's Foundation is offering support to meet the needs of children across the United States with assistance grants for medical services not fully covered by health insurance. Parents and caretakers across the country will be eligible to apply for grants of up to $5,000 for healthcare services that will help improve their children's health and quality of life.
Examples of the types of medical services covered by UHCCF grants include speech therapy, physical therapy, and psychotherapy sessions; medical equipment such as wheelchairs, braces, hearing aids, and eyeglasses; and orthodontia and dental treatments.
Any child 16 years old or younger living in any United Healthcare region of the United States and in need of financial
assistance for healthcare services will be considered eligible for a grant. Families must meet economic guidelines, reside in the United States, and be covered by a commercial health insurance plan. For program guidelines and eligibility requirements, visit the
UHCCF Web site.
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Deadline: Open-ended. Wells Fargo supports educational programs promoting academic achievement by low- to moderate-income students in pre-Kindergarten through the twelfth grade in the key areas of
* Math and science;
* Literacy; and
* History of the American West.
Grant applications from educational institutions and non-profits serving those institutions are considered. Grants are also considered for the following:
* Staff development of teachers and administrators serving low- and moderate-income students; and
* Programs that encourage school partnerships with parents and guardians, the business community, or the community in which the school is located.
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The William Randolph Hearst Foundations: Culture Grants - FY 2007
Due Date: Rolling.
The purpose of this program is to support programs that enrich the lives of children and young adults by engaging them in a variety of cultural activities. The William Randolph Hearst Foundations focus primarily on
arts-in-education programs. Programs should address the lack of arts
programming in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade curricula by allowing
major institutions and community organizations in the arts and sciences to provide comprehensive, on-site, and/or outreach education activities. For more details, please visit their website.
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