School Funding Resources

Adobe Systems
    http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/philanthropy/main.html

Paul G. Allen Virtual Education Foundation
   The purpose of the foundation to "advance Internet-based distance learning [and to] support research and development of  technologies and instructional    strategies for computer-mediated instruction and distributed learning environments." The Foundation is especially interested in projects that "explore ways
to achieve cost-effective production of innovative digital content for online learning." The Foundation does not fund individual faculty projects or capital improvements to information infrastructure or the development of instructional management or delivery technology.
   http://www.paulallen.com/foundations/

Ameritech Education Resources
     http://www.ameritech.com:1080/community/education/index.html

AOL Foundation
   www.aolfoundation.org/grants/iei.html
     AOL is launching an Interactive Education  Grants program open to K-12 teachers, education leaders, parents, and other community leaders.
     The grants will be awarded to those who develop  innovative and creative ways to enhance student  learning through the online medium.

Apple Education (K-12 and Higher Education)
       http://www.apple.com/education/

AT&T Foundation
     Funds projects that explore the role of technology in education and its ability to connect students,  teachers, classrooms, and institutions.
     http://www.att.com/foundation/

Annie E. Casey Foundation
    http://www.aecf.org/
     welfare of disadvantaged children and families

Arco Foundation
http://www.arco.com/Corporate/reports/foundation/home.htm

Bayer-NSF Award for Community Innovation
  http://www.nsf.gov/bayer-nsf-award.htm
  Deadline: January 31, 2000 to recognize middle school students' creative, scientific solutions to community problems.

Challenge Grants for Technology in Education
     http://www.ed.gov/Technology/chalgrnt.html

The Chalkboard: A Classroom Corporate Connection
     http://thechalkboard.com/
     resources for educators

Chevron Foundation
   Currently the company  focuses its giving in the areas of math and science education, with an emphasis on  kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12); environmental  conservation, with an emphasis on  habitat preservation, wildlife protection, and environmental education programs;
   http://www.chevron.com/community/index.html

Cisco Systems
    information about their products, training, solutions, technical support and their grant  program.
      http://www.cisco.com/

Coca Cola Foundation
   supports teacher-training programs, public and private colleges and universities, elementary and secondary schools
   http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/foundation/index.html

Computing EDGE
     Center for Excellence in Education matches the technology needs of schools with computer equipment and technology of individuals and
       corporations.
      http://rsi.cee.org/

Computer Learning Foundation
   http://www.computerlearning.org/

Arthur Vining Davis Foundation
        provides support nationally for five primary program areas: private higher education, secondary education, religion (graduate theological education),  health    care (caring attitudes), and public television.
    http://www.jvm.com/davis/

Digital Corporate Contributions Program
     promotes academic excellence through the accessibility of  technology in the classroom.
     http://www.digital.com/quickindex.html

Disney Learning
    Creative Learning Communities (CLC) grant program provides grants to public elementary schools that seek, in collaboration with
    their local school districts, support for designing and implementing creative teaching strategies that improve student performance
    http://disney.go.com/DisneyLearning/

Do Something
     $500 grants for those under 30 who might have an idea for dealing with a community problem
      http://www.dosomething.org

Dow Chemical Corporation
     http://thechalkboard.com/corporations/dow/
      Dow seeks  to improve the quality of North American K-12
     education in math, science, and technology.

J.C. Downing Foundation
   supports innovative efforts and original projects in five  program areas: science and technology, sports and athletics, education and child development, wildlife
    research and preservation, and environmental research  and economics
    http://www.jcdowning.org/

Education Funding Research Council
     http://www.grantsandfunding.com/
     Information on Federal, corporate, foundation and private funding .

Educational Funding Strategies
     Consultants to educational and other non-profit organizations.
     http://www.icu.com/efs/home.htm

Educational Grant Sponsors Index
     http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~seas/resdev/sponsors.html

Educational Renaissance Grant Information
     http://www.anovember.com/grants.html

Education's Unsung Heroes Awards
     http://www.unsungheroes.com
     Classroom teachers who have developed and  demonstrated a creative approach are eligible to  receive recognition AND a grant for their
     innovative work.  There will be about eighty awards ranging from $2,000  to $25,000 to honor innovative K-12 teachers
     (and administrators, paraprofessionals, and classified staff .

Electronic Industries Foundation
    Innovation Grants promote new innovative technology-based math and science classroom projects that tie classroom work to real life situations.
     Projects must focus on one or more of the 5th through 8th grades and must be  practical, simple to understand and implement and easy to replicate in similar
     settings.
     http://www.eia.org/eif

Federal Funding Sources
     http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/index.html
    Acomplete and current listing of grants announced through the Federal Registrar - U.S.  Department of Education Documents, visit the

The Foundation Center
     http://fdncenter.org
     A  web site for   grantmakers to present their information. Among
     those listed at the site are: Ford, Kellogg, Robert  Wood Johnson, Annenberg, Rockefeller
     Foundations, Pew Charitable Trust, and the Lilly  Endowment.

Foundation for Exceptional Children
     http://www.cec.sped.org/fd/minigapp.htm
     Minigrant awards of up to $500.00 will be made  for innovative education-related projects which
     benefit gifted children or youth and/or  children and youth with disabilities.

Funding for Educational Technology
     http://www.mcrel.org/
     Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory maintains a web site with numerous
     references and resources to funding for  educational technology.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
    http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Education/

Gateway Foundation
   http://www.gateway.com/about/info/foundation.shtml

Grants and Contests Search at Technology & Learning Online
     http://www.techlearning.com/grants.shtml

Grants and Other People's Money
    http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/top/grants.html
    produced as part of NASA K-12 Internet Initiative.

Hewlett-Packard Philantropy Project
     http://webcenter.hp.com/grants/us/index.html
     Hewlett-Packard has earmarked over $500,000  for K-12 projects stressing hands-on science and math programs.

IBM Corporate Giving
    http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/
    education, environment, human capital

ICONNect
     http://www.ala.org/ICONN/icprize.html
     For School Media specialists - Collaborative teams of AASL members and classroom teachers can apply for one of the five
     $1000 ICPrizes awarded annually that  encourage the use of Internet resources to  develop meaningful curriculum connections.

ICPrize for Collaboration through Technology
     http://www.ala.org/ICONN/icprize.html
     For information on the five $1,000 minigrants,  ICPrize for Collaboration through Technology .

Intel Foundation
     http://www.intel.com/intel/community/grants.htm
     Intel funds programs that advance math, science,or technology education, promote science
     careers among women and under represented  minorities  where Intel has a major
     facility: Arizona, California, New Mexico,  Oregon, Texas, or Washington

Internet Scholars Program
     Description and submission guidelines for mini-grants available to classroom teachers for developing
     Internet based activities for kids.
     http://www.yam.regulus.com/

 Information Sources for Higher Education
     http://www.york.ac.uk/services/library/subjects/highered.htm

International Reading Association - Teacher as Researcher Grant
This grant supports classroom teachers in their inquiries about literacy and instruction.
http://www.reading.org/

W.K.Kellogg Foundation
     http://www.wkkf.org/
     rural development, education

George Lucas Educational Foundation
  http://glef.org/

A.L. Mailman Foundation
    http://www.mailman.org/
    children and families, early childhood education

Mainfuntion.com
Microsoft sponsors the Curriculum Grant Program for middle schools, high schools, and secondary level vocational/technical schools to encourage the development of computer science, programming, web development, and information systems curricula
http://www.mainfunction.com/grants/default.asp

Medtronic Foundation - Science and Technology are Rewarding (STAR) program
     http://www.medtronic.com/foundation/star.html
      K-12 science education)

NEC Foundation of America
    provides grant support for programs that promote science and technology education, with the primary focus on secondary level efforts and applications of         technology that assist people with disabilities.
     http://www.nec.com/company/foundation/

National Council for Social Studies
    annual Grant for the Enhancement of Geographic Literacy awards $2,500 to an educator who is promoting geographic literacy through integrating geography           into        the social studies curriculum/classroom.
    http://www.ncss.org/awards/grants.html

National Endowment for Humanities - Focus Grants
   Educators are invited to propose a study of a humanities topic during the summer or academic year with colleagues from their own school
    building, school district, college or university.
   www.neh.gov/html/forms.html

NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Awards and Competitions
  http://www.nsta.org/programs/

David and Lucile Packard Foundation
     http://www.packfound.org/
     science, population, conservation, the arts, education, community

Pew Charitable Trusts
    http://www.pewtrusts.com/
    ulture, education, environment, public policy, health and human services, religion

Pfizer Foundation
     http://www.pfizer.com
     Grants under $10,000 can be requested for  K-12 science and math projects dealing with  teacher training, informal science and math
     resource providers, and technology applications  in the science and math classroom

PowerUp
   http://www.powerup.org
   emphasis is on integrating technology into after-school programs

Rockefeller Brothers Fund
    http://www.rbf.org/index.html
    sustainable resources and world security, nonprofit sector, education

SAMI (Science and Math Information)  Funding Sources
     http://www.learner.org/sami/

School Grants
     One stop site for K-12 grant opportunities.
        http://www.schoolgrants.org

School to Work Foundation
- awards grants for teacher  inspired and school sponsored School to Work projects, as well as donating start up funds to worthy ventures. Funds can be used for materials, personnel,  and venture capital for developing projects.
http://www.stwnews.org/hello.htm

Arthur B. Schultz Foundation
   Located in Incline Village, Nevada, the Arthur B. Schultz Foundation supports "improve  understanding between nations of previously differing political systems through trade in an  interdependent global economy; education of a new generation of students within the  framework of an interdependent global economy and environment; and organizations and  initiatives promoting environmental protection and natural resource conservation." Grants support improved facilities and specific programs in "visionary educational institutions", and    also support environmental conservation, with priority given to habitat protection.
http://www.absfoundation.org/

Sega Foundation
    http://www.sega.com/central/foundation/index.html

Project Get SMARTer
   This project focuses on researching the impact and effectiveness of technology on learning.
   http://www.smarttech.com/

Scholastic's Ms. Frizzle Award
   http://www.scholastic.com
Spencer Foundation
    http://www.spencer.org/
    a private foundation to support research  contributing  to the understanding and improvement of education.

Sprint Foundation
     http://www.sprint.com/sprint/overview/commun.html

Sun Micro Systems
   Alliance for K-12 Schools

Technology for All Americans Project
     A project to develop national standards for K-12 technology education.
     http://www.iteawww.org/TAA/TAA.html

ThinkQuest Junior
   http://www.thinkquest.org
   Deadline: January 31, 2000 for cash and technology prizes to 4th-6th graders for creative web site designs.

Technology Donation Programs
                 Computers for Learning
                  http://www.computers.fed.gov
                  Hotline: (888) 362-7870
                  The computers for Learning program donates surplus federal computer equipment to schools and
                  educational nonprofits, giving special consideration to those with the greatest need. Any public, private,
                  or parochial school or home-school serving pre-K through 12 students in the U.S. or it's territories is
                  eligible.

                  Computer Recycling Center, Inc. (CRC)
                  http://www.crc.org
                  E-mail: info@crc.org
                  Phone: (408) 327-1800
                  Computer Recycling Center, Inc., 2971 Mead Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051
                  Through its "Recycling Computers for Education" program, CRC has been placing refurbished
                  computers in California schools for the past five years. With its new "One Hundred for One Hundred"
                  national campaign, CRC's goal is to inspire 100 groups, businesses, or individuals to collect 100
                  computers each over the course of 100 days, and then place these computers in schools within each
                  community.

                  Detwiler Foundation
                  www.detwiler.org
                  http://www.computersforschools.org
                  E-mail: tedu@detwiler.org
                  Phone: (800) 939-6000
                  Detwiler Foundation, 470 Nautilus Street, Suite 400, La Jolla, CA 92037
                  Nonprofit foundation accepts, repairs, and places donated computer equipment into K-12 schools in 22
                  states. Their goal is to reduce the national ratio of students-to-computers to one computer for every five
                  students-a goal that can be accomplished if just ten percent of the computers taken out of service each
                  year were donated.

                 PEP Site: National Computer Recycling Programs
                  http://www.microweb.com/pepsite/
                  A state, national and international directory of agencies that facilitate donations of used computer
                  hardware for schools and community groups. Provides annotations and contact information for
                  programs such as the National Cristina Foundation, the East West Education Development
                  Foundation, and the National Education Technology Initiative, among others.

                Gifts In Kind International
                  http://www.giftsinkind.org
                  Phone: (703) 836-2121
                  Gifts In Kind International, 333 North Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 22314
                  Each year, thousands of companies contribute hundreds of millions of dollars in newly manufactured
                  products through Gifts In Kind International to a network of over 50,000 charities around the world. To
                  receive product donations and discounts, registration with Gifts In Kind International's Agency Partner
                  program is required. The annual cost is $125 if your revenue is less than $1 million and $250 if your
                  budget is more than $1 million.

ThinkQuest
     http://www.thinkquest.org/teach/index.shtml
     ThinkQuest is an annual contest for students grade 7-12 to use the Internet as a collaborative,
     interactive teaching and learning tool.

Toshiba America Foundation
   The Toshiba America Foundation is dedicated to supporting  teacher-led classroom projects designed to improve science, mathematics, and
    technology-related education in grades seven through 12.
    http://www.toshiba.com/new/taf.shtml

Toyota TAPESTRY
     http://www.nsta.org/programs/toyota.htm
     Toyota TAPESTRY is one of the largest national  K-12 science teacher grant programs.  TAPESTRY provides 50 up to
     $10,000 one-year grants to science teachers for  innovative classroom science projects in the field
     of physical science application or environmental  education.

Toyota TIME
     http://www.nctm.org/about/toyota/index.html
     Toyota's Investment in  Mathematics Excellence, is a teacher grant  program for K-12 teachers of mathematics.

U.S. Department of Education Grants and Contracts Service
     http://gcs.ed.gov/
     offers information about current contract and grant opportunities.

Utah Funding Resources for Utah K-12 educators

Wells Fargo and Co.
   pre-K through  grade 12 education, with a focus on math, literacy, and the history of the  American West; and human services, especially organizations whose    work in child care, health services and education...
   http://wellsfargo.com/cra/contrib/

Westinghouse Foundation
     http://www.westinghouse.com
     Westinghouse supports projects that strengthen science and math education in the public schools.

E.L. Wiegand Foundation (no web page found)
     Provides grants to:"develop and strengthen programs and projects at educational institutions  in the academic areas of science, business, fine
     arts, law and medicine." Schools must be located  in Nevada, California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah,   Arizona or Washington.

DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund
       to improve services to children and youth in  elementary and secondary schools, youth-serving organizations, and
       school-community collaborative projects.
     http://dewittwallace.org/