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The Brown Rudnik Foundation awards Community Grants in the amount of $2,000 or less, to address specific, one-time need or idea which will improve education in underserved communities in Boston, Providence, Hartford, New York, Washington, D.C., Orange County or London (UK). 

The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) encourages the creation and expansion of learning experiences and opportunities at the primary, secondary, and higher education levels, particularly for disadvantaged students. Areas of special interest to CICF include educational and training programs designed to improve literacy, teach basic life skills, promote good…

The mission of the Harry Chapin Foundation is to support organizations that have demonstrated their ability to dramatically improve the lives and livelihood of people by helping them to become self-sufficient. The Foundation supports various types of projects. In regards to proposals from schools, best applications are the ones that focus on a specific program in the…

The Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation supports educational efforts to promote environmental literacy and comprehension of the complexities of the web of life, particularly in primary and secondary schools, museums, and citizen nonprofit organizations with similar purposes. The Foundation believes strongly in the importance of investing in efforts to expand environmental…

Education is one of the four areas the Charles Lafitte awards grants. The Foundation provides funding to improve teaching results, including computer-based and technological education, promoting leadership skills, and offering programs about the arts. It funds programs that aid students with learning disabilities, target at-risk populations, apply data-driven approaches,…

The Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) grant supports projects that (1) engage students in technology-rich learning to develop disciplinary and/or transdisciplinary STEM content knowledge, (2) prioritize the full inclusion of groups who have been underrepresented and/or underserved groups, (3) motivate students to pursue appropriate…

The National Speleological Society offers Education Grants as part of its mission to support study, exploration, and protection of caves and their environments. Grants promote cave and karst education programs for primary and secondary students.

Applications accepted year-round, but apply by August 15 or January 15 for consideration in each biannual round.

Through the CSP National Dissemination Grants, the U.S. Department of Education provides funds on a competitive basis to organizations to support the charter school sector and increase the number of high-quality charter schools available to students by disseminating best practices of national significance regarding charter schools including the development, identification,…

The National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce) invites innovative proposals that address the critical need for recruiting, preparing, and retaining highly effective elementary and secondary mathematics and science teachers and teacher leaders in high-need school districts. One of the four tracks the grant supports is for experienced,…

The Windgate Foundation funds K-12 programs providing visual arts, art education, and instructional support. The funding priorities include art-integrated instructional programs to develop creative, innovative ways of thinking, learning and demonstrating knowledge; art-related training or professional development programs for teachers; and in-school, art education programs…