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The NEA Foundation's Learning & Leadership Grants support the professional development of NEA members by providing two types of grants, Individual and Group grants. Grants to individuals fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research. Grants to groups fund collegial study, including study groups,…

The NSHSS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Teaching Grant is for educators who serve in rural areas, diverse student populations, or are actively promoting diversity and inclusion initiatives in their school or greater community. Applicants should provide their school’s demographics and explain how the funds will directly benefit their students. Funds may be used for…

The HDR Foundation provides grants to qualified organizations that align with HDR’s areas of expertise: education, healthy communities and environmental stewardship. As an employee-funded and employee-driven foundation, preference is given to organizations located in communities where HDR employees live and work, and those with strong employee involvement. The Foundation…

The P. Buckley Moss Teacher Grant program provides funding for art supplies for teachers. The purpose of the Teacher Grant is to support a new or evolving program that integrates the arts into education in the school classroom setting, with a special focus on those who learn differently. The criteria for being considered for a Teacher Grant is the development and…

The Nora Roberts Foundation makes grants in the areas of literacy, children’s programs, arts, and humanitarian efforts. Recent grants were used to fund literacy groups, theatre and arts education, new library projects, and humane education programs. While proposals are accepted from organizations located throughout the United States, there is a geographic preference for…

The James E. Hutton Foundation provides financial support to organizations, programs, or individuals working on projects related to environmental preservation, animal protection, and outdoors education. Part of its mission includes teaching young children about biology, animal care, conservation, stewardship and a general appreciation of the outdoors. All of the grants made…

Adams Legacy Foundation invests in organizations who work to get people outdoors and in researchers working to understand the health benefits of time in nature. For the 2022-2026 Grant Cycle, the Foundation is looking to support organizations which use Nature to heal the soul. Successful grant applications will emphasize immersive, inquiry based, unstructured or "free play…

The State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Community Grants for Education are directed toward initiatives that support: (1) academic performance improvement programs that impact K-12 students; (2) Education initiatives that more directly support underserved individuals (13 years and older), helping them enroll in post-secondary education and obtain the skills and credentials…

VELA Micro grants support early-stage ideas that redefine how, when, and where learning takes place, and that allow families to access options that better meet their needs, outside of the traditional school system.

The Foundation awards Community Grants in the amount of $2,000 or less, to address specific, one-time, tangible, and immediate needs. Proposals are accepted on an ongoing basis from those on the "front lines" of education (the classroom teacher, student parent, school nurse, etc.) - the kind of need that those with funding authority don't have the resources to make a…