Current
Grant Opportunities and Resources
GTECH Foundation
Education represents GTECH's
largest giving area and there is a dual focus on higher education
and K-12 public education. As in all areas of giving, the Company
supports programs that help diverse groups. Contributions to K-12
public education focus on programs which:
Bring computer technology into the classroom;
Provide training to teachers and students;
Encourage parental involvement;
Afford young people experience in international commerce; and
Promote cultural sensitivity.
A K-12 district or individual
teacher is eligible.
For more information:
http://www.gtech.com/public/corporate_guidelines.htm
Deadline: Grant applications
are accepted from November 1 through December 31, 2003. Funding would
begin around late March, 2004.
Toyota TIME
Toyota's Investment In
Mathematics Excellence (TIME) is a grant awarding teachers up to $10,000
for innovative projects that enhance mathematics education within
a school. Toyota TIME grant proposals should demonstrate creativity
and emphasize innovative ways of teaching mathematics or assessing
student learning.
Proposed projects should reflect an active approach to learning and
be visionary in quality with activities designed to foster student
excellence in mathematics.
For more information: http://www.nctm.org/about/toyota/index.asp
Deadline: The deadline
for the receipt of proposals is January 7, 2004.
American Honda Foundation
Honda Foundation offers
large grants of 10K-100K to projects with a focus on math, science,
the environment, and technology. The grant projects that are most
desirable to the foundation have the following characteristics: dreamful
(imaginative), scientific, creative, humanistic, youthful, innovative,
foresightful (forward thinking).
For more information:
http://www.hondacorporate.com/community/index.html?subsection=foundation
Deadline: Proposals accepted
quarterly.
SBC Knowledge Network
Explorer’s Grant Opportunities
It is an ideal “how
to” get started in your grant seeking, writing, and follow-though.
SBC is a good source of in-kind contributions including professional
development workshops, network and other consulting, demonstrations,
letters of support, and more. Include your local SBC Account Team,
Education Advocate, or Library Advocate in your grant discussions.
For other grant opportunities access the California LIBRARY News,
which can be accessed through the link at the top left corner of SBC's
Knowledge Network Explorer.
For more information http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/grants/index.html
SchoolGrants.org
SchoolGrants was created
in 1999 as a way to share grant information with PK-12 educators.
The SchoolGrants goal is to help the most kids possible by empowering
those who teach them with the knowledge and resources necessary to
write successful grant proposals. Site offers a list of grants that
are available from the government, as well as grants from foundations
at the national and regional level.
For more information: http://www.schoolgrants.org/grant_opps.htm
ESchool News Ongoing
Grant Opportunities
This up-to-the-minute list
of grant programs and new funding sources can help you locate those
hard-to-find technology dollars.
For more information: http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/funding/ongoing.cfm
Foundation Center: Finding
Funders
Definitive list of foundations
that offer grants. Search more than 2,400 annotated links to grantmaker
Web sites. The links are categorized by grantmaker type, and all annotations
are searchable.
For more information: http://fdncenter.org/funders/
