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Program Sponsor Closing Date NEA Foundation, in partnership with the
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), awards
those who come up with the most innovate ways in
which mobile phone technology can be used to
transform teaching and learning. The foundation
awards up to five individuals $1000 for the best
ideas posted on the C2i page on
the U.S. Department of Education's Open
Innovation Portal. The proposed solution must
effectively incorporate smart phones or cell
phones. Librarians are encouraged to apply.
Details NEA / CoSN 3/5/2012 The
Frueauff Foundation
focuses on improvement of education in the
United States and provides grants for technology
and software upgrades and other infrastructure
in educational institutions. Although the
foundation rarely makes large grants, funds have
been given to support building campaigns and
major fund drives. In most instances, these
grants are used to meet challenges from other
foundations.
Details
Frueauff Foundation 3/15/2012 The Joseph Bruno Foundation
is committed to building community and improving
people's lives by supporting organizations and
providing leadership that responds to challenges
and creates positive change. Grant requests are
considered from nonprofit organizations that are
tax exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) of the IRS
Code. Primary focus area is education,
specifically the following: preparing children
for success in school; supporting school
readiness; quality early childhood development
and early intervention; and working with
families and youth service organizations to
insure academic success and prevent school
dropout. Organizations and programs that show
collaboration and sharing of ideas and resources
are strongly supported. There are two deadlines
for proposal submission each year: March 15 for
April board meeting and September 15 for October
board meeting.
Details Joseph Bruno Foundation
3/15/2012, 9/15/2012 Ezra Jack Keats Minigrant Program.
Supports literacy programs in public
schools and libraries.
Details
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
3/15/2012 Roads to Reading Initiative Annual
Competitive Book Donation Program. The
Road to Reading's Annual Competitive Book
Donation Program donates hard and soft-covered
books to organizations that have a strong focus
on remedial reading or tutoring. Organizations
must have 501(c)3 tax status and should be
located in an under-served community whose
population is under 50,000. The books that are
available through this program are appropriate
for ages 6 months to young adult. Eligible
organizations include individual schools,
libraries, and childcare centers.
Details Roads to Reading Initiative
3/30/2012 The Grants to States
Program is the largest grant program run by
IMLS; it provides funds to State Library
Administrative Agencies (SLAAs) using a
population-based formula. SLAAs may use federal
funds to support statewide initiatives and services;
they also may distribute the funds through subgrant
competitions or cooperative agreements to public,
academic, research, school, and special libraries in
their state. Details IMLS 4/2/2012 The ALA Diversity
Research Grant consists of a one-time $2000
award for original research and a $500 travel grant
to attend and present at ALA Annual Conference. A
jury of ALA members will evaluate proposals and is
encouraged to award a total of three awards. Grant
recipients are expected to compile the results of
their research into a paper and asked to present and
publish the final product in conjunction with ALA.
Proposals are only accepted during the open call for
applications (typically mid-January through April).
For ALA members only.
Details ALA 4/30/2012 Through the @15
Community Grants Program, Best Buy teams
across the United States select non-profit
organizations that provide positive experiences to
help teens excel in school, engage in their
communities, and develop leadership skills. Best Buy
seeks applications from organizations that have
current 501(c)(3) tax status and are serving a
diverse population of young teens in the areas of
learning, life skills, and leadership. Special
consideration is given to programs that provide
youth with access to opportunity through technology.
Details Best Buy 8/1/2012 The Clark Fund, founded in 1946
by Mary Chichester duPont Clark, invites grant
applicants from anywhere within the boundaries of
the United States. It devotes particular emphasis to
programs concerned with the environment, education,
health care and social services and to which the
Foundation’s giving will play a pivotal role.
Details Chichester duPont
Foundation 9/1/2012 Barbara Bush
Foundation's grant-making program seeks to
develop or expand projects designed to support the
development of literacy skills for adult primary
care givers and their children. A total of
approximately $650,000 will be awarded throughout
2012; no grant request should exceed $65,000. The
organization must operate an instructional literacy
program that has been in existence for at least two
years and includes one or more of the following
components: literacy for adults; parent education;
pre-literacy or literacy instruction for children
Pre-K to grade 3; or inter-generational literacy
activities.
Details Barbara Bush Foundation 9/1/2012 The Carnegie-Whitney
Awards have been established to provide
grants for the preparation and publication of
popular or scholarly reading lists, indexes and
other guides to library resources that will be
useful to users of all types of libraries.
Details ALA 11/2/2012 The main purpose of the
B.H. Breslauer Foundation is to
give grants to libraries and nonprofit institutions
that collect rare books and manuscripts.
Applications for grants to make specific
acquisitions can be made by correspondence or
e-mail, and urgent requests may even be made by
telephone. They should be accompanied by as much
relevant documentation as possible on the desired
acquisition, as well as precise information on
provenance and price. Because of the nature of the
rare book market and the auction process, the
officers of the foundation generally make the effort
to respond promptly.
Details B.H. Breslauer Foundation Ongoing The Books for All Kids Program
provides free books to nonprofits, after-school
programs, and child care centers. All book donations
will be announced through email alerts and are made
on a first come, first served basis.
Details Roads to Reading Ongoing Through its Literary
Program, Lannan Foundation aims to
increase public appreciation, understanding, and
support for contemporary literature in the English
language and support the publication and
dissemination of works translated into English.
Established in 1987, grants are made primarily in
support of nonprofit publishers, literary centers,
and organizations that bring innovative writers,
poets, and thinkers to a wider audience.
Details
Lannan Foundation Ongoing The National Library of Medicine will provide
IAIMS grants to health-related
institutions and organizations that seek assistance
for projects to plan, design, test and deploy
systems and techniques for integrating data,
information and knowledge resources into a
comprehensive networked information management
system that serves the organization's clinical,
research, educational and administrative needs.
For-profit or non-profit organizations, a Public or
private institution, such as a university, college,
hospital, or laboratory; Units of State and local
government; Eligible agency of the Federal
government; and Domestic or foreign Faith-based
organizations are eligible to apply.
Details
National Library of Medicine Ongoing Reading Resource Project.
Sponsored by the LEF, the Reading Resource Project
is an ongoing program that runs throughout the year.
The program distributes books free of charge to
literacy programs. Recipients only pay shipping,
handling, and administrative costs, which is only
$0.68 per book ($68 per set of 100 books). Reading
Resource Project books come in sets of 100 and are
available for grades preK-2. There will not be more
than five copies of the same book in any set.
Details
Literacy Empowerment Foundation (LEF)
Ongoing USA TODAY in the Classroom: For
a limited time USA TODAY Education is offering
teachers free classroom subscriptions to the
electronic edition of USA TODAY (an exact digital
replica of the newspaper). Request your subscription
here. For more information about USA TODAY
Education, including classroom resources, visit
www.usatodayeducate.com.
USA Today
Ongoing Labels for Education. Campbell's
Labels for Education is a school fundraising
program. By saving and redeeming Campbell product
proofs of purchase from eligible brands, schools can
earn free educational merchandise, including
computers, software, sports equipment, musical
instruments, library books, and a minivan. Eligible
schools and organizations are public and private
K-12 schools, accredited K-12 home school
associations, licensed child care centers, public
libraries, religious educational centers, and Head
Start centers.
Details
Campbell's
Ongoing Grants for Non-Profit Youth Programs.
The Kinder Morgan Foundation gives grants primarily
to K-12 educational programs. Funding is provided to
local, state, and regional educational institutions,
libraries, and programs that provide support. The
Foundation also supports youth programs provided by
local arts organizations, symphony orchestras,
museums, and others that focus on education, the
arts, and the environment. Eligible organizations
must serve a community where Kinder Morgan has
operations. Grants range between $1,000 and $5,000.
Details
Kinder Morgan Foundation
Ongoing
U.S. Department of Education Innovative Programs.
This is a state-administered formula grant
program designed to improve student academic
achievement and the quality of education for all
students. Funding may be used for the following
purposes: to support local education reform efforts;
to provide funding to enable SEAs and LEAs to
implement promising education reform programs and
school improvement programs that rely on
scientifically based research; to provide a
continuing source of innovation and education
improvement, including support programs that provide
library services and instructional and media
materials; to meet the education needs of all
students, including at-risk youths; and to develop
and implement education programs to improve school,
student, and teacher performance, including
professional development activities and class-size
reduction programs. Funded programs must be: (1)
tied to promoting challenging academic achievement
standards; (2) used to improve student academic
achievement; and (3) part of an overall education
reform strategy.
Details
U.S. Department of Education
Ongoing
Albertson's
stores support the neighborhood by offering
more than $78 million in cash and donations to
support several different focus areas, including the
schools. Last year with a partnership with Coca-Cola
Company, Albertson's
was able to distribute a half-million books to
schools.
Details Albertson's
/ Coca-Cola Ongoing Broadband Funding.
The Recovery Act appropriated $7.2 billion and
directed the Department of Agriculture's Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) and The Department of
Commerce's National Telecommunications Information
Administration (NTIA) to expand broadband access to
unserved and underserved communities across the
U.S., increase jobs, spur investments in technology
and infrastructure, and provide long-term economic
benefits. USDA Rural Utilities Service / NTIA Ongoing Whirlpool Foundation makes
grants to IRS-certified nonprofit organizations in
communities where Whirlpool Corporation operates.
Details Whirlpool Ongoing
Partnership for a Nation of Learners.
The partnership helps museums, libraries,
and public broadcaster address local needs, increase
civic engagement, and improve the quality of life in
their community.
Details Partnership for a Nation of Learners Ongoing Halliburton Foundation accepts
grant proposals that address needs in education,
health, and social services.
Details Halliburton Ongoing
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation. The
foundation supports new ideas about how to engage
children and youth in learning and new ways to bring
together community-based systems that promote
learning.
Details W.K. Kellogg Foundation Ongoing Public Libraries Eligible for up to
$500,000 in Grant Funds through American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Public
libraries may be eligible to receive up to
$500,000 in grant funds through the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The funds,
which are being administered through USDA Rural
Development's Community Facilities Program, can
be used to build new or improve library
facilities, as well as enhance library services
including internet access.
Details USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Program Ongoing American Honda Foundation Grants.
Grants support youth education,
specifically in the areas of science,
technology, engineering, mathematics, the
environment, job training and literacy.
Details
American Honda Foundation
Ongoing Beyond Words: the Dollar General
School Library Relief Fund. Dollar
General, in collaboration with the American
Library Association (ALA), the American
Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the
National Education Association (NEA), is
sponsoring a school library disaster relief fund
for public school libraries in the states served
by Dollar General. The fund will provide grants
to public schools whose school library program
has been affected by a disaster. Grants are to
replace or supplement books, media and/or
library equipment in the school library setting.
Details
Dollar General and ALA
Ongoing Brinker International Foundation
Grants. The objective of the Brinker
International Foundation is to support programs
and projects that are affiliated with
children/family, arts, civic, and
university-related educational programs.
Details
Brinker International Foundation
Ongoing Rockwell Collins Charitable
Corporation Grants. Rockwell Collins
has two funding vehicles: the Rockwell Collins
Charitable Corporation and the Rockwell Collins
Community Partnership Fund. Within these
entities, we have identified two distinct
funding priorities, and special consideration
will be given to proposals that integrate these
issues:
Rockwell Collins
Ongoing Created with gifts and bequests by Edsel and
Henry Ford, the Ford Foundation
is an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental
organization, with its own board, and is
entirely separate from the Ford Motor Company.
It supports of range of educational initiatives
across the United States, especially as related
to "advancement of human knowledge." All
potential grantee organizations and their
programs are assessed by a program officer who
discusses the proposed work with the prospective
grantee and determines the organization's
capacity to undertake it.
Details Ford Foundation Ongoing The overall objective of the Gladys
Krieble Delmas Foundation's Research Library
Program is to improve the ability of
research libraries to serve the needs of
scholarship in the humanities and the performing
arts and to help make their resources more
widely accessible to scholars and the general
public. Grants are given to help libraries
promote cooperative cataloging projects, with an
emphasis on archival, manuscript, and other
unique resources, scholarly library
publications, bibliographical and publishing
projects of interest to research libraries, and
preservation/conservation work and research.
Details Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Ongoing The International Paper Foundation
supports non-profit organizations in
the communities where our employees live and
work. The primary areas of Foundation support
are environment education, literacy and critical
community needs. Please visit this section to
learn more about our grant guidelines.
Details International Paper Foundation Ongoing Intel Foundation's primary
giving focus is education, with an emphasis on
K-12 and higher education. The foundation
supports schools and community programs that
deliver the kind of educational opportunities
that students need to prepare for success in the
21st century. Intel vigorously supports
education through donations and grants for
programs that advance science, math, and
technology education, particularly for women and
underserved populations.
Details Intel Ongoing Competitive Grant - Literacy.
Literacy is the gateway to lifelong
learning, personal opportunities and success.
That's why one of Verizon Foundation's top
priorities is to improve the literacy skills of
children and adults. Verizon Foundation is
investing in online resources, community-based
initiatives and national programs that teach non
readers to read and advance the complex skills
necessary for educational achievement and job
success in the 21st Century.
Details
Verizon Foundation
Ongoing Praxair Foundation Library Links
Grants. Praxair's "Library Links"
program assists libraries in upgrading their
technology, acquiring new materials or
initiating innovative programs.
Details
Praxair Foundation
Ongoing Office Depot Foundation Grants.
The Office Depot Foundation will give cash donations
to non-profit organizations, schools, and libraries
that bring systemic change to the communities they
serve. Grant amounts will be between $50-10,000. The
majority of grants will be in the vicinity of $1,000
and be supported by in-kind donations when inventory
allows.
Details Office Depot Foundation Ongoing Barnes & Noble considers local
and national support requests from non-profit
organizations that focus on literacy, the arts or
education (pre-K through 12). They also consider
sponsorship opportunities where we can partner with
organizations that focus their core businesses on
higher learning, literacy and the arts.
Details Barnes & Noble Ongoing The Distribution to Underserved
Communities Library Program (DUC)
distributes books on contemporary art and culture
free of charge to rural and inner-city libraries,
schools and alternative reading centers nationwide.
Details Distribution to Underserved Communities Ongoing RGK Foundation awards a wide
variety of grants that fulfill their mission in the
following areas: Education, Community, and
Medicine/Health. Grants of up to $25,000 are
available to nonprofit organizations.
Details RGK Foundation Ongoing First Book is a nonprofit
organization that annually provides millions of
books to schools and programs serving children from
low-income families. Register today to connect your
program or school to First Book's resources.
Details First Book Ongoing The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit
organization which donates new, quality, hardcover
children's books to small, rural public libraries in
the United States through its Books for
Children program.
Details Libri Foundation Ongoing The Computers for Learning Program
permits Federal agencies, to the extent permitted by
law, to transfer computers and related peripheral
equipment excess to their needs directly to schools
and some educational nonprofit organizations. The
CFL program specifically matches the computer needs
of schools and educational nonprofit organization
with excess equipment in Federal agencies.
Details US General Services Administration Ongoing Shared Planet Youth Action Grants.
The Starbucks Foundation will solicit
applications from organizations that provide
young people a continuum of services in
developing creative approaches to address
pressing concerns in their communities.
Details Starbucks Foundation Ongoing
Library of Congress Surplus Books
Program. The Library of Congress has
surplus books available to non-profit
organizations. The books are a mixture of topics
with only a small percentage of publications at
the primary and secondary school levels. Your
library needs to send or designate someone to
choose books from the collection and pay for
shipping the material.
Details Library of Congress Ongoing Bank of America's
local grant making activities can-and do-vary, depending on what your local community
needs. Our local market presidents and their
teams develop relationships with other community
leaders to determine the best use of
philanthropic dollars in each community.
Details Bank of
America Ongoing Challenge Grant. The Kresge
Foundation awards facilities capital as a
challenge grant to help nonprofit organizations
build their base of private financial support as
they conduct capital campaigns to build or
renovate their facilities.
Details Kresge Foundation
Ongoing Wish You Well Foundation Grants.
Grants support family literacy in the
United States by fostering and promoting the
development and expansion of new and existing
literacy and educational programs.
Details
Wish You Well Foundation
Ongoing
Improving Literacy Through School Libraries.
This program helps LEAs improve reading
achievement by providing students with increased
access to up-to-date school library materials;
well-equipped, technologically advanced school
library media centers; and professionally certified
school library media specialists.
Details
Ongoing
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