Current Grant Opportunities – December 2015

  1. AIAA Classroom Grants from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
  2. Fuel Up to Play 60 from the National Dairy Council and the National Football League
  3. Foundation Grants from the American Honda Foundation
  4. Foundation Grants from the Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation
  5. Foundation Grants from the Standard Charitable Foundation
  6. National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards from the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
  7. Instrument Grants from the Fender Music Foundation
  8. Small Grant Awards from the American Association of Teachers of French
  9. Educational Grants from the Dr. Scholl Foundation
  10. Educational Grants from the Ambrose Monell Foundation

1. AIAA Classroom Grants from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)- The purpose of AIAA grants is to assist educators in presenting mathematics, science, and technology principles to students (K-12) in an exciting, hands-on manner to develop our future aeronautics and aerospace engineers, scientists, pilots, and space explorers.

  • States: All States
  • Average Amount: $250.00
  • Address: 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Suite 500, Reston, VA 20191-4344
  • Telephone: 703-264-7502
  • E-mail: [email protected]
  • Website: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • Eligibility: Public School, Private School
  • Program Areas: Math, Science/Environmental, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Technology
  • Deadline: 2/12/2016

2. Fuel Up to Play 60 from the National Dairy Council and the National Football League- The competitive funding initiative provides money to help schools jump-start and sustain healthy nutrition and physical activity improvements. Sponsored by the National Dairy Council, state and regional Dairy Councils and other supporting organizations, the competitive, nationwide funding program provides seed money – up to $4,000 per year per school – to help your school implement one Healthy Eating Play and one Physical Activity Play from the 2016-17 edition of the Fuel Up to Play 60 Playbook.

  • States: All States
  • Average Amount: $1,000.00 – $4,000.00
  • Address: 60 Administration Office, c/o MMS Education, 105 Terry Drive, Suite 120, Newtown, PA 18940
  • Telephone: 800-752-4337
  • Website: Fuel Up to Play 60
  • Eligibility: Public School
  • Program Areas: General Education, Health/PE
  • Deadline: 6/2/2016

3. Foundation Grants from the American Honda Foundation- The American Honda Foundation engages in grant making that reflects the basic tenets, beliefs and philosophies of Honda companies, which are characterized by the following qualities: imaginative, creative, youthful, forward-thinking, scientific, humanistic and innovative. We support youth education with a specific focus on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects in addition to the environment.

  • States:  All States
  • Average Amount:  $20,000.00 – $75,000.00
  • Total Amount: $1,000,000.00 – $2,000,000.00
  • Address: American Honda Foundation 1919 Torrance Boulevard Mail Stop 100-1W-5A Torrance, California 90501
  • Telephone: 310-781-4090
  • E-mail: [email protected]
  • Website: American Honda Association
  • Eligibility: Public School, Private School, Higher Education, Other
  • Program Areas: General Education, Math, Science/Environmental, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Technology
  • Deadline: 2/1/2016

4. Foundation Grants from the Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation- the Foundation has an abiding interest in elevating the nation’s understanding of the need for economic education. It will support programs that: raise various public’s participation in economic education and/or create a demand for greater economic literacy; the application of new strategies for teaching economics including on-line and web-based instruction is of interest to the Foundation.

  • States: All States
  • Average Amount: $3,500.00 – $22,000.00
  • Address: P.O. Box 300, Dallas, PA 18612-0330
  • Telephone: 570-675-7074
  • E-mail: [email protected]
  • Website:  Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation
  • Eligibility: Public School, Private School, Other
  • Program Areas:  Math, Social Studies
  • Deadline: 2/15/2016

5. Foundation Grants from the Standard Charitable Foundation – At the Standard, caring about people is a core value reflected in our commitment to the communities across the United States where our employees live and work. We provide corporate philanthropic support to nonprofit organizations working in the following four areas: Healthy Communities, Disability and Empowerment, Cultural Development, and Education and Advancement.

  • States: All States
  • Average Amount: $5,000.00 – $25,000.00
  • Address: Public Affairs P12B 1100 SW 6th Ave Portland OR 97204
  • Telephone: 971-321-3162
  • Website: Standard Charitable Foundation
  • Eligibility: Public School, Other
  • Program Areas: Adult Literacy, After-School, Arts, At-Risk/Character, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Disabilities, Early Childhood, Family Services, General Education, Health/PE, Homeless, Math, Reading, Safe/Drug Free Schools, Science/Environmental, Social Studies, Special Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
  • Deadline: Ongoing

6. National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards from the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities- the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award is the Nation’s highest honor for out-of-school arts and humanities programs that celebrate the creativity of America’s young people, particularly those from underserved communities. This award recognizes and supports excellence in programs that open new pathways to learning, self-discovery, and achievement.

  • States: All States
  • Average Amount: $10,000.00
  • Address: 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 526, Washington, DC 20506
  • Telephone: 202-682-5409
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Website: President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
  • Eligibility: Public School, Private School, Other
  • Program Areas: After-School, Arts, At-Risk/Character, Social Studies
  • Deadline: 2/1/2016

7. Instrument Grants from the Fender Music Foundation- the Fender Music Foundation awards traditional instruments only to music instruction programs. The intent of the program must be music instruction, not music appreciation or entertainment, and the participants/students cannot be professional or career musicians. Almost all of the selected programs, to which we award grants, fall into the following categories: In-school music classes, in which the students make music; After-school music programs that are not run by the school; Music therapy programs, in which the participants make the music.

  • States: All States
  • Average Amount: $500.00 – $5,000.00
  • Telephone: 818-706-8742
  • E-mail: [email protected]
  • Website: Fender Music Foundation
  • Eligibility: Public School
  • Program Areas: After-School, Arts
  • Deadline: Ongoing

8. Small Grant Awards from the American Association of Teachers of French- the Association administers grants that aid those members who need supplementary funds to carry out a worthy project that would otherwise be unfunded or underfunded. Projects must bear a relationship to the purposes of the Association, namely furthering the study of French in the U.S., and be of potential benefit to other AATF members or to his/her students.

  • States: All States
  • Average Amount: $5,000.00
  • Address: Mailcode 4510 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901
  • Telephone: 618-453-5731
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Website: American Association of Teachers of French
  • Eligibility: Public School, Private School, Higher Education, Other
  • Program Areas: ESL/Bilingual/Foreign Language, Professional Development
  • Deadline: 3/1/2016

9. Educational Grants from the Dr. Scholl Foundation- In general the Foundation guidelines are broad to give them flexibility in providing grants. Applications for grants are considered in the following areas: Education, Social Service, Healthcare, Civic and Cultural, and Environmental.

  • States: All States
  • Average Amount: $5,000.00 – $25,000.00
  • Total Amount: $6,000,000.00
  • Address: 1033 Skokie Blvd., Suite 230, Northbrook, IL 60062-4109
  • Telephone: 847-559-7430
  • Website: Dr. Scholl Foundation
  • Eligibility: Public School, Private School, Higher Education, Other
  • Program Areas: After-School, Arts, General Education, Math, Reading, Science/Environmental, Social Studies, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
  • Deadline: 3/1/2016

10. Educational Grants from the Ambrose Monell Foundation – Giving on a national basis to improve the physical, mental, and moral condition of humanity throughout the world. Giving largely for hospitals and health services, scientific research, museums, performing arts, and other cultural activities, and higher and secondary education; support also for social services, research in political science, mental health, and aid to the handicapped. No grants to individuals.

  • States: All States
  • Average Amount: $5,000.00 – $100,000.00
  • Total Amount: $9,000,000.00
  • Address: c/o Fulton, Rowe, & Hart, 1 Rockefeller Plz., Ste. 301, New York, NY 10020-2002
  • E-mail: [email protected]
  • Website: The Ambrose Monell Foundation
  • Eligibility: Public School, Private School, Higher Education, Other
  • Program Areas: Adult Learning, Disabilities, General Education, Health/PE, Math, Reading, Science/Environmental, Social Studies, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
  • Deadline: 4/30/2016

 

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