Search the Web for Grants and Fellowships

This listing contains Web sites with grant information and opportunities. Sites have been checked recently. However, URL’s change, and we apologize in advance if there are occasional sites that will not open.

EDUCATION GRANTS

YAHOO

http://www.yahoo.com/Education/Financial_Aid/Grants/

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION’S GRANT INFORMATION

This site provides applications and guidelines for state sponsored grants, as well as past recipients of the awards.

http://goldmine.cde.ca.gov/pg2grant.html

FUNDING FOR TECHNOLOGY

This site contains an assortment of reports, articles, bibliographies, grant writing techniques, strategies to acquire technology, as well as funding sources relating to educational technology. A special section of Funding for Technology provides current information about how schools and libraries can and are taking advantage of the substantial discounts available for telecommunications services.

http://www.mcrel.org/connect/tech/funding.html

U.S. Department of Education’s
Resource Guide for Technology in Education

This site contains detailed descriptions of all the Department of Education’s grants with additional funding sources. Includes contact names, addresses, and phone numbers for each program.

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/funding.html

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANTS
AND CONTRACTS INFORMATION

This site lists Federal education grants announcements and Federal Register’s announcements. It also provides links to other Federal Internet sites on grants and contact activities.

http://gcs.ed.gov

GRANT WRITING GUIDE

This site addresses the following areas: identifying your goals; locating research funders; the grant wiring process; and the review process.

http://ra.terc.edu/alliance_resources_services/grants/TOC.html

THE FOUNDATION CENTER

The Foundation Center is an independent, nonprofit, information clearinghouse established in 1956. The Center’s mission is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundation, corporate giving, and related subjects. The Center’s resources are useful to grant seekers, grant makers, researchers, policy makers, and the general public.

http://www.fdncenter.org/

QUEST

Home of NASA’s K-12 Internet Initiative, this site provides an excellent on-line listing of grants that focus on science, math, engineering, and educational technology.

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/top/grants.html

ALCOA FOUNDATION

DESCRIPTION: Supports preschool and K-12 initiatives and improving classroom resources; math and science curriculum; and staff development

DEADLINE: None. The company reviews proposals every month. Send letters of inquiry, along with proposals (do not send these separately). All funding requests must be made in writing. No requests will be evaluated over the phone.

TIP: Focus proposals on a specific program; they will not select from a menu of needs.

CONTACT: Alcoa Foundation, 425 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburg, PA 15219-1850 (412)553-2348

CIRCUIT CITY FOUNDATION

DESCRIPTION:: Supports K-12 education projects on public school reform.

DEADLINE: September 1 and March 1. The Board meets in October and April to decide on grants.

FUNDS: The foundation distributes about $1 million annually in grants. Grants average $250 to $750.

ELIGIBILITY: Public schools and school districts in communities where Circuit City stores are located.

CONTACT: Sandy Stoddard, Circuit City Foundation, 9950 Maryland Dr. Richmond, VA 23233; fax (804) 527-4173

GAP, INC.

DESCRIPTION:: To provide a positive impact on the future in areas where the company does business. Contributions are made in the areas of health and human services, education, arts and culture and the environment.

DEADLINE: None

FUNDS: Amounts vary. Community Relations also makes contributions of T-shirts, sweatshirts, and gift certificates to support organizations that fit program interests of Community Relations.

TIPS: Telephone, fax, and electronic inquiries are discouraged!

CONTACT: Community Relations, One Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

Internet: http://www.gap.com

HELLER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

DESCRIPTION:: The Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation supports programs that challenge students academically, especially economically disadvantaged elementary and secondary students, and that develop the professional skills of teachers.

FUNDS: $5,000 to $450,000. Applicants must request a specific amount. This foundation only funds California projects.

DEADLINE: March 15, July 25 and November 15

CONTACT: Bruce Hirsch, Executive Director, One Lombard Street, Suite 305, San Francisco, CA 94111; (415) 989-9839

INTEL FOUNDATION

DESCRIPTION:: Intel funds programs to advance science, math, and engineering education and promotes initiatives to encourage women to enter these professions.

DEADLINE: None

FUNDS: More than $96 million was awarded in 1997 to schools, colleges, and universities and community organizations.

AREAS: The foundation makes two types of grants. National grants that assist programs in the content areas listed above to serve a pilot program for a national outreach effort. Community grants that support programs in specific communities in states where Intel has facilities. (This includes California)

CONTACT:Intel Foundation, 5200 NE Elam Young Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124

Internet: http://www.intel.com/education

RITE AID

DESCRIPTION: Rite Aid offers grants to schools in the following areas: health and medical, social services, education, the arts and civic services. Funding amounts vary.

DEADLINE: None.

CONTACT: Manager of Community Relations, Rite Aid Corporation, P.O. Box 31165, Harrisburg, PA (717) 731-4737 Internet http://www.riteaid.com

TOSHIBA

DESCRIPTION:: The foundation supports classroom projects to improve science, mathematics, and technology education in Grades 7-12.

DEADLINE: None for small projects ($5,000 or less). For larger projects, the deadline is August 1 and February 1.

CONTACT: Program Office, Toshiba America Foundation, 126 East 56^th Street, New York, NY 10022. (212) 588-0820 Internet: http://www.toshiba.com

U.S. Department of Education: Grants & Contracts Information

http://gcs.ed.gov

Federal Information Exchange

http://web.fie.com

Federal Register Announcements

http://gcs.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

Fedix

Http://web.fie.com/fedix/index.htm

National Endowment for the Humanities

http://www.neh.fed.us

National Science Foundation

http://www.nsf.gov/home/grants.htm

National Institutes of Health, Grants

http://www.nih.gov/grants

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Grants Page

http://www.ascd.org/services/grantinfo/grant.html

AT&T Foundation

http://www.att.com/foundation/grants.html

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Http://www.carnegie.org

Charles A. Dana Foundation

Http://www.dana.org/

Ford Foundation

Http://www.fordfound.org

OTHER RESOURCES

A Proposal Writing Short Course

Http://fdncenter.org/2onlib/2prop.html

Grants/Legislation

http://www.flstw.fsu.edu/grants.html

Financial Aid Information Page

http://www.finaid.org/finaid/awards/grants.html

Higher Education Grant Process Consortium

http://ike.engr.washington.edu/news/whitep/instxt.htm

The Society of Research Administrators Grants Web

http://web.fie.com/cws/sra/resource.htm