Grants for K-12

Starbuck Foundation Opportunity Grants - Supports local community literacy organizations with low-income, at-risk, and/or low literacy populations that encourage people to learn in creative ways and involve Starbuck's employees and/or venues in project activities.

The Citigroup Foundation - Aims to strengthen education in low-income neighborhoods. The "smarter schools" initiative supports improvements in the governance of public schools and higher standards for student performance. The "smarter schools" initiative supports innovative classroom technologies and successful school-to-work programs.

The Toshiba America Foundation - Awards grants for programs and activities that improve teaching of science, mathematics, and technology for middle and high school students.

Tech Corps - Provides no-cost assistance in maintaining their technology systems to schools connected to the internet.

Verizon Foundation Grants - Focus on technology applications and programs in one or more of the following areas: literacy, the digital divide, economic and community development, women's issues, overcoming disabilities, and math and science education.

Merrill Lynch Foundation Grants - Funds alternative education programs.

Hazen Foundation - The goal of the foundation's education grant-making is to foster effective schools for all children and full partnership for parents and communities in school reform efforts.

Intel - Offers a wide range of support for many technology-and-science related initiatives.

SMARTer Kids Foundation - Provides grants and programs to assist educators in purchasing technology for their classrooms.

Federally Funded Educational Programs

Educational Technology State Grant - This consolidates: Technology Literacy Challenge Fund and Technology Innovation Challenge grants. Funds are distributed to states and in turn to local districts based on 50% Title I formula and 50% competitively.

Computers For Learning - The federal government has placed hundreds of thousands of surplus computers in schools across the country on a needs-first basis.

Improvement of education Achievement - Assists states in developing assessments required under the No Child Left Behind legislation. Funds may be used to pay the costs of developing additional standards and assessments required by law. Funds may also be used to administer the tests and other accountability measures.

Magnet Schools Assistance in Desegregating Districts - These funds are available to school districts that are under a court-ordered or federally mandated desegregation plan. Schools are designed to support an enhanced curriculum and attract racially diverse student populations.

Reading First - Provides assistance to state and districts in setting up "scientific, research-based" reading programs for children in grades K to 3. States may use 20% to provide professional development and must distribute 80% to districts through a competitive-grant process, giving priority to high-poverty areas. Funds may be used to purchase software, instructional materials, and for staff development.

This page lists the names of schools that have received the 21st Century Community Learning Center Grants.

More Funding Sources

Preparing Tomorrows Teachers to Use Technology - Ensures that teachers are prepared to integrate technology into the curriculum and to use new teaching and learning styles enabled by technology.

Challenge Grants - Helps to secure long term support for and improvements in their programs, activities, and resources related to the humanities, including the use and application of technology.

Charter Schools - This program provides funding for the design and implementation of public charter schools.

The Foundation Center
Workforce Investment Act
Workforce Investment Act (alternate)
Job Corps
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Correctional Education Association
National Center on Adult Literacy
National Institute for Literacy
Department of Labor
National Head Start Association
Special Education Facilities
US Department of Justice
Public Welfare Foundation
Health and Human Services
American Library Association
Family Literacy
Barbara Bush Foundation Grants
Family Literacy Foundation
United Way
Ford Foundation
Toyota Foundation
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