As we wrap up 2020 and look towards our ever-changing new normal in 2021, schools are facing unprecedented challenges and added pressure from every direction. Educational funding and resources are stretched thin, so to help make life a little easier for teachers, students, and administrators, we put together the ultimate guide for education grants, awards, and COVID-19 funding available exclusively for schools.
The guide is packed with details on each grant including key dates and links. Here's a sneak peek:
COVID-19 Funds
National Geographic: COVID-19 Remote Learning Emergency Fund for Educators
- Award: $1,000 to $8,000
- Description: Funding to design instructional resources that help educators effectively teach in in-person, remote, or hybrid learning environments during this pandemic.
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- Learn more.
School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network: COVID-19 Student Support Recovery Grant
- Award: Up to $250,000
- Description: Promote a collaborative and integrated approach amongst the education and healthcare community to ensure students succeed academically, socially, and emotionally while confined to home learning mandates during the nation’s current national emergency.
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- Learn more.
School Grants and Awards
- Award: $10,000 to $100,000 in classroom technology and supplies.
- Description: This nationwide contest is designed to boost interest and proficiency in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), and challenges public school teachers and students in grades 6-12 to show how STEM can be applied to help improve their communities.
- Key Dates: April 27, 2021
- Learn more.
BONUS: Free COVID-19 Resources for Schools
- Description: The UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) and TED-Ed, along with 30 other collaborators, launched "Earth School," a freely accessible website for students ages 5-18. The site provides 30 "quests" for students to help them "celebrate, explore and connect with nature."
- Learn more.
The Ultimate Guide to School Grant Programs and COVID-19 Relief Funds
Many grants are looking for schools focused on STEM programs, so below are even more grants specific to educational technology.
Educational Technology Grants
1. Abel Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: Nebraska and other communities where NEBCO and its affiliated companies have operations.
- Key Dates: March 31, July 31, October 31
- More information
2. Abington Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: Ohio
- Key Dates: April 1, September 1, December 1
- More information
3. Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Foundation
- Amount: $13,000 (average)
- Locations: central Missouri
- Key Dates: March and September
- More information
4. Alliant Energy Community Grant
- Amount: $2500 (average)
- Locations: Iowa and Wisconsin
- Key Dates: March 1 and September 1
- More information
5. Ameren Corporation Charitable Trust
- Amount: Under $5,000 or over $5,000
- Location: Ameren Illinois service area
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More information
6. Anderson-Shiro Education Foundation
- Amount: $2,000 individual; $4000 Group (Department or Grade Level)
- Locations: Texas
- Key Dates: February
- More information
7. Black Hills Corporation
- Amount: Varies
- Location: Multiple
- Deadline: Ongoing
- More information
8. Broadband USA Federal Funding
- Amount: Varies
- Location: National
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More Information
9. Brown Rudnick Community Grants
- Amount: $2,000
- Location: Multiple
- Key Dates: Monthly
- More information
10. CARES Act Funding to Support Remote Learning
- Amount: Varies
- Location: National
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More Information
11. CarMax Foundation - Home Office Giving Program
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: Virginia
- Key Dates: September 1 and October 15
- More information
12. Community Foundation of Whitley County
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: Indiana
- Key Dates: May 1 and December 1
- More information
13. Corning Incorporated Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: Maine
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More information
14. CPS Foundation, Inc.
- Amount: $2,000 to $20,000
- Locations: Greater Kansas City area
- Key Dates: November 1
- More information
15. The Dana Brown Charitable Trust
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: St. Louis metro area
- Key Dates: February 15 and August 31
- More information
16. The Daniels Fund
- Amount: Varies
- Location:Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More information
17. Digital Wish Grants
- Amount: Varies
- Location: National
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More Information
18. DiscoverE Engineers Week Outreach Grants
- Amount: $250 to $1000
- Location: National
- Key Dates: November 14
- More Information
19. Douglas County Community Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: Kansas
- Key Dates: February 1 and September 1
- More information
20. The Downing Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Location: National, but favors Kansas
- Key Dates: March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31
- More information
21. The Eastman Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Location: Multiple
- Key Dates: July 31
- More Information
22. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: Missouri
- Key Dates: December
- More information
23. FM Area Foundation Grant
- Amount: $500 to $15,000
- Locations: Minnesota and North Dakota
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More information
24. Greater for Greater Manhattan Grant Program
- Amount: Up to $10,000
- Locations: Kansas
- Key Dates: December 31
- More information
25. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Education Grant
- Amount: $5,000 to $150,000
- Locations: Georgia
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More information
26. Lewis H. Humphreys Charitable Trust
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: Kansas
- Key Dates: March 31
- More information
27. Lockheed Martin Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Location: National
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More Information
28. The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Location: National
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More Information
29. OMRON Foundation
- Amount: $250 to $100,000
- Location: National
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More information
30. Pitsco Grant
- Amount: $350
- Location: National
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More Information
31. R.C. Durr Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: Kentucky
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More information
32. Reynolds American Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: North Carolina
- Key Dates: February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1
- More information
33. Rural and Low-Income School Program
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: National
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More information
34. Sony USA Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: National
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More information
35. Stranahan Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: Ohio
- Key Dates: November
- More information
36. Turner Industries Fund
- Amount: $500 to $5,000
- Location: Multiple
- Key Dates: April 1 and September 1
- More information
37. Walton Family Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Location: Multiple
- Deadline: Ongoing
- More information
38. Western Indiana Community Foundation
- Amount: Varies
- Locations: Indiana
- Key Dates: Ongoing
- More information
39. Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund
- Amount: At least $1,000
- Location: California
- Key Dates: February
- More information
40. William and Helen Thomas Foundation Education Grant
- Amount: $5,000 to $100,000
- Location: Multiple
- Key Dates: September 15
- More Information
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The Ultimate Guide to School Grant Programs and COVID-19 Relief Funds
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