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 K12 schools in the US and Canada.
The guide is packed with details on each grant including key dates and links. Here's a sneak peak:
COVID-19 Grants for US Schools
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.
COVID-19 Grants and Resources for Canadian Schools
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
- Description:
- $2 billion in support for provinces and territories through the Safe Return to Class Fund that will provide the complementary funding they need, as they work alongside local school boards to ensure the safety of students and staff members throughout the school year.
- $112 million in funding for First Nations to support community measures to ensure a safe return to school on reserves.
- Learn more.
- Description: iRobot provides free online and offline STEM-based coding projects to K-8 students.
- Learn more.
School Grants and Awards for US Schools
- 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.
School Grants and Awards for Canadian Schools
- Description: To help students gain greater access to computer technology and provide the learning tools to enable them to develop the necessary skills for participating in today's knowledge-based, global economy.
- Learn more.
- Amount: Up to $5,000
- Description: Designed to help educators provide strategic, inventive and hands-on science instruction to spark students' interest in science for junior and senior high schools.
- Learn more.
BONUS: Free COVID-19 Resources for US 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
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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