Author Archives: Sarah G

Current Grant Opportunities – April 2016

  1. Foundation Grants from the MAXIMUS Charitable Foundation
  2. Museums, Libraries, and Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities
  3. Educational Grants from the JM Foundation
  4. Green Education Program Grants from the Alternative Fuel Foundation
  5. USGA Alliance Grants from the National Alliance for Accessible Golf
  6. Educational Grants from the Chichester duPont Foundation, Inc.
  7. Educational Grants from the Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund
  8. Educational Grants from the Mockingbird Foundation
  9. Baseball Tomorrow Fund Grant from the Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association
  10. Special Education Research Grants from the Institute of Education Sciences

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Two Surprising Reasons Your Grant Application Will Fail

I usually approach my articles with titles like “How Your Grant Can Succeed”. This time, I’m going to highlight a couple of reasons why a proposal might fail. There are many reasons, the biggest is your application is about the things you need, instead of how the funds can be used to solve a problem. There are a couple of reasons that many grant writers overlook when they submit their proposals.

1.    The Proposal Deviates from the Formatting Requirements.

This one comes from personal experience. I was writing a big federal application for funds for the libraries in our district. If I do say so myself, it was an elegant appeal. It was related to reading scores, the objectives were clear and achievable, and the narrative was readable. At the time the proposal was submitted, it was required to be mailed by a certain time, be less than a certain number of words, and formatted double spaced.

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Current Grant Opportunities – February 2016

  1. Educational Grants from the Toyota USA Foundation
  2. Urban Education Grants from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
  3. Lowe’s Community Partners Grants from the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation
  4. Verizon-PLTW Introduction to Computer Science Middle School Grant Competition from Project Lead the Way
  5. Foundation Grants from the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
  6. Using Music to Teach Mathematics Grants for Grades PreK-2 Teachers from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
  7. I Love My Librarian Awards from the Carnegie Corporation of New York & The New York Times
  8. President’s Prizes for Outstanding Achievement in Primary and Secondary Education from the Entomological Society of America
  9. Reading Grants from National Book Fund
  10. Teacher Art Grants from the P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education

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Current Grant Opportunities – January 2016

  1. Educational Grants from the G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation
  2. Foundation Grants from the Frances R. Dewing Foundation
  3. Foundation Grants from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
  4. Innovation Generation (STEM) Grants in North America from the Motorola Solutions Foundation
  5. Family Service Community Grants from Autism Speaks
  6. CAP (Civil Air Patrol) Grants for Educators from the Air Force Association
  7. The Ron Mardigian Biotechnology Teaching Award from the National Association of Biology Teachers
  8. Education Grants from the Braitmayer Foundation
  9. Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools from the Whole Kids Foundation
  10. Serves Grants from the United States Tennis Association (USTA)

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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

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Current Grant Opportunities – November 2015

  1. Small Grants from the Captain Planet Foundation
  2. Educational Grants from the Monticello College Foundation
  3. Learning & Leadership Grants from the NEA Foundation
  4. Mini-grants from the CHS Foundation
  5. Educational Grants from The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
  6. Shakespeare in American Communities Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
  7. Smart from the Start from Together Counts
  8. Digital Wish Grants from Digital Wish
  9. Japan Studies Grants from the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Northeast Asia Council (NEAC)
  10. Foundation Grants from the Safeway Foundation

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Current Grant Opportunities – October 2015

  1. Education Outreach Grants from the SPIE
  2. Education and Community Grants from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
  3. Leadership Grants from Leader.org
  4. Healthy Kids Grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  5. Let’s ALL Play Partnership from the National Inclusion Project
  6. Art Education Grants from the Surdna Foundation Inc.
  7. Youth Grant from the USA Track and Field Foundation
  8. Youth Grants from the Sodexo Foundation
  9. Fund for Teachers Fellowship from the Fund for Teachers
  10. Foundation Grants from the Finish Line Youth Foundation

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Current Grant Opportunities – September 2015

  1. Education Grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  2. STEM Educational Grants from PPG Industries Foundation
  3. Educational Grants from the Wallace Foundation
  4. Educational Grants from the Bausch and Lomb Foundation, Inc.
  5. USGA Alliance Grants from the National Alliance for Accessible Golf
  6. Educational Grants from the JM Foundation
  7. Educational Grants from the Eaton Charitable Fund
  8. Educational Grants from the Xerox Foundation
  9. Educational Grants from Brinker International
  10. Foundation Grants from the Patterson Foundation

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Current Grant Opportunities – August 2015

  1. Education Grants from the Hearst Foundation
  2. Classroom Grants from the Association of American Educators
  3. The Elva Knight Research Educational Grant from the International Reading Association (IRA)-
  4. Foundation Grants from the Humana Foundation, Inc.
  5. Serves Grants from the United States Tennis Association (USTA)
  6. Solve for Tomorrow Contest from Samsung
  7. Improving Students’ Understanding of Geometry Grants for Grades PreK-8 Teachers from the National Council of Teachers in Mathematics (NCTM)
  8. Bauder Fund Small Grants Program from the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
  9. NFL Player Matching Youth & High School Football Grant Program from the National Football League Foundation
  10. IWP Foundation Educational Grants from the Innovating Worthy Projects Foundation

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Current Grant Opportunities – July 2015

  1. Teacher as Researcher Educational Grant from the International Reading Association (IRA)
  2. Health and Nutrition Grants from the Allen Foundation, Inc.
  3. Challenge Educational Grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
  4. The Victor C. Clark Youth Incentive Program from the American Radio Relay League Foundation
  5. Foundation Grants from the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
  6. Mathematics Course Work Scholarships for Grades PreK-5 Teachers from the Dale Seymour Fund and NCTM
  7. Green Education Program Grants from the Alternative Fuel Foundation
  8. Foundation Grants from the Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation
  9. Advancing Student Achievement Math Grants from the Actuarial Foundation
  10. Teacher Art Grants from P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education

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