July 18, 2008 "Promoting parent, business and community involvement in our schools"

Grants

Educators:

LL Bean and Portland Education Partnership Service-Learning
Overview
Grant Application [PDF]
Service-Learning Portland website
Community Resource Database

Arts in Education
Overview
Application [PDF]
Community Resource Database

Students & Educators:

Student Travel and Excellence Fund
Overview & Application [PDF]

Reach Out Grants
Overview
Application [PDF]
Final report Form [PDF]
Community Resource Database

YOUTHINK
Application [PDF]
Community Resource Database

Websites that List Grants

eSchool News Online
Focused on technology related K-12 news and grant opportunities.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
Online listing of federally supported teaching and learning resources.

Grant Wrangler
Online listing of national grant opportunities.

Maine Philanthropy Center
Online resource for information, training opportunities and grant opportunities specifically focused on Maine – affiliated with USM.

PEN Weekly Newsblast
Online listing of national grant opportunities for public education.

U.S. Department of Education
Online listing of federal education grants.

 

Grant Making Corporations & Foundations

ASM International Foundation Teacher Grants
Aims to enhance awareness of materials science and the role of materials scientists in society.

Best Buy Children's Foundation
Supports enhancement of school-age children's quality of life in communities where Best Buy has a presence through funding for programs that promote personal achievement, mentor relationships and life skills, and accentuate learning opportunities.

CiviConnections Program
Links local historical inquiry with community service-learning activities nationwide in 3rd-12th grade classrooms. 

Corning Foundation
Awards for community service programs for students, curriculum enrichment, scholarships, facility improvement, and instructional technology projects for the classroom.

CVS/Pharmacy Community Grants
Supports programs targeting children under age 18 with disabilities that address: health and rehabilitation services; a greater level of inclusion in student activities and extracurricular programs; opportunities or facilities that give greater access to physical movement and play.

Educational Foundation of America
Gives nationwide to nonprofits working primarily in education, the arts and Native American issues.

ExxonMobil Foundation
Supports programs and professional development opportunities around mathematics and the sciences

Federated Stores Foundation (Macy’s)
Focuses giving primarily in the areas of education, arts/culture, women's issues, HIV/AIDS, and programs to assist youth and minorities.

Fund for Teachers
Awards grants directly to teachers to support professional development opportunities of their own design.

Gannett Foundation
Supports projects that take a creative approach to such fundamental issues as education and neighborhood improvement, economic development, youth development, community problem-solving, assistance to disadvantaged people, environmental conservation and cultural enrichment.

Hannaford Charitable Foundation
Supports program that fall into four general categories: health and welfare, educational institutions, civic and cultural organizations, and other local charitable organizations.

Home Deport Kids Gardening Program
Works with sponsoring companies and organizations to provide funding and in-kind grants to projects that actively engage kids in the garden and improve the quality of life for their communities.

Jordan Fundamentals
Supports teachers or paraprofessionals who work with students in grades 1-12 in public schools.

Kids Who Care Program
Recognizes and rewards young volunteers who transform their communities for the better. 

Learning in the Arts Grants
Offers funding for projects that help children and youth acquire appreciation, knowledge, and understanding of and skills in the arts.

Lowe’s Outdoor Classroom Program
Provides outdoor, hands-on science education to students in grades K-12 and assists schools in enhancing their core curriculum in all subjects.

MBNA Foundation
Supports results-oriented programs that make significant and positive differences in the quality of education.

MetLife Foundation Bridge Builders Grant
For public middle level and high schools serving large numbers of low-income students and/or underrepresented minorities (40% or more of the student body) to apply for a grant to implement a special initiative aimed at building better relationships among adults and students.  

Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust
Supports programs in the following five areas: community/social services, medical, educational, arts/culture and environment.

Moss Foundation
Aids and supports teachers who wish to establish an effective learning tool using the arts in teaching children with learning disabilities and other special needs.

Mr. Holland’s Opus
Supports music education and its many benefits through the donation of new and refurbished musical instruments to underserved school and community music programs and individual students nationwide.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Provides funds to support classroom teachers in the areas of improving classroom practices and increasing teachers’ mathematical knowledge.

National Gardening Association Healthy Sprouts Awards
Accepts applications from schools or organizations who plan to garden.

NEA Foundation
Supports a variety of effort by teachers and education support professionals to improve student learning in the public schools.

Oakhurst Dairy
Supports school based nutrition programs and local athletics.

P. Buckley Moss Foundation Education Grants
Aids and supports teachers who wish to establish an effective learning tool using the arts in teaching children with learning disabilities and other special needs.

RGK Foundation
Supports innovative projects in the area of health, education, human services and community affairs, the Foundation strives to advance knowledge, improve society and help realize human potential. 

Rines/Thompson Fund
Supports programs that focus on improving the welfare of the citizens of Greater Portland - with particular interest given to programs that promote community and economic development, cultural enrichment, diversity, neighborhood and urban revitalization, youth, mediation, and social service.

Shaw’s Neighborhood Projects
Supports hundreds of local programs throughout New England that benefit schools, children, and health initiatives.

Staples Foundation
Supports program that provide job skills and/or education for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth.

Starbucks Foundation Grants
Funds programs that integrate literacy with personal and civic action in the communities where they live.

State Farm
Supports four initiatives: K-12 public schools, service-learning, systemic improvement and teacher excellence.

Target Foundation
Supports a variety of program focuses in communities with nearby Target stores.

TD Banknorth
Funds programs in these areas: economic empowerment, youth development and community support.

The American Honda Foundation Grants Program
Accepts proposals from organizations working in the areas of youth and scientific education.

The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation
Supports program with focuses in workforce education levels, youth retention, growing the Creative Economy, and supporting micro-enterprise and entrepreneurship.

The Betterment Fund
Supports programs involved with improving education and health services.

The Captain Planet Foundation
Funds and supports hands-on environmental projects for children and youths.

The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
Offers mini-grants to school and public libraries for programs that encourage literacy and creativity in children.

The Horizon Foundation
Supports qualified non-profit organizations that affect positive change for children, the adults who work with them, and for those concerned with improving the communities in which they live.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program
Targets high-achieving youth in the Unites States with financial need and provides them, throughout their high school years, with individualized educational services that enable them to develop their talents and abilities.

The Key Foundation
Targets programs that enhance economic independence in support of two strategic thrusts: financial education and workforce initiatives.

The Libra Foundation
Areas of giving include Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education, Environment, Health, Human Services, Justice, Public/Society Benefit and Religion.

The Mockingbird Foundation
Supports programs focused on music education for children.

Toyota Tapestry Grants
Design and plan a one-year long project that centers on either environmental science education, physical science applications (applied physics, chemistry, and technology), or science and literacy – partnered with National Science Teachers Association.

UnumProvident Corporate Giving
Partners with charitable organizations that primarily target four areas: disability, public education, health and wellness, and the arts and culture.