Grants

Funder: Environmental Protection Agency
Program: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rebuy (4Rs) in Schools Program 2010
Summary: EPA Region 2 is soliciting applications for projects that address the 2010 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rebuy (4Rs) in Schools Program goals from applicants carrying out or desiring to carry out projects that serve EPA Region 2: New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. Applicantsare required to be members of, or to join, EPA’s WasteWise program in order to apply.
Deadline: 3 March 2010
URL: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=51054

Funder: Army
Agency: Materiel Command
Program: Youth Science Cooperative Outreach Agreement
Summary: The purpose of the Youth Science (YS) Cooperative Outreach Agreement (COA) is to solicit offers to carry out the public purpose of support and stimulation of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and outreach in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of the Army. The Army envisions the YS COA will bring together government and a consortium of organizations working collaboratively to further STEM education and outreach efforts nationwide.
Eligibility: Small businesses, industrial, non-profits, and academic institutions.
Deadline: 11 March 2010
URL: http://www07.grants.gov/search/announce.do;jsessionid=gcLZLvwhSqCDTBmh6DDJG991WjnNmvwxy92WJ3KNQkpyvZBkB312!-1179711943

Funder: Jenzabar Foundation
Program: Grant; Student Leadership Awards
Summary: The mission of the Foundation is to recognize and support the good works and humanitarian efforts of student leaders serving others across the global community. The Foundation seeks to foster a culture of service and to educate and inspire future generations to create a better world. To accomplish its mission, the Foundation issues grants to institutions of higher education and other non-profit organizations with similarly aligned missions, and helps promote the activities of grant recipients within their communities and on a global level. The Foundation will entertain proposals that serve broader interests in the areas of education and social welfare.
Update: Deadline for 2010 Student Leadership Awards is March 31, 2010.

Sponsors: School Technology Resources and Real Curriculum
Summary: REALIZE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY GRANT TO AWARD $20,000 WORTH OF NEW TECHNOLOGY & CURRICULUM SUPPLIES TO TEACHERS.
The Realize Science Technology Grant will award $20,000 worth of cutting edge science education equipment and curriculum tools to teachers across the U.S. and Canadathis spring. Those awarded the grant will receive new hand-held video microscopes with software to take still pictures, video, time lapse movies, etc., and accompanying curriculum books with lessons designed to meet both state and national science standards. The groups, School Technology Resources and Real Curriculum, are looking for creative, innovative and educationally valuable uses of hand-held video microscopes in this competitive grant based on the quality and value of the submissions.
URL with details: http://schooltr.com/Teacher_Resources/realize_science_grant.html
Deadline for applications: March 31, 2010. Notification of grant awards will be sent out by April 15, 2010.

Funder: Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
Program: Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
Summary: Each year, the Barron Prize honors twenty-five winners nationwide. Half of the winners have focused on helping their communities and fellow beings; half have focused on protecting the health and sustainability of the environment. These young people reflect the great diversity of America. They are female and male, urban and rural, and from many backgrounds. Nominations are made by adults who have solid knowledge of the nominee and his or her work, but who are not related to the nominee. This could include teachers, librarians, civic or religious leaders, among others.
Deadline: 30 April 2010
URL: http://www.barronprize.org/

Funder: Earth Island Institute
Program: Brower Youth Awards
Summary: Our annual Brower Youth Awards honor six young people for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy. Each winner is awarded $3000 and brought to San Francisco for the award week and a backcountry camping trip. The Brower Youth Awards not only promote the accomplishments of these young leaders but also invest in their continued success by providing ongoing access to resources, mentors, and opportunities to develop their leadership skills through Earth Island Institute's New Leaders Initiative.
Deadline: 15 May 2010
URL: http://www.broweryouthawards.org/

Funder: Abbott Fund [IL]
Program: Science & Medical Innovation
Summary: Abbott Fund supports new approaches to learning that are designed to foster a better understanding of science and medical innovation and the value they bring to improving human health. Our partnerships support K-12 education through postgraduate level research including funding and volunteer assistance for student and educator workshops and programs; career development; and educational grants for college and university science facilities, scholarships and fellowships. We only accept grant requests from January through the end of October.
Region: Preference will be given to programs that are located in an area where Abbott has employees and/or facilities: Abbott Park, IL; Alameda, CA; Altavista, VA; Austin, TX; Casa Grande, AZ; Columbus, OH; Des Plaines, IL; Fairfield, CA; Irving, TX; Lake Forest, IL; North Chicago, IL; Parsippany, NJ; Redwood City, CA; Santa Clara, CA; Sturgis, MI; Temecula, CA; Worcester, MA.
Deadline: 31 October 2010
URL: http://www.abbottfund.org/

Funder: NSF
Program: The Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12
The Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12) program seeks to enable significant advances in preK-12 student and teacher learning of the STEM disciplines through development, study, and implementation of resources, models, and technologies for use by students, teachers, and policymakers. Projects funded under this solicitation begin with a research question or a hypothesis about how to improve preK-12 STEM learning and teaching. Projects create or adapt and study innovative resources, models, or technologies and determine how and why implementation affects STEM learning.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500047&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund

Funder: NSF
Program: Active Funding Opportunities - Recently Announced
Summary: See recently announced funding opportunities at the NSF's website. RSS feed available.
Deadline: N/A
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=NSF&ord=rcnt

Funder: Foundation for Rural Education and Development
Program: Technology Grants for Rural Schools; Ethyl Grants for Community Development
Summary: The Technology Grants for Rural Schools program was created to help meet the growing need for innovative technology in the classroom. The grants help public schools in rural areas served by OPASTCO members bring modern computers to every classroom, connect schools to the information superhighway and make sure that effective and engaging software and online resources are an integral part of the school curriculum. … The Ethyl Grant program provides matching grants to OPASTCO member telephone companies that are involved with projects aimed at bettering their communities.
Update: In 2008, Ethyl grant applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, and will be reviewed at least three time a year.
URL: http://www.fred.org/

Funder: Gladys Brooks Foundation, [NY]
Program: Libraries; Education; Hospitals & clinics
Summary: The Foundation will consider grant applications in the fields of libraries, education, hospitals and clinics. Grant applications will be considered only for major expenditures generally between $50,000.00 and $100,000.00 and greater or lesser amounts in certain circumstances. All grant awards are made on the condition that the entirety of the funds advanced shall be utilized in direct furtherance of the project and that no portion thereof shall be appropriated by the Grantee as an administrative or processing fee, for overseeing the project or for its general overhead.
Region: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Vermont.
Deadline: N/A
URL: http://www.gladysbrooksfoundation.org/

Funding Agency: National Aeronautic and Space Administration
Program: Global Climate Change Education: Research Experiences, Modeling and Data
Summary: The objective of the effort is to extend the results of NASA’s Earth Science Program to the education community by sponsoring unique and stimulating opportunities for global climate and Earth system science education. GCCE is designed to improve the quality of the Nation’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education and enhance students’ and teachers’ literacy about global climate and Earth system change from elementary grades to life-long learners. Each funded proposal is expected to make use of NASA’s unique contributions in climate science to enhance learners' academic experiences and/or to improve educators’ abilities to engage their students.
Eligibility: Higher educational institutions, state, local or federally-recognized tribal government agencies, public school districts, nonprofit institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU), as well as other minority-serving educational institutions.
Deadline: N/A
URL: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=51740