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Available Grants - Nationwide Grants

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New grant applications are now available. Click on the links below for further details!

NATIONWIDE GRANTS

Due Date	Name of Grant	New Items Posted This Month
12-Apr-10	American Academy of Dermatology Shade Structure Program
15-Apr-10	2010 ING Run for Something Better School Awards Program
30-Apr-10	2010 ING Unsung Heroes Awards
15-May-10	Math MovesU Awards Program
14-Jun-10	Nature of Learning Grant Program	5-25-10
15-Jun-10	Lois Lensky Covey Foundation Grants for Children's Books	5-25-10
30-Jul-10	NEA - Green Across America	5-25-10
12-Nov-10	Connecting Mathematics to Other Subject Areas	5-26-10

National Gardening Association Awards Programs

Due Date:

Dates vary for grants

Purpose:

To support schools and community organizations that use gardens to teach children about gardening and improving the quality of life for everyone.

Grants offered	Due Date	Status
Welch's Harvest Grants Teachers	February 6, 2010	Closed
Mantis Award Program	March 1, 2010	Closed
Hooked on Hydroponics Awards	September 18, 2009	Closed
Healthy Sprouts Award	October 17, 2009	Closed
AeroGrow Growing Kids Awards	October 24, 2009	Closed
Youth Garden Grants Program	November 2, 2009	Closed
Bayer Advanced "Grow Together with Roses" School Garden Awards	January 23, 2009	Closed

Eligibility:

The school or organization must involve at least 15 children between the ages of three and eighteen in the project.

Grant Award:

Award packages vary per grant program, however, most provide various gardening supplies (such as tools, bulbs, plants, etc.)

Website:

http://www.kidsgardening.com/grants.asp

American Academy of Dermatology Shade Structure Program Sponsored by American Academy of Dermatology
Due Date:	April 12, 2010
Purpose:	To assist in the development of permanent shade structures for outdoor locations that are not protected from the sun, such as playgrounds, pools, eating areas, and other locations.
Eligibility:	· Be a non-profit organization or public school that primarily serves children and teens ages 18 and younger · Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to sun safety and skin cancer awareness by having a sun safety/skin cancer awareness program in place for at least one year prior to application · Be sponsored by an AAD member dermatologist. Locate an AAD member dermatologist by using the AAD’s Find a Dermatologist tool.
Grant Award:	Maximum of $8000 which can include the cost for a shade structure and installation. The maximum amount for each shade structure grant is $8000.
Website:	http://www.aad.org/public/sun/grants.html
Application link:	http://www.aad.org/ssp/
Guidelines:	http://www.aad.org/public/sun/FAQs2010ShadeStructureProgram.html
E- Mail:	shadestructure@aad.org

2010 ING Run for Something Better School Awards Program Sponsored by ING & National Association for Sports & Physical Education
Due Date:	April 15, 2010
Purpose:	ING Run For Something Better (ING RFSB), in partnership with the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), seeks to increase physical activity in students and help fight childhood obesity nationwide through the creation of school-based running programs. The new awards program will provide fifty (50) $2,000 grants to schools that desire to establish a school-based running program or expand an existing one.
Eligibility:	Programs that target grades 4th through 8th in public elementary or middle schools
Grant Award:	Minimum of fifty (50) $2,000 grants to schools. Awards are available to schools in all fifty (50) states and D.C. but will be limited to no more than five (5) recipients per state
Phone:	507-931-1682 or 800-537-4180
Address:	NASPE/ING RFSB School Award Program 1900 Association Drive Reston, VA 20191
Website:	https://ingrfsb.com/site/index/get_your_school_involved
Application link:	http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/grants/grants/ING/upload/Application2010forWEBFinal.pdf
E- Mail:	run@aahperd.org

2010 ING Unsung Heroes Awards Sponsored by ING
Due Date:	April 30, 2010
Purpose:	To recognize creative and new teaching methods that are helping students to improve.
Eligibility:	All K-12 public or private school education professionals
Grant Award:	Awards range from $2,000 to $25,000
Phone:	507-931-1682 or 800-537-4180
Address:	ING Unsung Heroes Awards Program c/o Scholarship America One Scholarship Way P.O. Box 297 St. Peter, MN 56082
Website:	http://www.ing-usa.com/us/aboutING/CorporateCitizenship/Education/INGUnsungHeroes/
Application link:	http://www.ing-usa.com/us/stellent2/groups/dc/documents/companylobinformation/001143.pdf
E- Mail:	ing@scholarshipamerica.org

MathMovesU Awards Program Sponsored by Raytheon
Due Date:	May 15, 2010
Purpose:	To reward real-life Math Heroes for their dedication to improving math education and their inspiration of participation in math.
Eligibility:	Must be a full-time middle school or high school teacher who is currently employed and teaching a mathematics curriculum OR volunteers working with an approved math-related nonprofit organization (i.e. MATHCOUNTS®) A matching award of $2,500 will be granted to the school where each recipient is employed or to another approved math-related nonprofit organization of the recipient’s choice. The Math Hero will direct how the funds are used by the school or other nonprofit organization.
Grant Award:	Up to (3) awards of $2,500 each will be granted to math Hero recipients in each of the nine target markets where Raytheon has a presence (including FL).
Website:	http://www.raytheon.com/responsibility/stem/mmu/gs/index.html
Application link:	http://www.raytheon.com/rtnwcm/groups/public/documents/content/mmu_app_hero_form_pdf.pdf
Guidelines:	http://www.raytheon.com/rtnwcm/groups/public/documents/content/mmu_app_hero_form_pdf.pdf
E- Mail:	corporatecontributions@raytheon.com

Nature of Learning Grant Program Sponsored by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge System and National Conservation Training Center Reminder: All Applicants Must Follow the Districts 4-Step Approval Process
Due Date:	June 14, 2010; Applicants will be notified of their awards by Friday, October 15, 2010. Please do not contact the Foundation before this date in regards to the status of your application.
Purpose:	To support one of the priorities of the National Wildlife Refuge System – that of using public lands for environmental education.
Eligibility:	Academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, Audubon chapters, youth organizations; partnership of neighborhood schools with community groups and wildlife refuges. Note: Eligible projects will: Use national wildlife refuges as outdoor classrooms to promote understanding of local environmental issues Encourage interdisciplinary learning approaches to enhance student academic achievement Use field experiences and student-led stewardship to connect classroom learning to actual world experiences Involve partnership of neighborhood schools, local businesses, community groups, and natural resource professionals
Grant Award:	$10,000 for startup grants
Website:	http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=charter_programs_list&CONTENTID=15106&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm
Application link:	http://www.nfwf.org/Content/NavigationMenu/GrantPrograms/GranteeRegistration1/default.htm
Guidelines:	http://www.nfwf.org/AM/template.cfm?section=charter%20programs%20list&contentid=15104&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm
E- Mail:	deborah_moore@fws.gov

Lois Lensky Covey Foundation Grants for Children’s Books Sponsored by The Lois Lensky Foundation, Inc. Reminder: All Applicants Must Follow the Districts 4-Step Approval Process
Due Date:	June 15, 2010
Purpose:	To provide funding to organizations with lending libraries to purchase books for young people through grade 12.
Eligibility:	School libraries; public libraries; nonprofits with 501(C)(3) status Note: Books purchased with grant funds may be fiction or nonfiction, but they must be books for youth 18 or younger. Grant funds must be used for lending libraries. The LLCF does not make grants for: book donation programs, classroom collections, atlases, workbooks or similar texts, encyclopedias, or textbooks.
Grant Award:	$500 - $3000
Website:	http://www.loislenskicovey.org/6.html
Application link:	http://www.loislenskicovey.org/4.html
Guidelines:	http://www.loislenskicovey.org/5.html
E- Mail:	michaelcovey@loislenskicovey.org

National Education Association – Green Across America Grant Sponsored by NEA & Target Reminder: All Applicants Must Follow the Districts 4-Step Approval Process
Due Date:	July 30, 2010
Purpose:	To provide funding to help applicants implement innovative education programs, activities, lessons, or events to excite students about going green, caring for the earth and creating a sustainable future.
Eligibility:	K-12 educators Note: Applicants will be scored on creativity/originality; their plan for program implementation; their evaluation plan for measuring impact; and budget scope
Grant Award:	Grants up to $1000
Website:	http://www.neamb.com/green
Application link: Application Worksheet:	https://www.neamb.com/home/4720.htm http://www.neamb.com/assets/content/documents/NEA_GreenAcrossAmericaWorksheet.doc
Guidelines:	http://www.neamb.com/assets/content/documents/NEAsGreenAcrossAmerica_rules.pdf
E- Mail:	Ask-us@neamb.com

Connecting Mathematics to Other Subject Areas Grants for High School Math Teachers Sponsored by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Due Date:	November 12, 2010
Purpose:	To support high school teachers who create learning materials that connect mathematics to other areas and disciplines.
Eligibility:	Fulltime teachers of mathematics for grades 9-12 who teach math at least 50% of the school day. In addition, an applicant must be a full individual member or e-member of the NCTM.
Grant Award:	Up to $4000
Website:	http://www.nctm.org/
Application link: App. Cover Page:	http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=1328 http://www.nctm.org/uploadedFiles/Lessons_and_Resources/Grants_and_Awards/Connecting%20Mathematics%20Proposal%20Cover%20Form%20(410).doc
Guidelines:	http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=1328
E- Mail:	nctm@nctm.org

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