Finding Funding

Time is money, and in the case of grants, money can be time. Grants offer excellent opportunities for funding projects when they are well-researched and well-constructed. Here you will find tips from educators on how to construct grants and where to look for funding sources both on and offline.

How to Write Grants

Producing a Grant

A collection of tips on how to produce a successful grant.
http://www.open.k12.or.us/jitt/teacher/produce.html

Sources of "How-To" Information

Annotated resources online and off for finding complete information on how to pursue grants.
http://www.open.k12.or.us/jitt/teacher/howto.html

10-Point Plan for Standard Grant Funding Proposal

How to write successful proposals with sample grant applications, budget, cover sheet, and cover letter.
http://www.npguides.org/index.html

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Funding Sources

NEH Grants and Applications

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funding opportunities, including Challenge grants, planning grants, and Schools for a New Millennium grants. Information about grant programs, deadlines, and applications are available online or can be ordered from the address given at the Web site.
http://www.neh.gov/grants/

Meyer Memorial Trust - Support for Teacher Initiatives

The Meyer Memorial Trust Support for Teacher Initiatives Program annually awards up to $2,000 for individual teachers and $7,000 for teams of teachers in Oregon and Clark County, Washington. The program is designed to support the initiative and imagination that teachers use to engage the minds of students. The deadline each year is February 1.
http://www.mmt.org/stiguide.html

Grants and Contests

Technology and Learning magazine's database of grants and contests. You can browse all entries, or search by categories such as grants to educators/schools, contests for students, student scholarship, professional development opportunities, deadline month and year. The Web site loads a bit slowly but delivers good, timely information.
http://www.techlearning.com/grants.html

Grant Sources

Extensive annotated list of funding sources on and offline.
http://www.open.k12.or.us/jitt/teacher/sources.html

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