The Kessler Foundation is inviting concept applications from nonprofit organizations for its annual Signature Employment grants program, which supports new pilot initiatives, demonstration projects, and social ventures that lead to the generation of new ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with disabilities. Preference is given to interventions that overcome specific employment… Continue reading Kessler Foundation Signature Employment Grants
Category: Classroom Grants
Mini-grants to fund teachers’ ideas for classroom activities can usually be prepared and submitted without professional support.
National Book Foundation Innovations in Reading
The National Book Foundation will begin accepting applications on January 6. Applicants will be accepted from individuals and institutions that demonstrate a commitment to literature and the promotion of reading for its own sake. Key criteria include creativity, risk-taking, and a visionary quality, as well as a novel way of presenting books and literature. Priority… Continue reading National Book Foundation Innovations in Reading
McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation offers Academic Enrichment Grants designed to develop classroom and extracurricular programs that improve student learning. The foundation considers proposals that foster understanding, deepen students’ knowledge, and provide opportunities to expand awareness of the world around them. Eligible individuals should consider applying if: • They have a unique idea for a… Continue reading McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
Charles Lafitte Foundation
The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) supports innovative and effective ways of helping people help themselves and others around them to achieve healthy, satisfying, and enriched lives. The foundation supports organizations working in four main areas: education, children’s advocacy, medical research and initiatives, and the arts. CLF helps individuals gain access to schools, from preschool through… Continue reading Charles Lafitte Foundation
International Game Technology PLC
Through its After School Advantage Program, International Game Technology (IGT) strives to address the needs of underprivileged and at-risk children ages 5 to 18 with a meaningful and enjoyable learning experience during the critical after-school hours in a safe environment. A computer center must be supervised and may not be used for simple entertainment, such… Continue reading International Game Technology PLC