The Wake County Board of Education met on January 20 and
approved three new grant opportunities for schools:
Fund for Teachers
Application: http://www.fundforteachers.org/apply/guidelines/north-carolina/all-other-schools/part1.php
Subject: Miscellaneous
Funding: Up to $10,000
Deadline: January 29, 2015
Lead2Feed, Challenge The World Hunger Leadership
Challenge
Subject: Nutrition
Funding: Varies
Deadline: April 17, 2015
Crayola Champion
Creatively Alive Children Grant
Subject: Arts
Funding: $3,500
Deadline: June 22, 2015
DEADLINES
coming up between now and the end of February include:
General
Mills Foundation - Champions for Healthy Kids - Deadline: January
23, 2015
Fund
for Teachers - Deadline:
January 29, 2015
Captain
Planet Foundation - Deadline:
January 31, 2015
National
Education Association (NEA) Foundation Grants - Deadline:
February 1, 2015
Christopher
Columbus Community Grant - Deadline: February 2, 2015
Lowe’s
Toolbox for Education Grants - Deadline: February 13, 2015
Dollar
General Literacy Foundation Grants - Deadline: February 26, 2015
Details
about these and more grant opportunities can be found in our current Grant
Alerts, located in three places:
2)
In
the Office of Grants Blackboard course, which can be accessed by from offsite
by going to the WCPSS internet site, and at the bottom of the page, under
“Staff Links”, click on “Blackboard.”
Sign in, and then enter the Office of Grants course.
3)
At
the Office of Grants Google site which can be accessed from anywhere with no
sign in required. https://sites.google.com/a/wcpss.net/wcpss-grants-office/calendar
Should
you decide to apply for a grant, please let the Office of Grants know by
submitting an Intent to Apply form.
Don't hesitate to be in touch if you have any questions.
