Grant Alerts - October 22, 2015

The WCPSS Board of Education approved the following grant opportunities at their meeting on October 20:

GRAMMY Foundation

GameTime Playground Grant

North Carolina Association of Educators

Special Olympics North Carolina – Project UNIFY

Town of Cary

Themes & Variations Musicplay Grant

The Walking Classroom Institute

Newly Posted Grant Opportunities

There are three recently opened grant opportunities that we’d like to highlight for your review:

Biogen Idec is offering grants of up to $2,000 for teachers and $5,000 for schools to support STEM education.  More information can be found at https://www.biogen.com/en_us/responsibility/ignite-the-power-of-STEM-NC.html. Proposals are being accepted through November 10, 2015. 

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund PRISM grant is now open and provides up to $3,000 for math and science education. Application information is available at http://www.bwfund.org/grant-programs/science-education/promoting-innovation-science-and-mathematics.  The deadline is December 7, 2015.

The Voya Unsung Heroes Award honors 100 teachers each year with $2,000 grants for innovative classroom projects. The application form is now available at https://unsungheroes.scholarshipamerica.org/.  The deadline for applying is April 30, 2016.

Details about these and more grant opportunities can be found in our current Grant Alerts, located in three places:

     On the Intranet at http://www2.wcpss.net/departments/grants/alerts.htm

     In the Office of Grants Blackboard course, click on “Grant Alerts in the left hand navigation bar

     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.

Happy grant writing!

Grant Alerts - October 7, 2015

The WCPSS Board of Education approved the following grant opportunities at their meeting on October 6:

NC Council for Social Studies

The Lawrence Foundation

Saucony Run for Good

Annie’s Homegrown Grants for Gardens

First Book Grant Program

Fiskars Project Orange Thumb

NC Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts Auxiliary Grant

NC Farm Bureau, Ag in the Classroom

Ezra Jack Keats Foundation

Speed Stacks Sport Pack Grant Program

USA TODAY Foundation

Turning Technologies

Raleigh Moms Care Teacher Grant

Deadlines Looming:

Lowe’s Home Improvement Toolbox for Education grant provides up to $5,000 and the deadline is October 16.

Raleigh Moms Care teacher grant provides $500 in appreciation for teachers and to support classroom learning. The deadline is October 20.

REMINDER: "Think It Up" is a national initiative that is inviting public school students in grades 7-12 to develop student-powered and teacher-led learning projects, in partnership with Donors Choose. Any projects submitted to Think It Up should follow the usual WCPSS grants process and be reported by submitting an Intent to Apply form. For more information about Think It Up, visit  http://www.thinkitup.org/

Details about these and more grant opportunities can be found in our current Grant Alerts, located in three places:

On the Intranet at http://www2.wcpss.net/departments/grants/alerts.htm

In the Office of Grants Blackboard course, click on “Grant Alerts in the left hand navigation bar

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.

Happy grant writing!