New Grant Opportunities: The WCPSS Board of Education met on
January 19 and approved the following:
Association for
Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Application: http://www.ala.org/alsc/bookapalooza-program
Subject: Literacy
Funding Level: Varies
Deadline: February 1, 2016
NC Music Educators
Association
Application: http://www.ncmea.net/programs/grants/
Subject: Music
Funding Level: Up to $1,000
Deadline: March 15, 2016
The Actuarial
Foundation – Advancing Student Achievement
Subject: STEM
Funding Level: Up to $10,000
Deadline: Opens January 11, 2016 – March 31, 2016
Society of
Photographic Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Subject: STEM
Funding Level: Varies
Deadline: January 31 and May 31 annually
Lois Lenski Covey
Foundation
Application: http://www.loislenskicovey.org/6.html
Subject: Literacy
Funding Level: Up to $3,000
Deadline: Opens February 15 - May 31, 2016
Apex Chamber of
Commerce
Application: http://apexpeakfest.com/community-grants/
Subject: Miscellaneous
Funding Level: Varies
Deadline: Check website for date
Wake Ed
Partnership
Subject: Miscellaneous
Funding Level: Up to $3,000
Deadline: Check website for date
Freedoms
Foundation
Application: http://www.freedomsfoundation.org/Grad-Classes
Subject: STEM
Funding Level: Varies
Deadline: Dates varies – check website
Upcoming Deadlines include:
Fund for Teachers, up to $10,000, deadline January 28, http://fft.fundforteachers.org/applications/guideline/program_id:182/step:overview
Captain Planet, funds environmental
projects, deadline January 31, http://captainplanetfoundation.org/apply-for-grants/
American Association of School Librarians, up to $2,500, deadline February 1, http://www.ala.org/aasl/awards
National Education
Association,
$2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups, deadline February 1, http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/grants-to-educators/
Toshiba Foundation, funds math and science for
grades 6-12, https://www.toshiba.com/taf/612.jsp
Lowe’s Toolbox for Education, up to $5,000, deadline
February 12, http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/
Details about
these and more grant opportunities can be found in our current Grant Alerts,
located in three places:
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 (click here to access
the form). Don't hesitate to be in touch if you have any questions.
PS. Check us
out on FaceBook and Twitter! We post grant updates, highlight upcoming
deadlines, celebrate grants received in the district. To follow us on FaceBook,
click here. Our
Twitter handle is @WcpssGrants.
