Thursday, October 22, 2015

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:


     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!



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