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Education
Grant:
Learning & Leadership grants - Support public school
teachers, public education support professionals and/or
faculty and staff in public institutions of higher
education.
Funder:
The NEA Foundation.
Eligibility:
Public school teachers in grades pre-K-12, public school
education support professions, and faculty and staff at
public higher education institutions.
Deadline:
Oct. 15.
Amount:
$2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in
collegial study.
Contact:
www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/.
Grant: Kids in Need teacher grants - To provide K-12
educators in the United States with funding to implement
innovative learning opportunities for their students.
Funder:
Kids in Need Foundation
Eligibility:
Certified K-12 teachers.
Deadline:
Sept 30.
Amount:
Multiple grants ranging from $100 to $500 each.
Contact:
www.kinf.org/grants/.
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Grant:
Target field trip grants - To fund school field trips
that connect school curriculum to out-of-school
experiences.
Funder:
Target.
Eligibility:
Education professionals who are employed by an
accredited K-12 public, private, or charter school.
Deadline:
Sept 30.
Amount:
5,000 grants of $700 each.
Contact:
http://sites.target.com/site/en/company.
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Grant:
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) for
students - To foster an interest in, knowledge of and study
of science, technology, engineering and mathematics
nationwide.
Funder:
Office of Naval Research.
Eligibility:
City governments, school districts, tribal organizations,
nonprofits, for profits, institutions of higher education
and small businesses.
Deadline:
Sept 30, 2011.
Amount:
Not specified.
Contact:
www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=55774.
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Health
Grant:
UnitedHealth HEROES - To help young people create and
implement local, hands-on programs to fight childhood
obesity.
Funder:
UnitedHealth Group and Youth Service America.
Eligibility:
Educators, service-learning coordinators, students in a
health profession, public health professionals and
community-based nonprofits or groups.
Deadline:
Oct 22.
Amount:
Not specified.
Contact:
www.ysa.org/HEROES. |
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Grant:
Youth gardens - To support schools and community
organizations with child-centered garden programs.
Funder:
The National Gardening Association (NGA) and The Home
Depot.
Eligibility:
Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs,
treatment facilities and intergenerational groups.
Deadline:
Nov 1.
Amount:
Awards are in the form of gift cards; five programs
receive a $500 Home Depot gift card and a $500 NGA gift
card, ninety-five programs receive a $500 Home Depot
gift card.
Contact:www.kidsgardening.org/ygg.asp.
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Arts
Grant:
NAMM Foundation program grants - To advance access to music
education and music making for people of all ages.
Funder:
The NAMM Foundation.
Eligibility:
Nonprofits.
Deadline:
Sept. 30.
Amount:
Not specified.
Contact:www.nammfoundation.org/grant-information/namm-foundation-funding-guidelines
Grant:
Melody program - Funds instrument repair and the acquisition
of new instruments for K-12 school instrumental music
programs that take place during the regular school day.
Funder:
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation.
Eligibility:
Title 1 public, private and charter schools with an
established instrument music program (at least three years
old).
Deadline:
Oct 1 (pre-qualification).
Amount:
Up to $10,000 worth of musical instruments.
Contact:
www.mhopus.org/Apply.
Grant:
Special Projects program - Funds instrument repair and the
acquisition of new instruments for before- and after-school
music programs.
Funder:
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation.
Eligibility:
Established programs (at least three years old) that serve
primarily school-age youth from low-income families or
students that attend Title 1 schools.
Deadline:
Oct. 1 (pre-qualification).
Amount:
Up to $10,000 worth of musical instruments.
Contact:
www.mhopus.org/Apply.
Civic/Youth
Development
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Grant:
State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants -
Engage youth in service-learning.
Funder:
State Farm and Youth Service America.
Eligibility:
Teachers, service-learning coordinators and students in
a public school, and staff and youth in a
community-based organization working with a public
school.
Deadline:
Oct 15.
Amount:
Multiple grants of up to $1000 each.
Contact:
www.ysa.org/goodneighbor. |
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Grant:
Peoples Garden School Pilot Program - To develop and run
community gardens at high-poverty schools, and to teach
youths involved in the gardens about agriculture
production practices, diet and nutrition.
Funder:
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Eligibility:
Public or private nonprofit community-based
organizations, faith-based organizations, government
organizations, colleges and universities, "end hunger"
organizations and gardening, horticultural and
agricultural organizations.
Deadline:
Oct 8.
Amount:
$1 million for one award.
Contact:
www.fns.usda.gov/fns/outreach/grants/garden.htm.
Grant:
Red Robin Foundation U-ACT Program - To challenge middle
school and junior high schools to create caring
communities and inspire kindness among students.
Funder:
Red Robin Foundation.
Eligibility:
Middle and junior high schools.
Deadline:
Oct 1.
Amount:
Ten awards ranging from $1,200 to $15,000.
Contact:
www.redrobin.com/rrfoundation/uactprogram.aspx.
Grant:
The Lexus eco challenge - To inspire and empower middle
and high school students to learn about the environment
and take action to improve it.
Funder:
Lexus and Scholastic.
Eligibility:
Teams of students in grades 6-12, with one teacher
advisor.
Deadline:
Nov. 3 (Land/Water challenge), Jan. 19 (Air/Climate
challenge).
Amount:
Sixteen awards of $10,000 in scholarships and grants
among the students, teacher and school.
Contact:
www.scholastic.com/lexus/.
Grant:
2010 Healthy Sprouts Award - To plan a garden in 2011
with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18.
Funder:
The National Gardening Association and Subaru.
Eligibility:
Schools and organizations.
Deadline:
Oct. 1.
Amount:
30 grants that will include $500 gift certificates to
the Gardening with Kids catalog, among other items.
Contact:
www.kidsgardening.com/grants/healthysprouts.asp
Youth
Development
Grant:
Verizon Foundation grants - To improve lives through
education, literacy, domestic violence prevention,
healthcare and accessibility and internet safety.
Funder:
Verizon Foundation.
Eligibility:
Nonprofits, elementary and secondary schools and
faith-based organizations.
Deadline:
Oct 31.
Amount:
Multiple awards ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 each.
Contact:
http://foundation.verizon.com/grant/guidelines.
Grant:
Tiger Woods Foundation grants - To support education and
youth development to help students ages 8-18 reach their
full potential.
Funder:
Tiger Woods Foundation.
Eligibility:
Nonprofits.
Deadline:
Nov 1.
Amount:
Multiple awards ranging from $2,500 to $25,000 each.
Contact:
http://web.tigerwoodsfoundation.org/programs. |
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Shirley Watanabe
UniServ Secretary
939 25th Street
Ogden, Utah 84401
Telephone:
(801) 399-3746
HOURS
9am-5pm
Monday-Friday
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