• Best Buy’s te@ch Program

• Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy

• At-Risk Youth

• The State Farm® Companies Foundation

• Literacy

• Coca-Cola Foundation

• Staples Foundation for Learning

• Upcoming Deadlines!

The Coca-Cola Foundation’s is committed to helping address society’s  greatest educational challenges and to help provide quality learning opportunities.  The Foundation encourages new solutions to the countless problems that impede educational systems today and it also supports existing programs that work.

The Coca-Cola Foundation supports public and private colleges and universities, elementary and secondary schools, teacher-training programs, educational programs for minority students, and global educational programs.

There are no deadlines.  Proposals, which should be no more than 5 pages in length are considered in quarterly meetings of the Board of Directors.

http://www2.coca-cola.com/citizenship/guidelines.pdf

The mission of Staples Foundation for Learning is to provide funding to programs that support or provide job skills and/or education for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth.

Organizations must have an IRS 501 ( c ) (3) nonprofit tax-exempt classification.

The requested amount of each grant can be up to $25,000.  Most grants awarded by the Foundation are in the $5,000-$25,000 range.

All grant award decisions will be made on a quarterly basis.  The deadline for consideration at the next meeting is September 27, 2005.

http://www.staplesfoundation.org/
foundapplication.html

Foundation
and Corporation
Opportunities

August 1

• Mockingbird Foundation

• National Weather Association (NWA) Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants

• The Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation

• National Weather Association (NWA) Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants

August 12

• Dollar General Back to School Grants

August 15

• Angel Soft® Angels in Action®

• Grable-Curtis Rural Teacher Grants

August 30

• NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program

August 31

• Dana Foundation’s Arts Education Grants

• Balance Bar Community Grants

September 1

• State Farm® Companies Foundation

• Tony Hawk Foundation

September 2

• National Geographic Education Foundation Teacher Grants

September 5

• Dollar General Community Grant

September 9

• Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy

September 15

• Bamford-Lahey Children’s Foundation

• NEA Innovation Grants and Learning & Leadership Grants

September 16

• Keep America Beautiful Graffiti Hurts National Award Program

September 27

• Staples Foundation for Learning

September 30

• Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc.

• SMARTer Kids Grants

• Mattel/Mattel Children’s Foundation

• Kids In Need Teacher Grants

• 2005 Best Buy Te@ch Award

• Captain Planet Foundation

Best Buy’s te@ch program rewards schools that are using interactive technology to make learning fun for kids.  Te@ch awards are granted to programs that have been in existence for at least one full academic year at the school submitting the application.

All accredited public, private, parochial and non-profit charter schools that are within 50 miles of a U.S. Best Buy store can apply.  Schools must be located in the United States.  Home schools and for-profit schools do not qualify for the te@ch program.

There are three levels of awards:

°Up to 1200 Best Buy te@ch gift cards valued at $2500 will be awarded; winners will be posted on http://www.BestBuy.com/teach on January 16, 2006.

°Up to 36 schools will receive additional te@ch awards valued at $15,000 each.  These awards will be based on the creativity of the award winning programs, and will also be announced on January 16, 2006.

°To conclude this round of te@ch, in February 2006 an RFP will be presented to the public school districts that have $15,000 te@ch award winners.  From the RFP respondents a National te@ch School District will receive a te@ch award valued at $250,000.  This will be announced in August, 2006.

Te@ch applications must be completed and submitted online by September 30, 2005.

More info online… http://tinyurl.com/9v8qq

The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy has announced its 2006 national grant competition.  The Foundation’s grant-making program seeks to develop or expand projects that are designed to support the development of development of literacy skills for adult primary care givers and their children.

In order to be considered eligible for a grant, an organization must meet the following criteria:

• the organization must have current non-profit or public status and have been in existence for two or more years as of the date of the application;

• the organization must have maintained fiscal accountability;

• the organization must operate an instructional literacy program that has  been in existence for at least 2 years and includes one or more of the following components:  literacy for adults, parent education, pre-literacy or literacy instruction for children pre-k to grade 3, and intergenerational literacy activities.

A total of approximately $650,000 will be awarded; no grant request should exceed $65,000.

The application package must be received by the close of business, September 9, 2005.

RadioShack offers StreetSentz Community Grant Program

RadioShack offers grants of $500 to support programs that help protect children against violence and abduction.  The StreetSentz Community Grant Program only awards nonprofits which further this mission.  StreetSentz supports finding answers to community problems through education and the use of technology.

RadioShack offers grants of $500 to support programs that help protect children against violence and abduction.

There are four available grant cycles in a year; the current cycle deadline is Sept. 15, 2005.  StreetSentz only considers applications that:

• offer solutions to help prevent family or child abuse and/or child abduction;

• make an impact on a community with a RadioShack presence; and

• limit grant requests to $500 or less

The application form must be typewritten, and you must include a copy of your organization’s IRS nonprofit 501 (c ) (3) status.  You must submit two copies of the complete application to RadioShack Corporation’s StreetSentz Community Grant Program.

To find out if you are eligible, visit the website and take a quick online quiz.  If  you “pass,” you’ll be directed to the site from which you can download the application.

For more information, visit... http://www.radioshackcorporation.com/cc/contributions.html

The State Farm Companies Foundation focuses its educational giving in two areas:  Priority Schools (colleges and universities) and public K-12 schools.  The following types of grants for K-12 Public Schools will be considered by the Foundation: 

• Teacher excellence programs that improve teacher quality

• Service-Learning programs that integrate core classroom curriculum with service to the community

• Programs that incorporate the Baldrige criteria into education systems to improve overall effectiveness

The State Farm Companies Foundation makes charitable contributions to nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations under Section 501 ( c ) (3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, Canadian charitable organizations, and educational institutions.  One proposal per organizations per year will be considered if it meets the guidelines outlined.

Education Excellence grant proposals are accepted year-round.  However, these requests are reviewed on a trimester funding cycle.  The third trimester ends on September 1, 2005.

For more information, visit... http://www.statefarm.com/foundati/foundati.htm

Ezra Jack Keats Mini-grants encourage literacy and creativity

Ezra Jack Keats was an artist and children’s book illustrator who grew up in the Depression.  Keats always held on to his desire to be an artist, despite his father’s fears that he would not be able to make a living.  But, Keats did make a living; whether through drawing and painting cartoon comic books, painting signs, or painting murals for the WPA, Keats kept art in his life.

The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation awards $350 mini-grants to libraries for projects that foster literacy and creativity in children.  While programs  relating to Keats’ work are welcome, they are not necessary for winning a mini-grant.  Some ideas for projects may include:

• having guest authors or illustrators give a presentation or series of presentations;

• programs featuring storytelling-these could be theme-related programs, based on a holiday or a culture;

• creative activities such as bookmaking, puppet making, or painting;

• puppet shows or plays based on a favorite book (with copyright permission);

• writing, illustration, bookmaking, or art contests;

• displays of children’s book illustrations from museums or galleries;

• early stimulation projects for toddlers; or

• workshops for parents on reading to children.

The application is in PDF format online; the deadline is Sept. 15, 2005.  This mini-grant opportunity deadline is on Sept. 15 annually.

More info online…
http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/programs/minigrants.htm