Schools: N-Visioning a Brighter Future

The Westinghouse Electric Company’s  N-Visioning aBrighter Future Grant is awarded to schools that exhibit creativity in energy, science, technology and mathematics education of middle and high school students.

Five grants of $1,000 will be awarded to select applicants. Elementary, middle and high schools are eligible to apply.

Deadline: November 15, 2013

GreenWorks! grants for shools

Get your green on with a Project Learning Tree (PLT) grant. PLT is awarding up to $1,000-3,000 to schools and youth organizations that propose environmental service-learning projects.

Apply here; deadline: September 30, 2013.

PLT, an award-winning national environmental education program for preK-12 educators and their students, is providing up to $1,000 for schools and youth organizations that propose environmental service-learning projects. Grants of up to $3,000 will also be awarded to registered PLT GreenSchools (registration is free) that have established a Green Team, completed one of more of the PLT GreenSchools! Investigations, and propose a project based on the findings of at least 1 of the PLT GreenSchools! Investigations. GreenWorks! encourages students to “learn by doing” through community action projects that improve an aspect of their school or their neighborhood’s environment. Some examples of past grant projects include energy conservation, habitat restoration, and watershed improvement.

Pay shipping only for Literacy Empowerment Foundation books via the Reading Resource Project

LEF (the Literacy Empowerment Foundation) Books’ Reading Resource Project is an ongoing program that runs throughout the year. The program distributes softcover books FREE of charge for Read Across America Day, National Drop Everything and Read Day, Children's Book Week, International Children's Book Day, and other literacy programs.

Recipients pay shipping, handling, and administrative costs: $0.68 per softcover book ($68 per set of 100 books). Reading Resource Project books come in sets of 100 books per set.

There will be at least 10 different titles in each set. Reading levels are available for Pre-K through Second Grade. Book selection and quantity is dependent upon availability, so there is no guarantee of specific titles. Books are sorted and shipped as close to a project's needs as possible, with regard to reading level and topic.

No deadline, read the FAQ or click the logo for info.

The P. Buckley Moss Foundation's National Educators Grants.

The P. Buckley Moss Foundation awards National Educators Grants.

These grants, up to $1,000, will support a new or evolving program that integrates the arts into educational programming. The purpose is to aid and support teachers who wish to establish an effective learning tool using the arts in teaching children who learn differently.

Deadline: 09-30-2013.          Award Max: $1,000.00.

See http://www.mossfoundation.org/national-educators-grants-0 for details

Teacher Awards for Literacy

Deadline: September 16, 2013 

Application form here.

The Random House Teacher Awards recognize the nation's most dynamic and resourceful K-12 public school teachers who use their creativity to inspire and successfully instill a love of reading in students. The winning teachers will be awarded grants to help them make their innovative reading programs possible. The first place winner will receive $10,000; second place $5,000, and third place $2,500. Winners will be notified in advance of the annual NCTE meeting. In addition to grant monies, the first place winner's conference registration, travel, and lodging will be covered.

Loleta D. Fyan Grant (ALA)

For the development and improvement of public libraries and the services they provide. All the information is here.

The project(s):

1. must result in the development and improvement of public libraries and the services they provide;
2. must have the potential for broader impact and application beyond meeting a specific local need;
3. should be designed to effect changes in public library services that are innovative and responsive to the future; and
4. should be capable of completion within one year.

Up to $5,000 total for one or more projects; applications accepted by email; deadline: December 20, 2013. 

Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant

Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant

Maximum Grant: $3,000 | Deadline: September 30, 2013 | All the information is here; apply here.  

Today’s libraries are modern community centers, places of learning, information and entertainment. This National Library Week, celebrate the ways your makes a difference in people's lives and apply for the 2014 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week grant.

U.S. libraries of all types are invited to apply for a $3,000 grant that will be awarded to the best public awareness campaign promoting the theme Communities matter @ your library during National Library Week (April 13-19, 2014). 

To apply for this year's grant, complete the electronic application available through the link below.

Guidelines: Proposals must:

1. Use the “Lives change @ your library®” theme.

2. Use the @ your library® brand in accordance with the official trademark policy in all   final promotional materials (See the “Download logos” section of www.ala.org/@yourlibrary for the official trademark policy).  

Examples of not using the brand correctly are:

• @ your HOMETOWN USA library (inserting words into phrase)
• @ your SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER (inserting words into phrase)

3. Involve at least one other type of library and/or community organization.  Community organizations should include groups outside of the library; internal library groups like Friends groups can be listed as program partners but applications should also include non-library groups.

4. Be directly tied to National Library Week but need not be limited to one week.

5. Have clearly stated objectives, a realistic budget and a timeline.

6. Specify a coordinator responsible for implementation.

7. Describe a method of evaluation.