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Grant Alert
I Love My Librarian
Deadline: September 20, 2010
American Library Association (ALA) and the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times
$5,000 and recognition at an awards ceremony hosted by The New York Times for outstanding librarians.
Contact Information: www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian/home.cfm
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The Herb Society of America - Samull
Deadline: September 30, 2010
Scope: The Herb Society of America solicits applications
for the Donald Samull Classroom Herb Garden Grants program.
The grants are intended to help educators start an indoor or outdoor herb garden.
Funds: Grants range from $200 to in-kind donations
of indoor herb growing stations.
Eligibility: Public and private 3rd-6th grade teachers,
with classes of a minimum of 15 students.
Contact: Samull Classroom Herb Garden Grant
The Herb Society of America
9019 Kirtland-Chardon Road
Kirtland, OH 44094
Email: director@herbsociety.org
Web: http://herbsociety.org/resources/samull-grant.html
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Target Field Trip Grants
Deadline: September 30, 2010
Scope: Target Field Trip Grants help educators provide
students with the opportunity to learn through
hands-on experiences at thousands of unique destinations.
Funds: Grants up to $700
Eligibility: K-12 educators
Areas: Funds may be used for school field trips
that connect a teacher's curriculum to an
out-of-school experience.
Email: targetfieldtripgrants@scholarshipamerica.org
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Matching Book Grant Program
Deadline: September 30, 2010
Literacy Empowerment Foundation (LEF)
Matching grant program for schools interested in cutting costs of reading resources.
Contact Information: www.lefbooks.org/matching_book_grants/
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Healthy Sprouts Awards
Deadline: October 1, 2010
Source: National Gardening Association (NGA) and Subaru
Sponsored by Subaru and the NGA, the Healthy Sprouts Awards support school garden programs
that teach kids about nutrition and the issue of hunger in the United States.
Eligible applicants include schools and organizations that plan to garden
in 2011 with at least 15 children between the ages of 3-18.
The top 30 entries will each receive a $500 gift certificate to the Gardening with Kids catalog,
NGA's Eat a Rainbow Kit, and a literature package from NGA.
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Youth Garden Grants
Deadline Date: 11/01/2010
Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities,
and intergenerational groups throughout the United States that plan to garden
with youth ages 3 – 18 are eligible to apply for Home Depot and the National Gardening Association (NGA)
Youth Garden Grants.
Priorities will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of these elements:
educational focus or curricular/program integration, nutrition or plant-to-food connections,
environmental awareness/education, entrepreneurship, social aspects of gardening such as leadership development,
team building, community
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Western Growers
School Garden Grants
Fall Deadline: Must be postmarked by November 15, 2010
Grantee Notifications: by January 15, 2011
Schools awarded funding through Western Growers Foundation must:
- Submit at least three (3) photos in digital format to WGF by the end of the school year
- Photo releases (supplied by WGF) must be signed by guardian for any students in the photos
- Complete a brief online survey by the end of the school year
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Agree to possbile site visits by WGF staff or representatives
Awards may include: -
Up to $1500
- Irrigation Kit courtesy of John Deere Water
- Seeds
- Teacher Resources
- Local contacts to assist you in the planning, planting and sustaining of your garden
- Local retail contacts that will work with you stretch your funds
Web: http://www.wga.com/default.php?id=138
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California Fertilizer Foundation School Garden grant
Deadline: 01/15/2011
Through the garden program, CFF provides direct funding to California schools for garden projects.
The gardens provide an opportunity for students, teachers and parents to truly "grow" together.
They have expanded the program and are now able to
annually provide 24 grants for $1,200 each to schools throughout California (12 awarded twice a year).
For more information, please contact Pam Emery at (916) 574-9744 or click here for more information.
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Philanthropic ContributionsShare
Deadline: Rolling
Source: Lockheed Martin Corporation
Philanthropic Contributions
The Lockheed Martin Corporation will give grants to nonprofits and K-12 schools
that propose projects involving K-16 Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM)
educational initiatives, community outreach, or customer and constituent relations.
To be considered for grant funding, organizations must be located or operate in a community
in which Lockheed Martin has employees, demonstrate fiscal and administrative responsibility and stability,
and have an active, diverse board, effective leadership, continuity and efficiency of administration.
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Interactive Technology Grants
Deadline: Rolling
The Best Buy Children's Foundation supports existing and emerging national programs
that creatively use interactive technology to make learning a fun and engaging experience for children.
Eligible organizations must be certified 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
Organizations or programs must also either be a national program,
serve a national audience, have a national distribution plan in place, or have national partnerships in place.
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Bemis Company Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Scope: The Bemis Company Foundation makes grants
in the areas of: social welfare and health; education;
and culture and civic initiatives.
Funds: In 2008, the foundation awarded more than
$2 million in charitable grants.
Contact: Kim Wetzel, Bemis Company Foundation
2800 Schaefer Circle
Appleton, WI 54915
920-734-2707
Email: kwetzel@new.rr.com
Web: www.bemis.com/citizenship/2.2/grant_application_procedure/
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Grants for Gardens
Deadline: Rolling
Annie's Homegrown
Up to $250 for community gardens, school gardens, and other programs that connect children to gardening.
Web: www.annies.com/grants_for_gardens
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Sight for Students
Deadline: Rolling
Vision Service Plan (VSP) and Sight for Students
Free vision exams and glasses to low-income, uninsured children.
Web: www.sightforstudents.org
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DonorsChoose.org
Deadline: Rolling
DonorsChoose.org is an online charity working to connect classrooms in need
to available resources for specific classroom projects. Teachers submit their request online at
DonorsChoose.org and individual donors donate online to fund the specific project.
Web: http://www.donorschoose.org
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New grant submission procedures and forms are available on the Grants web page.
- Grant Submission Procedures
- Notification of Intent to Submit a Grant Application (for grants under $5,000)
- Request to Submit Grant Application (for grants $5,000 and above)
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