Grant Resources

State Grants

California Department of Education Grants & Funding Opportunities
http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo

To receive email notification of funding opportunities from the CDE, sign-up for the Funding Mailing List at: http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/af/joinlist.asp

Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Competitive and Formula Grant Programs
The California Department of Education (CDE), Education Technology Office oversees the EETT Competitive and Formula Grant Program under Title II, Part D, of the No Child Left Behind Act. Funds from this grant are used to assist eligible districts to utilize technology to enhance teaching and promote learning. For more information, go to: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/ft/eett.asp

Round 7 of EETT-C Grant Program
For more information about Round 7 (Deadline: April 23, 2008) of the EETT-C Grant Program for 2008-2010, go to: http://www.ctap4.org/grants/eett.htm

E-Rate Information

CDE E-rate and the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) are programs that provide discounts on telecommunication costs to eligible schools. Although there are differences in eligible services and discount rates, it is possible for schools to receive significant discounts on telecommunications costs by using both E-rate and CTF discounts together. For more information, go to: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/ft/eratemain.asp

Official Schools and Libraries Division (SLD)
The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund makes discounts available to eligible schools and libraries for telecommunication services, Internet access, and internal connections. The program is intended to ensure that schools and libraries have access to affordable telecommunications and information services. For more information, go to: http://www.sl.universalservice.org

E-Rate Central specializes in providing consulting, compliance, and forms processing services to E-rate applicants and service providers. For more information, go to: http://www.e-ratecentral.com

Federal Grants

U.S. Department of Education Grant Information
http://www.ed.gov/fund/
Provides a forecast of U.S. Department of Education funding opportunities, current application packages for grant competitions, information on the application process, and a guide to federal education programs

To receive email notification of funding opportunities from the USDE, send an email message to: listserv@listserv.ed.gov.
Then write SUBSCRIBE EDINFO YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME in the message (if you have a signature block, please turn it off) Then send it.

Technology Funding Alert!
http://www.ctap4.org/grants/funding_alert.html
This newsletter, published 5 times per year (see web page for the current schedule), is developed by CTAP Region IV and the Alameda County Office of Education, and provides the latest information on K-12 educational grant opportunities, product donations, awards, competitions, and professional development. Archives of past newsletters are available for researching grant opportunities.

National Science Foundation Grants Database
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/
The Grants Database contains information about all NSF grants (updated monthly).

Chicago Public Schools
http://grants.cps.k12.il.us/grants.aspx
This site contains an extensive list of links to other grant web sites. Also included are school technology plans and tips for integrating the Internet into curriculum.

George Lucas Education Foundation: Grant Information
http://www.edutopia.org/foundation/grant.php#website
Although the George Lucas Educational Foundation does not offer grants, this site invites visitors seeking grants or grant information to check their list of grant making organizations.

Scholastic's Grant Information
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/grants
The site contains a primer on grant writing and a list of current grant opportunities.

Grant Wrangler
http://www.grantwrangler.com/index.html
Grant Wrangler™ is a free grants listing service offered by Nimble Press™. Teachers, librarians, and parents can locate funding sources, including grants and awards for arts, history, mathematics, science, technology, and more. Sign-up to receive grant wrangler Bulletin, a bi-weekly email update on the latest K-12 school and teacher grants.