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Current NYCSLS Grant Opportunities
- MyLibraryNYC Automation Grant
If your school does not have the Destiny Library Catalog, and the books are not barcoded, please fill our this grant to apply for our office to help with this process! - Collection Maintenance Program Application
The New York City School Library System (NYCSLS) is seeking applicants for our Collection Maintenance Program. This program provides a menu of services to school libraries in NYC including weeding, inventory, automation, and barcoding. Filling out this form is not a guarantee of being offered assistance, it is the tool to help NYCSLS understand the needs of the library and to be considered as a project site in the academic year 2022-2023. If you have filled this out in the past but still need more help, please submit again.
- Vital Libraries Grant
The VITAL Libraries program will revitalize and build school library programs at high-need New York City schools through engaging the school community in a collaborative planning and visioning process, guided, and reinforced by Library Services, and then supplying grant funding, consulting services, and ongoing support to schools to implement their plans to develop a strong, integrated school library program.
Schools selected to participate in the VITAL Libraries program will receive a one-time grant of up to $50,000. For questions, please contact libraries@schools.nyc.gov.
Applications are due October 27, 2023. All winners are expected to attend a VITAL Libraries Kickoff meeting on January 17, 2024 at John Dewey High School in Brooklyn, New York.
Lambda Literary Writers in Schools grant application
The Writers in Schools Program pairs an LGBTQ author with students to discuss the author’s work as either a class read or as part of a book group. Classroom teachers and school librarians apply for the program and will be awarded a class set of books and a one-hour in-person visit from the author for up to 30 students. Once admitted to the program, teachers, and librarians will be given a list of potential authors and books to choose from. All costs for the author and the books are covered by the NYC Department of Education Office of Library Services and Lambda Literary. Lambda Literary nurtures and advocates for LGBTQ writers, elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve our legacies, and affirm the value of our stories and our lives.
Applications are due by Friday, October 20, 2023
General Grant Resources
- Library GrantsBlog with Lots of Links
- Donors Choose Presentation!Presentation from DOE teachers, Ellen Goodman and Kristy Lauriat, with tips and tricks for making a winning Donors Choose Application!
Technology Grants
- AIAA Foundation Grant Rules A clear connection to science, technology, engineering, art, or mathematics (STEAM) with an emphasis on Aerospace must be included in the grant proposal. Applicants must be a K-12 classroom teacher with funds that will be paid to the school. Applicants must be current AIAA Educator Associate members prior to receiving this grant. (To join, please visit www.aiaa.org/educator/) Each school is limited to up to 2 grants per calendar year. Funds must be spent on the items proposed in the original application. Funding will be considered for the following materials Classroom STEM demonstration kits Classroom STEM supplies K-12 STEM software Math manipulative materials Parts and supplies for making flying objects Parts and supplies for robotics programs DEADLINE: August 31, 2021
- Toshiba America FoundationGrants for Science and Math Projects.
Deadline for K-5: October 1
Deadline for 6-12 over 5,000: August 1 - Digital WishLesson Plans for classroom technology
- Materials for the ArtsListing of local businesses and non-profits who want to donate older technology. All DOE schools need to register.
- Max and Victoria Dreyfus FoundationConsiders three-paged letter proposals. Does not specify focus as long as the application is strong. https://www.mvdreyfusfoundation.org/faq
- Morris Family Foundation Requires Letter of inquiry. Interested in funding We support projects centered on learners across the lifespan. Projects may take place in traditional school-based settings, or may take the form of vocational education, distance learning or the transmission of cultural information. We are particularly interested in supporting underserved populations and creative uses of technology. We envision a way for educators to free themselves from traditional funding streams, which are generally averse to risk. We seek to provide one-time seed grants to innovative projects which may not otherwise get off the ground. Ideally, grantees will assist in building an infrastructure to support an ongoing project.
- EpsonRequest product donations - printers and projectors - through typewritten application
Reading/Literacy Grants
- Brooke Jackman Foundation Grants Due June 15thVariety of literacy grants.
- The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Sponsors proposals that enhance student learning and educational quality, paying particular attention to those that best serve the at-risk and under-funded, including: Curriculum that excites and challenges Inquiry projects that promote reflection and growth After-school programs that enrich and inspire APPLICATION PERIOD IS JANUARY 15 – APRIL 15
- Believe in Reading GrantBelieve in Reading’s grants are renewable for up to three years, but a first year award does not guarantee any subsequent awards. At this time, the maximum grant amount is $10,000, new applicants are rarely funded for more than $3,000.
- Classroom Grant Educators can apply for the Association of American Educators Foundation Classroom Grant. Grants are available for up to $500. Funds can be used for a variety of projects and materials including, but not limited to: books, software, calculators, math manipulatives, art supplies, audio/visual equipment and lab materials. Funds must be used within one year of the application deadline. Eligibility: Full-time educators who have not received a scholarship or grant from AAE in the past two years. AAE members receive additional weight in the scoring rubric. DEADLINE: Oct. 1, 2021
- Dollar General Literacy FoundationBeyond Words is a disaster relief fund for public school libraries in Dollar General store communities. Grants are awarded to public school libraries that have incurred substantial damage or hardship due to a natural disaster, fire or an act recognized by the federal government as terrorism.
Professional Development Grants
Classroom/Office Supplies Grants
- StaplesGift cards and in-kind product donation. Request more information from your local store manager
- We are TeachersFeatures teacher discounts and freebies!
- Supply a TeacherThe Kids In Need Foundation’s Supply a Teacher program seeks to remove the burden of having to provide necessary resources from teachers in underserved schools. With each Supply A Teacher box delivered, a teacher receives items they need to fuel a full semester of active learning for their entire class, whether they are teaching in person or remotely. Applications are open to teachers at schools where 50% or more of students are enrolled in the National School Lunch Program. Almost all New York City schools would qualify.
Library Grants
- Laura BushDeadline: November 30th
Government Members for Capital Grants
Community Grants
- Brown Rudnick Charitable Foundation Grants Brown Rudnick Charitable Foundation Grants Eligibility: Created to support front-line educators who often do not have a voice in funding decisions, the Community Grants subsidize small, concrete projects, which will improve inner-city education in Boston (MA), Hartford (CT), Providence (RI), New York (NY), Orange County (CA) or Washington (DC), as well as London, England, within the coming year. The Foundation will generally consider grant applications monthly and award grants in an amount totaling not more than $2,000 in any one month. The purposes of the Community Grant Program are to simultaneously (1) encourage those involved broadly with the Brown Rudnick Center for the Public Interest to actively think about the educational needs in the communities of Boston, Hartford, London, New York City, Providence and Washington, D.C.; (2) recognize, encourage and collaborate with the front-line workers within the educational system who often do not have a voice in funding decisions; and (3) provide funding to assist with small, concrete projects or needs which will make an improvement in inner city education in Boston, Hartford, New York City, Providence and Washington, D.C. within a year of the grant award.
- ShellApply for a grant focused on sustainability
- Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance)School or classroom grants that support projects to combat anti-bias and promote social justice
- Home Depot Community Grants>/b> The Home Depot Foundation offers grant awards up to $5,000 to 501c designated organizations (recognized and in good standing with the IRS for a minimum of one year) and tax-exempt public service agencies in the U.S. that are using the power of volunteers to improve the community. Grants are given in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of tools, materials, or services and are required to be completed within six months of approval date.
- Walmart Community GrantThe Community Grant Program awards grants ranging from $250 to $2,500 through every local facility (Walmart Stores, Sam's Clubs, and Logistics Facilities). Applications may be received anytime from February 1, 2021 until the deadline of Dec. 31.
- P Buckley Moss Foundation for Children's Education The P. Buckley Moss Teacher Grant program provides funding for art supplies. These grants are given annually and may be up to $1,000 each. The purpose of the grant is to support a new or evolving program that integrates the arts into education in the school class-room setting, with a special focus on those who learn differently. The criteria for being considered for a Teacher Grant is the development and implementation of a “hands-on” visual art learning tool. The goal is to develop a project within schools serving all children (including students who learn differently) from grades pre-K to 12 that integrates art into educational programs. Teachers who are awarded grants must have incorporated art projects into other curricula including math, science and geography.
- StudentCam C-SPAN’s StudentCam is an annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think seriously about issues that affect our communities and our nation. Students in grades 6–12 are asked to create a short (5 to 6 minutes) video documentary on a topic related to the 2023 competition theme, “If you were a newly elected member of Congress, which issue would be your first priority and why?” Choose a constitutional right, national characteristic or historic event and explain how it defines the American experience. Cash and prizes totaling $100,000 will be awarded for 150 student documentaries. Teachers listed as an adviser on the top 50 winning films will also receive a cash award. Eligibility: individuals or teams of two to three students in grades 6–8 and 9–12. Deadline is January 20
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