OTEN - Listing of Grant Opportunities

Here is a short listing of grant sites that can allow you to apply for funding to support the educational needs you might have in your classrooms. Don't be fooled by the brevity of this list. Within these sites you will find hundreds of grant opportunities, as well as information and strategies about applying.

In Search of Technology Treasures: An Online Grant-Writing Seminar http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=1088390
Not all of the numbers in a successful grant proposal are about money. In this downloadable mini-seminar, you'll learn the eight steps to preparing a successful grant proposal, the six different kinds of grants, thirteen tips for clarity in your writing, and more. This easy to use reference includes checklists, rating forms, and lists of foundations and online funding sources

The Grant Seeker's Guide to the Internet
http://www.mindspring.com/~ajgrant/guide.htm
A comprehensive starting point for those interested in learning about the Internet and about the funding opportunities that it may foster.

NEA
http://www.nea.org/grants/free.html

This is a powerful site containing multiple resources for teachers including many

McREL
http://www.mcrel.org/products/tech/technology/funding.asp
This site contains reports, articles, and bibliographies on the process of applying for grant funding, strategies for requesting funding, and a list of funding sources.

AAUW Educational Foundation
2001-2002 Fellowships and Grants
http://www.aauw.org/3000/fdnfelgra.html
As the largest source of funding in the world exclusively for graduate women, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation each year distributes more than $3.3 million in fellowships, grants, and awards. More than a century after the first grant was awarded, the Foundation continues a dynamic and distinguished tradition of advancing educational and career opportunities for all women.

School Grants
http://www.schoolgrants.org/welcome.htm/
An award winning site containing many k-12 grant opportunities as well as tips for grant writing, sample proposals, and much more..

U.S. Dept. of Education
http://www.ed.gov/funding.html

NSF
http://www.nsf.gov/home/grants.htm
This National Science Foundation site provides an overview of NSF grants and awards as well as specific funding opportunities and t ips on proposal preparation.

LTP
http://learn.arc.nasa.gov/grants/
This is a site compiled under the auspices of nasa that focus on grants and other funding sources for K-12 teachers.

CIT
http://www.unc.edu/cit/guides/irg-07.html/
The University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Center for Instructional Technology has compiled a listing of publications, newsletters, directories, books and papers regarding where and how to find funding for computer technology projects in higher education.

TT
http://eduscapes.com/videos98/pc.html#7
This Teacher Tools site is not pretty, and is not annotated however it contains very many grant opportunities for educators.

OSPI
http://www.ospi.wednet.edu/grants.html
The office of the superintentend of Public Instruction in the state of Wash. has put together a list of grant and funding resources for K-12 teachers.