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Grant Title Funding Amount Due Date Summary
Actuarial Foundation Varies Ongoing For schools and groups to develop a viable mentoring program involving actuaries in the teaching of mathematics .
Aerospace Education Foundation Educator $250 Ongoing This program is designed to promote aerospace education activities. The program encourages development of innovative aerospace activities within the prescribed curriculum. The program also encourages establishing an active relationship between the school and the local Air Force Association organization.
American Association of Physics Teachers High School Physics Teacher $100-$500 Ongoing Will reward a proposal designed to result in better physics teaching practice, student understanding and interest and increased class enrollment.
American Honda Foundation $20,000-$60,000 Ongoing Grants support a wide arrange of students, included gifted programs, youth-led projects, and academic or curriculum development that emphasizes innovative educational methods and techniques.
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Varies Ongoing To encourage excellence in educating students about math, science, technology, and engineering.
Ayn Rand's Books Copies of Ayn Rand’s Books Ongoing Ayn Rand Institute is providing classroom sets of Ayn Rand's novels, along with teacher's guides and lesson plans, to high schools in the US.
Barbara Bush Foundation $65,000 9/10/10 The Foundation's grant-making program seeks to develop or expand projects designed to support the development of literacy skills for adult primary care givers and their children
Connecting Mathematics to Other Subject Areas $4,000 Ongoing Will be awarded to NCTM members currently teaching mathematics in grades
Donald Perryman Fund for the Social Studies

 $1,000

Various Dates

To support the furtherance of Social Studies
Hands-On Math, Science & Technology $200 Ongoing To assist educators in presenting mathematics, science, and technology principles to students (K-12) in an exciting, hands-on manner to develop our future aeronautics and aerospace engineers, scientists, pilots, and space explorers.
International Reading Association Varies     Open The Association supports literacy professionals through a wide range of resources, advocacy efforts, volunteerism, and professional development activities.
James Irvine Foundation $50,000 Ongoing The foundation is particularly interested in high school dropout prevention and recovery, supporting community organizations that aid low-income youth.
Making a Difference Award     Trip to NSTA's National Conference 11/30/10 Entries must show innovative and effective teaching strategies combined with a science program that has influenced students to explore and investigate science and its application to global problems.
National Science Foundation Varies Various
Dates
Science and education
NEA $5,000 Various Dates Aim to improve the academic achievement of students in U.S. public schools and public higher education institutions in any subject area(s).
Partners in Arts Education Program $20,000 Ongoing To support exemplary partnerships between community schools of the arts and public schools to provide sequential, skill-based arts instruction to K-12 students.
Robert H. Michel $2,500-$5,000 Ongoing To teachers of social studies, history, government, or political science who develop creative ways to teach their students about Congress.
Siemens Competition     $100,000 10/1/10 The Siemens Competition seeks to promote excellence by encouraging students to undertake individual or team research projects.
Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development Varies Various
Dates
Awards support projects that improve humanities education.
Toshiba America Foundation Varies Various
Dates
Invests in projects designed by classroom teachers to improve science and mathematics education.
Toys For Tots Varies Ongoing Offers the Toys for Tots Literacy Program to give the nation's least fortunate children direct access to books and other resources.
Using Music to Teach Math
(K-2)
$3,000 11/12/10 The purpose of this grant is to incorporate music into the elementary school classroom to help young students learn mathematics.