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K - 12 Education
Dollar General Youth Literacy Grant Program
04/23/20
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to schools, public libraries and nonprofit organizations to help students who are reading below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading. Applicants must be located within 15 miles of a Dollar General store. The 2025 cycle has closed. The last deadline was April 3, 2025 -
K - 12 Education
Meet the Helpers - Research and Community Engagement Initiative
06/26/19
Funded by CPB and administered by WUCF, Meet the Helpers is launching a pilot initiative to teach children about first responders and other helpers so that they are better prepared for emergency situations. Deadline was July 26, 2019. -
K - 12 Education
Perkins Innovation and Modernization Grant Program
04/18/19
Up to $500,000 is available from the Department of Education to support innovative approaches to career and technical education. There is also an emphasis on STEM education. Deadline was June 14, 2019. -
K - 12 Education
Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
02/20/19
USDA's SPECA program seeks to improve K-14 education in the food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences field. Deadline was April 16, 2019. -
K - 12 Education
Competitive Grants for State Assessments
01/30/19
This Department of Education competitive grant program will make funds available to states that take novel approaches to measuring the academic achievement of elementary and secondary school students. Deadline was March 29, 2019. -
K - 12 Education
Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) State Education Agency Grants
10/24/18
This SAMHSA program will award grants of up to $1.8 million to State Education Agencies to increase awareness of mental health issues among school-aged youth. Stations could play a partner role. Deadline was December 24, 2018. -
K - 12 Education
NIH Science Education Partnership Awards
10/11/18
This NIH program makes multiyear grants to support preK-12 and informal science education. It has a history of supporting public media. Deadline was July 9, 2019. -
K - 12 Education
Grants to States for School Emergency Management Program
08/15/18
This Department of Education program makes awards to State Educational Agencies to help provide training and technical assistance in the development of emergency management plans. Deadline was September 4, 2018. -
K - 12 Education
Computer Science for All
04/26/18
This NSF program will make awards of up to $2 million to projects that provide students with access to computer science education at the preK-12 level. Deadline: February 11, 2026. -
K - 12 Education
Education Innovation Planning Grants
01/22/18
This new funding opportunity from CPB, announced at the 2018 NETA Conference, will support innovative educational programs and initiatives. Deadline was April 11, 2018. -
K - 12 Education
American Graduate Phase Three Station Grants
08/04/17
Phase Three of American Graduate will support community engagement, content creation and partnerships that help young adults, returning vets and adults in career transition. Deadline has passed. -
K - 12 Education
Student Support and Academic Enrichment
07/20/17
This Department of Education program allows SEAs to make subgrants in support of well-rounded education, digital education technology and more. Deadline varies. -
K - 12 Education
Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
07/13/17
This NSF program provides grants of up to $3.5 million for STEM education projects that use new approaches to reach a broader audience. Deadline: January 14, 2026. Updated 4/8/2025 with information about new executive order compliance. -
K - 12 Education
Public Engagement with Historical Records
06/30/17
This NARA program will award between $50,000 and $150,000 to projects that engage the public with historical documents online. This grant is now closed. The last deadline was in November 2023. -
K - 12 Education
Advanced Technological Education
06/30/17
This NSF program anticipates $75 million to promote improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians at the undergraduate and secondary school levels. Deadline: This funding opportunity closed on October 6, 2022.
