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Innovation
Racial Equity in STEM Education
04/12/21
Awards ranging $250,000 - $5,000,000 will address research about systemic racism in STEM through this new cross-disciplinary initiative. Deadline: October 14, 2025. -
Innovation
Preservation Technology and Training Grants
11/28/17
The National Park Service will make grants of up to $30,000 for projects that develop new technologies to preserve cultural resources. Deadline was January 10, 2019. -
Innovation
Digital Humanities Advancement Grants
11/28/17
This NEH program supports innovative digital projects that contribute to public knowledge of the humanities. Three project levels range from $75,000 to $350,000 awards. Deadline: January 9, 2025 (optional draft due November 13, 2024). -
Innovation
Ford Foundation
07/24/17
The Ford Foundation's focus post-2020 is on challenging inequality. Grants for media focus on informing the public about complex social issues. Documentary funding is available through the JustFilms program. -
Innovation
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 8, 2025. The annual deadline is now the second Wednesday in January every year. -
Innovation
Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)
06/08/17
ITEST is a rigorous research and development grant program that supports projects that work to advance equitable and inclusive integration of technology in the learning and teaching of science. Different kinds of grants ranging $100,000 - $5 million are available annually. This program is currently closed. The last deadline was 8/9/2024. -
Innovation
Supporting Effective Educator Development
04/24/17
This program funds projects that recruit and provide professional development activities for teachers and principals. Deadline was May 17, 2018. -
Innovation
Knight (John S. and James L. Knight Foundation)
02/22/17
The Knight Foundation was the top funder of journalism and public media between 2014-2018, according to Inside Philanthropy. They invest in local journalism, as well as tools to improve revenue generation for journalism, combating misinformation, schools of journalism, and reaching underserved audiences. Giving is limited to the 26 designated Knight Communities. -
Innovation
STEM-C Partnerships
01/25/17
This NSF program supported partnerships that promote effective K-12 STEM education in both formal and informal settings. Deadline was May 1, 2019. -
Innovation
Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program
04/19/16
The DOE will make awards totaling over $26 million for projects designed to increase K-12 student achievement. Deadline was May 9, 2016. -
Innovation
Sparks Ignition Grants for Museums
10/01/14
This IMLS funding opportunity, totaling $120,000, encourages museums to challenge existing assumptions about how they operate and the services they provide. Deadline was December 1, 2015. -
Innovation
Innovative Public Transportation Workforce Development Program
09/16/14
The DOT will award a total of $7.85 million for innovative workforce development programs that promote a highly-skilled transit workforce. Deadline November 4, 2014. -
Innovation
Serious STEM Games for Pre-College and Informal Science Education Audiences
09/10/14
This NIH program aims to develop serious STEM educational games for pre-kindergarten to grade 12 children with a focus in on biology, health and medicine. Deadline for Phase I, November 12, 2014. -
Innovation
Cyberlearning and Future Learning Technologies
08/27/14
This NSF program, $18 million in total, supports projects that integrate emerging technologies with knowledge about how people learn. Deadlines vary by focus area. -
Innovation
Pilot Projects to Reduce Dependency and Increase Work Requirements and Work Effort under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
08/27/14
This new USDA program to total $165 million awarded ten pilot projects for employment and workforce training. Deadline was November 24, 2014.
