o Focus Includes: Education and Literacy
o Awards: 500- 5,000 dollars
http://www.easttennesseefoundation.org/grants/competitive/kcf
grants.html
Other Funds available on ETF website but they currently didn’t have
any 2012 opportunities. More awards could be available in 2013.
o http://www.easttennesseefoundation.org/grants/competitive.ht
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Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Mini-grant
Annual grant, Deadline March 15
Library grant worth 500 dollars
Projects include: murals, pen pals, newspapers, art projects, etc.
http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/minigrant-program/minigrantinstructions/
Foundation for Rural Education and Development
Technology improvements in rural schools
Deadline: November 1, 2012
Eligibility: Must be nominated by an OPASTCO Telephone companies (TN
cities include: Ardmore, Bradford, Chapel Hill, Loretto, Millington)
Each telephone company can nominate up to 4 schools
Call 202-659-5990 to see if your area qualifies
Awards: 35,000 dollars total. Grants range from 1,000 to 5,000 dollars
http://www.fred.org/tech.html
General Mills Foundation
Focus: K-12 education, academic enrichment and achievement
Awards: In 2011, 103 grants were awarded valued at just over 3 million
dollars
Eligibility: must be within 50 mile radius of GM plant (Murfreesboro, TN)
http://www.generalmills.com/en/Responsibility/Community_Engageme
nt/Grants/Community_action_council/apply_cac_grant.aspx
The Hearst Foundation
I3 Grant
Focuses Includes: Institutions of high learning along with some K-12
programs
Awards: In 2012, 28 education grants were given ranging between
25,000 and 600,000 dollars.
http://www.hearstfdn.org/