The Funding Tree Issue 53: Pun-Kins | Page 7

Schools and LEAs

Grammy Signature Schools, Awards up to $10,000. Deadline is Oct 22. Supports high school music programs that are keeping music programs alive and well despite budgets and school politics.

Specialized Secondary Programs (SSP), Award up to $100,000. Deadline is Oct 28. Provides start-up funds for the establish- ment of new specialized programs in grades 9-12. The programs develop a new standards-based model curriculum.

American Radio Relay League, Award is $500. Deadline is Nov 1. Supports schools who are currently using amateur radio as an instructional tool and need additional resources.

Lawrence Foundation, Awards vary. Deadline is Nov 1. Supports environ-mental, educational, and human services programs operating expenses. These grants do not have geographic restrictions.

America Library Association, Awards up to $5,000. Deadline is Nov 6. Intended to cover preparation costs appropriate to the development of a useful product, including the cost of research.

Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL), Award is $150,000 to $5 Million. Deadline is Nov 8. Seeks to advance new approaches to an evidence-based under- standing of design and development of STEM learning.

Kinder Morgan, Awards vary. Deadline is Nov 10. Benefits K-12 youth and focuses on science, math, art, and music. Programs will help students become engineers, educators, and musicians who will support diverse communities in the future.

National Science Foundation – EarthScope, Awards vary. Deadline is Nov 15. Addresses fundamental questions about the evolution of continents and the processes responsible for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Red Ribbon Photo Contest, Award is an iPad and $1,000. Deadline is Nov 17. Supports schools to decorate their campus with a red ribbon around the theme, YOLO. "Be Drug Free.”

Toshiba America Foundation, Awards up to $5,000. Rolling Deadline. Accepts applications from 6-12th grade teachers who are passionate about making science and mathematics more engaging for their students.

TeachersCount on Us Supply Program, Awards are school supplies. Rolling Deadline. Helps alleviate the stress and burden that many teachers feel to provide an adequate learning environment for their students.

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