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Please
note that the majority of funders listed below only
work with non-profit organizations.
The
Child Care and Development Fund helps States,
Territories, and Federally recognized Tribes and Tribal
Organizations provide child care for low-income families
and increase the affordability and quality of child
care and development services. For additional information,
contact the office of the state Child Care Administrator.
Child
and Adult Care Food Program
Funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), provides Federal funds for meals and snacks
served to eligible children in child care centers
and family child care homes.
The
Children's Defense Fund's Head Start Program
Every
child deserves the child care and early education
— the "head start" — that they need to get a strong
start in life, and to be safe and secure while their
parents are at work.
School
Grants.org State Grant Opportunities
This
page has opportunities that are available through
your State Departments of Education or other State
agencies. These opportunities will be federal flow-through
funds or state-legislated programs.
USDA
Office of Rural Development - low interest loans
available for child care facilities
U.S.
Department of Education
Through the Department of Education, the 21st Century
Community Learning Centers (CLC) program provided
$450 million to rural and inner-city public schools
during FY 2000 to address the educational needs of
communities during after-school hours, weekends and
summers.
- A
guide called What I Should Know About ED Grants?
by the U.S. Department of Education that covers
the discretionary grants process is available at:
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/guides.html
The
Foundation Centre
The Foundation Center is an independent national service
organization established by foundations to provide
information on foundation and corporate giving. You
can access child care related funding foundations
through the site's new "searchzone" by typing in "child
care grants."
You
might also want to check out The Foundation Centre's
list of Web Site of Community Foundations which is
broken down by state.
http://fdncenter.org/funders/grantmaker/gws_comm/comm.html
GrantsNet
GrantsNet is a tool for finding and exchanging information
about the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
and selected Federal grant programs. The Web site
provides information on how to find grant information,
search for funding, how to apply, useful resources,
and administering grants.
eSchool
News
A
great site listing up-to-the-minute grant programs,
funding sources, and technology funding information.
Also offers information on grant proposal writing.
Grants
Web
The Society of Research Administrators offers another
source of funding for child care and educational related
proijects.
National
Endowment for the Humanities
The official website of the National Endowment for
the Humanities, the largest funder of the Humanities
in the U.S.; includes grant opportunities for K-12
& higher ed. teachers; reports, etc. A site not to
be missed.
The
National Education Association
Created
by the National Education Association, The NEA Foundation
empowers public education employees to innovate, take
risks, and become agents for change to improve teaching
and learning in our society.
Child
Care Partnership Project
The Child Care Partnership Project was established
through the Child Care Bureau, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, to provide information
and technical assistance to build and sustain partnerships
that improve the quality, supply, and access to child
care for working families. The work of The Child Care
Partnership Project is carried out by The Finance
Project, in collaboration with the Families and Work
Institute and the National Governors’ Association.
National
Center for Community Education
Through the National Center for Community Education,
information is available on the U.S. Department of
Education’s 21st Century Community Learning
Centers (CLC) program and other initiatives to promote
community education by providing leadership training
to people who are interested in community schools,
as well as leadership training to further the development
and skills of those implementing community education.
The Web site includes links to funding resources,
other organizations and materials that may be useful
to community organizations.
National
Children's Facilities Network and Community Investment
Collaborative for Kids CICK)
The National Children's Facilities Network is a coalition
of nonprofit financial and technical assistance intermediaries
involved in planning, developing, and financing facilities
for low-income child care and Head Start programs.
Educational
Renaissance Planners
Find, prepare, and win the grants your school can
use.
The
Chalkboard
The Chalkboard contains information on corporate education
programs, curriculum materials, grants and scholarships,
and services.
Scholastic
Awards and Grants
From Scholastic, numerous award programs designed
to inspire and reward excellence among students and
educators, prestigious awards and grants.
TeachNet
Sponsored by the AT&T Learning Network, seeks
to improve student achievement by providing training,
grants, networking and resource sharing to teachers.
Grant-related
Links
Numerous links maintained by the Santa Clara County
Office of Education
Dow
Chemical Company Grants
Supports many school districts/school boards and efforts
in and around communities in which Dow is located.
IBM
Philanthropy
Provides corporate giving at local, national, and
international levels.
National
Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure
Assistance Program
Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications,
National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce
PhilanthropySearch.com
Gateway to the online world of philanthropy, charity,
and the nonprofit sector.
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