Funding
While Merge does not provide grant funding, we have curated a collection of links to grant search tools and funding sources to help you expand your budget.
Getting Started: Grant Searches & Alerts
K-12 Grant Opportunities and Ed Tech Event Listings
GrantsAlert
The Grantsmanship Center
GrantSpace
Foundation Center
Federal Grant Funding
Federal funding is distributed to schools with a high concentration of students living in poverty and each grant program targets different types of student learning challenges - including developing teachers to deliver more effective education. The key to successful grant application and award is knowing which programs align to your specific situation and how the funding is distributed (formula vs. competitive). We’ve created a table to help you identify which grant programs you might qualify for and a link to that grant program website for more information.
Supplemental | Technology | PD | RTI | Pre-K | |
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Formula Funding | |||||
Title I, Part A: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged | |||||
Title II, Part A: Improving Teacher Quality | |||||
Title III: Language Instruction for LEP and Immigrant Students | |||||
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) | |||||
SSAE | |||||
1003a School Improvement Funds | |||||
Carl D. Perkins | |||||
Competitive Funding | |||||
Title IV, Part B: 21st Century Community Learning Centers | |||||
Head Start | |||||
Striving Readers | |||||
SSAE | |||||
Carl D. Perkins |
Foundation Grants
Many private foundations seek to fund projects related to education - especially, STEM. The will often distribute their funds to schools and districts through a competitive grant process, which means you are competing with other grant applicants to attract the investment of these foundations. As with any grant, a key to securing foundation grants is the ability to align your application to the mission and interests of the foundation.
Private Foundation
Walton Family Foundation - K-12 Education
STEM Grants for K-12 & Nonprofits
Grants Supporting K-12 Education | Charles Koch Foundation
Edutopia
STEM Grants (Science)
The NEA Foundation
STEM Grants for K-12 & Nonprofits
National Sciene Foundation
National Science Teachers Foundation
Next Generation Learning
Professional Development Grants
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
US Department of Education
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