10 of the Best K-12 Grants You Should Be Applying For!
Education is crucial to society’s development. Not only is education the greatest of equalizers, but it also leads to new inventions, new leadership, and new ideas. When discussing education, it makes sense to start at the beginning and take a look at K-12 education. Unless a child attends preschool or a head start program, these years are the first experiences many children have on their educational journey.
For this reason, it is important to ensure that all children have access to quality, public education in grades K-12. This means providing a comprehensive STEM curriculum, as well as well-rounded arts programming. Grants are a good way to get the funding necessary to improve K-12 education, whether for schools, programming, or teachers.
GrantWatch.com has an entire category dedicated to education grants, with categories specifically for preschools, elementary education, secondary education, and higher education.
Top 10 K-12 Grants
- Opportunity for USA and Canada K-12 student teams to participate in a STEM competition.
- Grants of up to $10,000 are available to PreK-12 school libraries to provide books to disadvantaged youth.
- There are also grants of up to $10,000 available to USA nonprofits and schools to enhance music education for children.
- In-kind donations of computer equipment are available to USA and territories PreK-12 schools and educational nonprofit organizations.
- In-kind grants are also open to schools, school districts, parents, and guardians to provide qualifying K-12 students with internet access and software.
- Grants of up to $1,000 are available to USA state and county farm bureaus for K-12 classroom agricultural projects and programs.
- In addition, grants of $500 are available to K-12 educators for classroom projects and lessons related to aviation.
- Grants of up to $500 are offered to USA K-12 schools for field trips to an art museum in Delaware.
- Funding is also available to USA educators for classroom and extracurricular programming for PreK-12 students.
- Finally, grants are available to USA schools for opportunities to experience parks and historic sites.
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