General grant resources are listed here, followed by grant opportunities by category. Please send new grant information by e-mail.

CITIZENSHIP

CIRCLE
The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement supports research on the civic engagement of young Americans. CIRCLE funds research, not practice. However, all CIRCLE-funded research should have implications for specified categories of practitioners such as legislators, candidates, teachers, educational administrators, youth-serving organizations, journalists, professional associations, or nonprofits that work to encourage youth voting and political participation. Not accepting grant requests at this time. Previous requests for proposals (RFPs) are listed on the CIRCLE website.

Dirksen Congressional Center - Special Project Grants
The Center serves two primary audiences: scholars who conduct research about Congress and teachers who teach social studies, history, political science, and other subjects which relate to Congress. Accordingly, the Michel Special Projects grants are intended to fund work that advances the public understanding of the federal legislature through research and teaching. There is no deadline. Complete information about eligibility and application procedures can be found at Dirksen Congressional Center Civic Education Grants.

National Endowment for the Humanities
As part of its We the People initiative, NEH invites proposals for challenge grants designed to help institutions and organizations secure long-term improvements in and support for humanities activities that explore significant themes and events in American history, thereby advancing knowledge of how the founding principles of the United States have shaped American history and culture for more than 200 years. The Endowment particularly welcomes proposals for programming at America's historic places (historic sites, neighborhoods, communities, or larger geographical regions) as well as applications that address this theme through the use of digital technologies. For more information, visit We the People. The annual deadline is in February.

COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Air Products
The Air Products Corporate Contributions Program funding areas of interest include: higher education and pre-college education; the environment and safety; community and economic development; arts and culture; and fitness, health, and welfare. Requests for funding are accepted at any time. For more information, visit Air Products Grant Application Process.

Allstate Foundation
The Allstate Foundation accepts proposals year-round for its Safe & Vital Communities program. The program works to foster a feeling of belonging, commitment, and safety in our country's communities through creating economically healthy and crime-free living environments. Proposals should focus on: tolerance, inclusion and diversity, school anti-violence, and/or revitalization of communities. Nonprofit organizations that serve multiple regions of the United States, the city of Chicago, or have a proposal with national scope should submit their proposals directly to the Allstate Foundation's home office. Nonprofit organizations that serve particular cities, states, or regions should submit their requests directly to the appropriate Field Office listed under "Local Contacts." Deadlines vary. For more information, call (847) 402-5502 or visit the Allstate Foundation.

Citigroup Foundation
Citigroup Foundation provides grants for financial education programs and supports organizations that deliver economic and financial education to young people to help them learn how to create wealth in their community and make informed financial choices. Grants are for teacher training and innovative teaching strategies that increase student achievement, to reinforce community-led efforts to revitalize low-income neighborhoods, and to support community-based health and human services programs and disaster relief efforts. There is no deadline. For detailed information, visit the Citigroup Foundation Grant Guidelines.

Community Capacity Development Office
The Office of Justice Programs' Community Capacity Development Office has released its FY 2007 Weed and Seed Communities Competitive Program Guide and Application Kit to further the department's mission to prevent, control, and reduce violent crime, drug abuse, and gang activity. Designed for neighborhoods with persistent high levels of serious violent crime and corresponding social problems, the Weed and Seed initiative is a community-based, comprehensive multi-agency approach to law enforcement, crime prevention, and neighborhood restoration. Weed and Seed communities must be developed in partnership with many local organizations to reduce crime and improve the quality of life in a community primarily through the redeployment of existing public and private resources into the community. Deadlines vary.

Hitachi Foundation
A program of the Hitachi Foundation, the Yoshiyama Award annually honors up to 12 high school seniors from around the country for their community-service activities. The award is accompanied by a gift of $5,000, dispensed over two years. Recipients may use the award at their discretion. The award is not a scholarship. Recipients are invited to participate in a special award ceremony in Washington, D.C., and a retreat with other awardees—activities designed to allow recipients to exchange ideas and strategies, develop a network, and increase their leadership skills and knowledge of effective social change. The 2008 nomination process opens in December 2007.

Janus Foundation
The Janus Foundation looks to develop partnerships with nonprofit organizations that are innovative, visionary, and forward thinking in their approach in communities throughout the country. The Foundation focuses on two giving areas nationally: at-risk youth through education, and community service and volunteerism. The Foundation also supports cultural institutions in the Denver metro area. The annual deadline is August 31. For more information, go to the Janus Foundation.

Laura Jane Musser Fund
The Laura Jane Musser Fund provides support to nonprofit organizations throughout the United States in the program areas of intercultural harmony and environment. Within intercultural harmony, preference is given to programs that offer members of various cultures opportunities to work together on projects with common goals. The environment/community Initiative assists local governments or other public or nonprofit organizations in rural areas and non-urban communities in undertaking consensus-based processes in two areas: environmental stewardship and environmental dispute resolution. Deadlines vary by subject area. For further information, visit the Laura Jane Musser Fund.

State Farm Youth Advisory Board
The State Farm Youth Advisory Board plans to fund $5 million in service-learning projects, with grants of $25,000 to $100,000 each. The request for proposals focuses on four project areas: disaster preparedness, driver safety, financial education, and access to higher education. Eligible organizations/institutions must be located in the United States or Canada. Applicants should be either an educator who currently teaches in a public K-12, charter, or higher education institution, or a school-based service-learning coordinator whose primary role is to coordinate service-learning projects in a public, charter, or higher education institution. Nonprofit organizations are also eligible if they are able to demonstrate how they plan to actively interact with students in public K-12 schools. The RFPs can be viewed at the State Farm Youth Advisory Board website. Questions? E-mail: joel.rogers.PDQS@statefarm.com.

UPS Foundation
The UPS Foundation supports nonprofit organizations whose programs target increasing literacy, eliminating hunger, and promoting volunteerism. However, they no longer respond to unsolicited proposals. Visit UPS Foundation Grant Guidelines for more information.

Walgreen Company Contribution Program
The Walgreen Company awards grants in the following program areas: non-hospital based health agencies; tutorial programs in inner city neighborhoods; and community and social service agencies that serve areas where Walgreens has a significant presence. For more information, visit Walgreens Contribution Guidelines.

Wells Fargo Grants
Wells Fargo makes grants directed to three primary areas: community development, education, and human services. They accept grant proposals throughout the year. For more information, as well as grant guidelines, visit Wells Fargo Corporate Giving.

Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation
The Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation supports programs of national and international significance that promote the welfare of human and natural resources. Review the guidelines for General Program, Children's Initiative, or Sustainable Forest and Communities Initiative here: Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation.

EDUCATION

AT&T Foundation
The AT&T Foundation provides grants to organizations and programs that address quality-of-life issues, with an emphasis on improving education, advancing community development, addressing vital community needs and enhancing unique cultural assets. Implicit within the foundation focus are efforts that advance opportunities for diverse populations. There are no application deadlines. For more information, visit AT&T Grant Making Guidelines.

The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy 2008 National Grant Competition seeks to develop or expand U.S. projects that are designed to support the development of literacy skills for adult primary caregivers and their children. For more information, contact Kiev Richardson at krichardson@cfncr.org or visit the Foundation's website.

Dollar General Grant Programs
The Dollar General Grant Programs support nonprofit organizations in the communities in 27 states where company stores are located. The Grant Programs support adult literacy, back-to-school, school library relief, family literacy, and youth literacy. The Back-to-School Grant Program awards grants to assist schools in implementing new programs or purchasing new equipment, materials, or software for their school library or literacy program. Visit Dollar General for program details and application guidelines.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
FREE makes it easier to find teaching and learning resources from the federal government. More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly. For more information, visit FREE.

American Honda Foundation
The American Honda Foundation supports youth and scientific education projects, including those that offer unique approaches to teaching and developing youth in minority and underserved communities. The Foundation defines youth as prenatal through 21 years of age. Scientific education encompasses physical and life sciences, mathematics, and environmental sciences. For application information, visit the American Honda Foundation.

ING Foundation Grants
ING awards grants in the areas of financial literacy, K-12 education, and diversity. Visit their website to download guidelines and an application. There are four grant cycles each year and the last one for 2008 is due September 12th.

John Glenn School of Public Affairs
With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the John Glenn School of Public Affairs has established the John Glenn Scholars in Service-Learning. Between 2004 and 2007, the school recognized scholars whose research efforts contribute to advancing the understanding of or adoption of service-learning, with specific emphasis on K–12 education. This project continues the leadership and visibility established by the National Commission on Service-Learning and sustains the work of Learning In Deed. It supports stabilization of research, practice, policy, advocacy, and resource development for service-learning by enhancing visibility and building leadership within each of those areas. For information on the 2008 program, visit the John Glenn Scholars Service-Learning site.

Libri Foundation
The Libri Foundation is a nationwide nonprofit organization that donates new, quality hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries in the United States through its Books for Children program. The Foundation works with Friends of the Library and other local organizations to encourage community involvement and reward local support of libraries. The Friends and other local sponsors can contribute from $50 to $350, which the Foundation matches on a 2-to-1 ratio. Grants are awarded three times a year. Deadlines are January 15, April 15, and August 15. For more information, visit the Libri Foundation Grant Application Guidelines page.

National Book Scholarship Fund
ProLiteracy Worldwide established the National Book Scholarship Fund (NBSF). The NBSF provides books for family literacy programs that work with parents and children to help them improve their literacy skills. These materials, which are from New Readers Press, the publishing division of ProLiteracy, are also provided to English-as-a-second-language (ESL) and adult basic education initiatives. NBSF also includes projects that involve women-focused literacy programming. Annual deadlines are in early December. For more information, go to the National Book Scholarship Fund website.

National Geographic Society Education Foundation Teacher Grants
The National Geographic Society's Education Foundation seeks to prepare children to embrace a diverse world, succeed in a global economy, and steward the planet's resources. Teacher grants are given directly to educators to facilitate their work in the classroom, school, district, and community. Grant applications are accepted from any current K–12 teacher or administrator in an accredited school. Desired projects advance federal geography education policy, improve public understanding of the importance and relevance of geographic literacy, and support model programs in geography education. Projects that have outreach to urban areas are particularly encouraged. Deadlines are in June. For further information, visit the National Geographic Society Education Foundation.

Tolerance.org Teaching Grants
Tolerance.org invites preK-12 classroom teachers to apply for grants of $500 to $2,500 to support projects designed to reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations in schools, and/or support educator professional development in these areas. There is no deadline for proposals. To learn more, visit Tolerance.org.

VSA Arts Foundation and MetLife Foundation "Arts Connect All"
VSA arts is an international, nonprofit organization founded in 1974 to create a society where people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts. Arts Connect All grants encourage arts organizations to create or enhance multi-session, inclusive education programs by strengthening partnerships with local public schools. Deadlines are in early December. Visit the VSA arts site for more information.

ENVIRONMENT

Action For Nature: International Young Eco-Hero Awards
A nonprofit organization that encourages young people around the world to carry out individual environmental action projects presents the International Young Eco-Hero Awards, to recognize individual accomplishments of young people (ages 8-16) whose personal actions have significantly improved the environment. Cash prizes of up to $500 each for outstanding accomplishments in environmental advocacy, environmental health, research, or protection of the natural world. For information, visit Action for Nature.

Brainerd Foundation
The Brainerd Foundation's mission is to protect the environmental quality of the Pacific Northwest and to build broad citizen support for environmental protection. They support projects to protect the environment in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, British Columbia, and the Yukon Territory. To be considered for Brainerd Foundation grant funds, applicants must be involved in direct efforts to defend endangered ecosystems or in programs that augment regional conservation efforts within this geographic funding region. Deadlines vary. For more information, visit the Brainerd Foundation.

Captain Planet Foundation
The Captain Planet Foundation supports innovative hands-on programs that empower youth in grades K–12 to work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods. Deadlines vary. For more information, visit the Captain Planet Foundation.

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Challenge Grant Program
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation provides funding to projects that sustain, restore, and enhance the nation’s fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats through Keystone Initiative Grants and other Special Grant Programs. The Foundation awards grants to projects that work proactively to involve other conservation and community interests, leverage Foundation-provided funding, and evaluate project outcomes. Annual pre-proposal deadlines are June 1 and September 1. For further information, visit the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Challenge Grant Programs.

Patagonia Environmental Grant Program
The Patagonia Environmental Grant Program supports small grassroots activist organizations with provocative, nonviolent, direct-action agendas. The program helps local groups work to identify root causes of problems in protecting local habitats. Patagonia is interested in funding individual battles to protect a specific stand of forest, stretch of river, or indigenous wild species. Proposals are accepted during the months of April and August each year, and must be postmarked by April 30 or August 31 (unless applying through one of their retail stores). For more information, visit the Patagonia Environmental Grant Program.

Tides Foundation
The Tides Foundation partners with donors, many of whom direct their own grantmaking. Some funds have open solicitation processes including the Moloka'i Environmental Protection Fund and the California Wildlands Grassroots Fund. RFPs are available at the Tides Foundation.

Vulcan Materials Company Foundation
The Vulcan Materials Company Foundation supports organizations that enhance the quality of life in the communities where Vulcan operates. The Foundation focuses on working with schools, supporting environmental stewardship, and encouraging employee involvement. There are no application deadlines. For more information, visit the Vulcan Materials Company Foundation.

HEALTH

Altria Group Corporate Contributions Program
Altria supports programs that feed the hungry, assist victims and survivors of domestic violence, support the arts, and rebuild communities affected by natural disasters. Deadlines vary. For more information, visit the Altria Group Corporate Contributions Program.

American School Food Service Association Child Nutrition Foundation
The Child Nutrition Foundation supports school foodservice or nutrition departments to develop School Community Kitchens, which have the ability to move Food Stamp program participants and low-income individuals into entry-level foodservice jobs. In order to be eligible for the funds, applicants must represent a school foodservice or nutrition department at the district or school building level and be a current American School Food Service Association (ASFSA) member. For more information, visit the School Nutrition Association Community Kitchens page.

Birds Eye Foods Foundation
The Birds Eye Foods Foundation provides grants to organizations operating in Birds Eye communities. Primary goals include healthy eating, feeding the hungry, and dealing with issues of hunger. Deadline is December 31. For more information, visit the Birds Eye Foods Foundation.

Faith in Action
Faith in Action is an interfaith volunteer caregiving initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Programs bring together religious congregations of all faiths, and other community organizations such as hospices, clinics, and hospitals, in a common mission to provide volunteer care and extended independence to their neighbors with long-term health challenges. No specific deadline. For more information, visit Faith in Action.

MAC AIDS Fund
The MAC AIDS Fund makes grants to charitable nonprofit organizations worldwide that provide direct care, support, and assistance to men, women, and children who are living with or impacted by HIV/AIDS. There are four areas of funding priority: the link between poverty and AIDS; developing hospitals and increasing the number of doctors and nurses in countries that need it the most; developing peer-based programs to help people adhere to their treatment regimens; and prevention programs that  focus on high-risk populations such as youth, people over 50, and African Americans. Deadlines are December 15, March 15, June 15, and September 15. For additional information visit the MAC AIDS Fund.

National Library of Medicine Informatics and Information Systems Grants
U.S. public and private, nonprofit health-related organizations, academic universities and centers, hospitals, clinics, schools and community health centers, libraries, public health facilities, and units of state, local, or federal government may apply for grants to purchase computer hardware and software, Internet-based library services, website development, e-mail capabilities, and staff training. Deadlines are February 1, June 1, and October 1, 2008. Application forms.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to improve the health and health care of all Americans. The Foundation concentrates grantmaking in four areas: to assure that all Americans have access to quality health care at reasonable cost; to improve the quality of care and support for people with chronic health conditions; to promote healthy communities and lifestyles; and to reduce the personal, social, and economic harm caused by substance abuse: tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs. Deadlines vary. For more information, visit the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Solutia Fund
The Solutia Fund, Solutia Corporation's philanthropic arm, supports programs in science and education, youth programs, and community emergency preparedness. For more information, visit the Solutia Fund.

Tenet Healthcare Foundation
Tenet Healthcare Foundation seeks to improve the lives of people in the communities served by Tenet hospitals, with funding of primarily local charities that address unmet health care needs. The Foundation also administers programs designed to promote grant-giving and volunteerism among Tenet employees. Applications accepted year round. For additional information, visit Tenet Healthcare Foundation.

USDA Food Stamp Program Outreach Grants
USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announces the funding of up to $1 million in competitive grant funds through the Food Stamp Program. The goal is to implement and study effective strategies to inform and educate potentially eligible low income people who are not currently participating in the FSP about the nutrition benefits, eligibility rules, and how to apply. The maximum grant is $75,000. Visit the site or contact Leslie Byrd.

MEDIA/TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Latino Public Broadcasting
Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) provides a voice for America's Latino community. In an effort to educate audiences in the richness of Latino culture, LPB supports and nurtures artists and helps bring diverse experiences to public broadcasting. LPB funds television programs, including dramas, documentaries, comedies, satire, or animation. These may be single programs or limited series, new productions or works-in-progress. LPB is especially interested in programs that provide thoughtful dialogue and stories with impact, giving voice to those not normally heard or seen. Individual producers through nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply. Deadlines vary. Visit Latino Public Broadcasting funding pages for more information.

Verizon Foundation
The Verizon Foundation is transforming the way private, public, and nonprofit sectors build collaborative partnerships. The Foundation provides cash grants, volunteer assistance, in-kind gifts, Internet training, and web development assistance to support literacy, community technology development, and workforce development. For more information, visit the Verizon Foundation.

SOCIAL ISSUES

Ben & Jerry's Foundation
The Ben & Jerry's Foundation provides support to nonprofit, grassroots organizations that facilitate progressive social change by addressing the underlying conditions of societal and environmental problems. The Foundation considers proposals from grassroots, constituent-led organizations that are working for systemic social change and whose projects are examples of creative problem solving. Full grants range from $1,001 to $15,000, and small grants under $1,000 are also available. No specific deadline. Visit Ben & Jerry's Foundation for additional information.

NetAid (Mercy Corps) Global Action Awards
The awards honor high school students in the United States who have organized and led a project that has impacted people in poor countries or raised awareness about global poverty in their own communities, in areas such as preventing disease, alleviating hunger, protecting the environment, promoting human rights, and improving access to clean drinking water, health care, or education. Projects may involve organizing advocacy campaigns, raising funds, volunteering, or using media and technology to involve others in the fight against global poverty. Honorees receive $5,000 each for college or a charitable cause of their choice. For guidelines and application materials, visit NetAid.

Nike-Changemakers Competition: Sport for a Better World
Changemakers, an initiative of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public (ashoka.org), and Nike (www.nike.com) have partnered to open a world-wide search for projects that use the transformative power of sport to achieve real social change. This collaborative competition aims to find innovative solutions and catalyze a community of changemakers around the use of sport to improve community, accelerate development, and drive social change. For information, visit Changemakers.

Open Society Institute: Criminal Justice
Primary focus areas are: to help prisoners make a successful transition from incarceration to productive, crime-free lives in the community; and to encourage policies and practices that divert juvenile offenders from correctional facilities to appropriate community-based programs in order to reduce juvenile incarceration. Letters of inquiry are accepted at any time. For details about specific programs, visit OSI website.

The Packard Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation works to improve the lives of children, enable the creative pursuit of science, advance reproductive health, and conserve and restore earth's natural systems. No specific deadline. For additional information, visit the Packard Foundation.

RGK Foundation
The RGK Foundation seeks to be a catalyst for progressive change in humanitarian concerns, funding projects in education, community, and medicine/health. Most grants are awarded for a one-year period. No specific deadline. For more information, visit the RGK Foundation.

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is committed to supporting programs and organizations that create opportunity, enhance self-esteem, and increase awareness about cultural and community issues among young people. The Foundation funds secular programs and focuses on those that function during out-of-school time. For more information, visit the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation site.

Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program
USDA Rural Development is offering grants totaling $24.7 million to help rural community residents — students, teachers, parents, patients, and physicians — with innovative and affordable educational and health care opportunities that were once only available in urban areas. Deadline is April 14, 2008. For more information on the program, e-mail dltinfo@wdc.usda.gov, call 202-720-0413, or visit the website.

ELA Foundation
The ELA Foundation funds organizations that are led by or support programs for people with disabilities. The Foundation is involved in the areas of education, advocacy, and the arts, and encourages programs that impact the lives of people with disabilities. Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000. Multiple deadlines. For more information, visit the ELA Foundation website.

EPA Senior Transportation Funding Opportunity
National Center on Senior Transportation: Requests for Proposals from aging/human service agencies, tribal organizations, faith-based organizations, state and local government, public and private transportation providers, and others interested in developing innovative approaches to increasing senior transportation options and improving older adult mobility. Successful projects will be collaborative, replicable, and increase/simplify transportation options for older adults. For more information, visit Senior Transportation.

The Hasbro Children's Fund
The Hasbro Children's Fund supports programs that provide respite and access to play to terminal and seriously ill children; educational programs for children at risk; and basics for children in need. Deadline is in June. Visit the Hasbro Children's Fund.

Mix It Up Grants Program
The Mix It Up Grants Program provides $500 grants to support youth-directed programs that address social boundaries in schools and communities. Preference is given to applications that clearly show youth leadership, collaboration across social boundaries, and ongoing endeavors. No deadlines. For further information, visit Mix It Up.

MLK Day of Service Grants (Corporation for National & Community Service)
To mobilize more Americans to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday as a day of service, CNCS is interested in multi-state, national (10 or more states), or comprehensive regional initiatives (multi-state regions – for example, the Corporation’s clusters). Projects must improve the lives of disadvantaged youth and engage them in providing service to others. Grantees must competitively subgrant a portion of the federal funds to eligible local organizations, and may also directly support local projects, to plan and carry out direct service activities on the 2009, 2010, and 2011 MLK holiday weekends. Subject to availability, approximately $500,000 will be awarded, ranging in amounts from $50,000 to $300,000. Grantees may be eligible for continuation funding in the second and third years. See the NOFA site.

Ralph and Eileen Swett Foundation
The Swett Foundation primarily funds programs for troubled youth as well as orphaned children, including the promotion of their adoption. Other areas of focus will be considered. No deadlines. Visit the Ralph and Eileen Swett Foundation for more information.

Youth Service America (YSA) Grants and Awards
Grants and awards support and motivate youth, teachers, service-learning coordinators, and youth-serving organizations to plan and implement projects for National Youth Service Day and other ongoing service throughout the year. Sign up to receive announcements on available grants and awards. For more information, visit Youth Service America.

TECHNOLOGY

Technology Grant News website with Grants Index and Grants Index-by-Type makes it easy for nonprofits, libraries, museums, cities, and K–12 schools to search for technology grants.

College Student Social Media Initiative (Learn and Serve America)
Approximately $2.3 million is available to facilitate better engagement of college students in service through the use of social media such as Facebook, MySpace, Ning, podcasts, blogs and other social media tools. Successful applicants must demonstrate how their program can use these tools to engage increased numbers of college students, especially in partnership with other nonprofit or for-profit entities. An estimated 12 grants will be made for a project period of up to three years. Deadline is 5pm EST, May 7, 2008. For more information, visit the Learn and Serve America initiative page.

NASA Explorer School Grants
A three-year partnership between NASA and 50 selected schools or school districts, with a focus on grades 4-9, to become involved in NASA research, discoveries, and missions through learning adventures and scientific challenges. Schools in the program can receive up to $17,500 to purchase technology tools that support science and mathematics instruction. Visit the Explorer Schools site.

Paul G. Allen Virtual Education Foundation
The mission of the Paul G. Allen Virtual Education Foundation is to transform individual lives and strengthen communities by fostering innovation, creating knowledge, and promoting social progress. Four program areas: arts and culture, community development and social change, science and technology innovations, and youth engagement. No deadlines. For more information, visit the Paul G. Allen Virtual Education Foundation.

Sun Microsystems Academic Excellence Grant Program
Sun grants equipment to educational organizations developing creative projects and building partnerships for success. Grants are made on a published quarterly calendar and are for hardware donations only. Grants do not include maintenance, service, or technical support. Deadlines are quarterly. For more information, visit Sun Microsystems Academic Equipment Grant Program.