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AASL Innovative Reading Grant
Established in 2006, the $2,500 AASL Innovative Reading Grant supports the planning and implementation of a unique and innovative program for children which motivates and encourages reading, especially with struggling readers.

Adopt-A-Classroom Grants
Teachers who register at the Adopt-a-Classroom web site can be adopted by an individual, a business, or a foundation. Once adopted, teachers will receive $500 worth of credit to purchase items that enrich the learning environment, including classroom technology. Teachers help solicit their own sponsors by downloading and distributing fliers within their community or by sending out a personalized, pre-written eMail from the Adopt-a-Classroom web site. Every donor receives information about the classroom it has adopted, including an itemized list of what teachers bought so donors can see the impact of their donation.

Braitmayer Foundation Grants
The Braitmayer Foundation supports programs that enhance the education of K-12 students through curricular and school reform initiatives, professional development for teachers, and local community efforts. Its grants, which range in size up to $35,000, are to be used as seed money, challenge grants, or to match other grants to the recipient organization.

Computers for Learning
Through its Computers for Learning program, the federal government has placed hundreds of thousands of surplus computers in schools across the country on a needs-first basis. Schools register and request equipment on the Computers for Learning web site, and federal agencies match their surplus equipment to schools with those needs. Most, but not all, of the available computers are Windows-based PCs rather than computers made by Apple. Most of the donated machines are older models, but as the government continues to upgrade its computer systems, the number of surplus Pentium computers will sharply increase.

Corning Foundation Grants
The Corning Inc. Foundation develops and administers projects in support of educational, cultural, and community organizations. Over the years, the foundation has contributed more than $83 million through its grant programs. Each year, the foundation fulfills approximately 225 grants totaling some $2.25 million. Corning's areas of involvement have included community service programs for students, curriculum enrichment, student scholarships, facility improvement, and instructional technology projects for the classroom. The foundation also supports youth centers, YMCAs, and local chapters of Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of America.

Eleanor Roosevelt Teacher Fellowships
Fellowships are awarded to women public school teachers for professional development and projects designed to advance girls' interest in math, science and/or technology.

Fine Arts Grant Program
Grants to awarded to enable fine arts teachers to develop and implement programs for at-risk students. Programs must address the arts, and funds may be used for materials, supplies, software, professional development, transportation, and equipment. The grants are ongoing and alternate eligibility each year between elementary and secondary fine arts teachers.

Innovation Grant
Innovation Grants support two or more public school teachers, education support personnel, and/or faculty in public institutions of higher education who collaborate to develop and implement innovative ideas that result in high student achievement. Grant funds may be used for resource materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, software, and professional fees. Grant funds may also be used for professional development necessary to implement the innovative idea.

Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program
The program funds proposals that support lesson plans and thematic units demonstrating instructional creativity and exemplifying high learning standards for under-served students. Proposals may focus on any academic or vocational-technical subject for public secondary school students in grades six through twelve. NOTE: Guidelines are currently being revised.

Learning and Leadership Grants
Grants fund high-quality professional development for public school teachers, public education support personnel, and public higher education faculty and staff. Proposals must directly relate to student learning needs. Grantees must share their learning with colleagues.