What Do Grant Recipient Projects Look Like?

Extended Learning Opportunities

Grant from: Nellie Mae Education Foundation

School: Pittsfield Middle-High School, Pittsfield NH

This project is enabled students to pursue extended learning opportunities for subjects that interest them, while completing their core competencies. Learn more.

Supplies for a Visual Arts Teacher

Grant from: Adopt a Classroom

School: Patrick Henry High School, Minnepolis MN

This project enabled teacher Jaclyn Cairncross to supply materials to her visual arts class. She also helped explain how important art is to students, and the issue that a lack of funds for materials presents. Learn more.

Maker-Ed Project

Grant from: Chris Nelson Memorial Grant Program

School: Interlakes Middle/Senior High School, Meredith NH

This school has a goal of designing and creating mobile makerspace carts. Already, the project has taken action with its middle school students, even designing solar-powered cars! Learn more.

Augmented Reality Sandbox

Grant from: McCarthey-Dressman Education Foundation Academic Enrichment Grants

School: Athens Area High School, Athens PA

Educator Ron Fritz was awarded this enrichment grant to create an augmented reality ‘sandbox’. Learn more.

Resources

ESSER Funding

ESSER stands for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief. This government funding, signed into law on March 2020, is intended to help schools with recovering from the impact of COVID-19.

This funding is available to local education agencies (LEAs), and can be used in a number of ways.  This article offers a helpful breakdown of ways to use relief funding. Read this FAQ to learn more about how to apply for and access these funds.

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Nellie Mae Education Foundation Grants

The Nellie Mae Education Foundation provides grants to support those working hard in education to promote student-centered learning, specifically in high schools.

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The Barr Foundation

The Barr Foundation grants to school in New England seeking ways to “rethink secondary education and build a variety of new school models.” Their goal is to helps students learn skills that will make them successful in their community and post-secondary life, be it in college or a career.

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The Education Foundation of the Kennebunks and Arundel

The Education Foundation of the Kennebunks and Arundel, EFKA, is a regional grant program that provides funding for schools who want to implement enrichment programs and improve staff professional development. Application is open to any student, teacher, department, district, ect.

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Adopt a Classroom

Adopt a Classroom is an organization that provides funding for school supplies. In many states, schools don’t have a lot of financial support for school supplies, and some teachers may pay out of pocket. Teachers can register their classroom to be listed, and then donors search for classrooms to aid. Find out how it works, and register your classroom by clicking the link below.
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DonorsChoose.org

DonorsChoose.org, like Adopt a Classroom, allows donor to search for classrooms in need, in their locality or otherwise. Teachers can sign up and post their project, and receive funds for their specific projects.

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Grants and Awards

The NHSTE is the New Hampshire Society for Technology in Education, whose goal is to help educators make effective use of technology. They offer a few different opportunities for schools and educators, as well as funding, that you can view on their Grants & Awards page.
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McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Academic Enrichment Grants

The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation offers Academic Enrichment Grants designed to develop in-class and extra-curricular programs that improve student learning. The Foundation considers proposals that foster understanding, deepen students’ knowledge, and provide opportunities to expand awareness of the world around them.

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