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Spotlight Funds | AdoptAClassroom. org Spotlight Funds shine a light on specific areas of need. What are Spotlight Funds?
Spotlight Funds are a grant program for K-12 educators. Each fund supports a specific subject area or addresses a need facing K-12 educators and students. Educators who receive a Spotlight Fund Grant can use the funds to order the materials they need to support their curriculum and meet their students’ needs.
Recipients are selected through a combination of an application process and need-based awards. Information on when and how to apply for a Spotlight Fund Grant can be found on our Funding Opportunities page. The Arts Fund supports all art forms, including visual and performing arts.
Exposure to the arts is part of an enriching educational experience for children. Participation in the arts decreases school dropout rates among at-risk youth, and improves students’ success in other subject areas. When we provide children with the tools they need to engage in the arts, we encourage their creativity and open up a whole world of possibilities for their future.
Learn more or give . The Inclusive Classroom Fund addresses inequity in the classroom on the basis of race, ethnicity, family background, sexual and gender identity, ability, or any personal or social circumstances. Educators are often in need of materials that serve and represent their diverse classroom populations.
This fund helps educators meet their students’ individual learning needs and acknowledge their unique circumstances with the exact materials students need to thrive in the classroom. Learn more or give . Natural Disaster Relief Fund The Natural Disaster Relief Fund helps educators replace lost or damaged supplies and meet students’ needs in the wake of a disaster.
Schools and educators provide support, safety and a sense of community for our nation’s students. A disaster, such as a hurricane, wildfire, or pandemic, can take that away in an instant, putting many students who may already be vulnerable at even greater risk of food insecurity, homelessness, and/or psychological trauma.
Educators are often left scrambling to meet students’ educational needs, adapt to new education settings, and/or replace items that were damaged or destroyed. Learn more or give . Racial Equity in Schools Fund Students of color deserve a school environment where they can thrive.
To create systemic change, educators need training and resources. As schools face massive budget cuts, funding for these items is tighter than ever. The Racial Equity in Schools Fund supports proven strategies and resources that will have long-lasting benefits for students of color nationwide.
Funding for this grant focuses on providing flexible funding to BIPOC educators. Learn more or give . The STEM Fund (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) helps educators access the materials needed to incorporate a rich, experiential STEM-based curriculum in their classrooms.
STEM-based curriculum is critical to prepare our young people for 21st-century jobs. Many schools are not equipped to meet this need, particularly those in underserved communities. Learn more or give .
If you’re interested in donating to support one or more of our Spotlight Funds, click “Learn more or give” to see how you can help. Your tax-deductible donation will be applied to the fund(s) you choose to support. We also offer sponsorship opportunities for each Spotlight Fund.
If you’re interested in learning more about Spotlight Fund sponsorship opportunities, please visit our Spotlight Fund Sponsorship page or contact us at [email protected] . We offer Spotlight Fund Grants for educators several times each year. When a Spotlight Fund Grant opportunity is available, we often issue a call to entry, inviting K-12 educators from public, private, and charter schools to apply.
Educators are asked to tell us their vision for how instruction and opportunities in the area of the fund will enhance student learning and outcomes, as well as what materials they would purchase with the funds. Our staff reviews and scores grant applications based on predetermined evaluation criteria. While we give priority to educators from high-needs schools, educators with the highest scores are awarded grants.
Recipients are required to submit a final impact report after they receive their supplies. The average Spotlight Fund Grant award generally ranges from $500-$1,000 per educator and about $5,000 per school. Grant opportunities and application deadlines are announced: • Through our Teacher Dashboard – Log in or Register and create a classroom page.
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.