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Find similar grantsApplication period opens April 1, 2026; early bird deadline August 15, 2026; final deadline September 15, 2026 for most cooperatives.
Bright Ideas Education Grants is sponsored by North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives. Bright Ideas Education Grants offer funding for innovative classroom projects, often including technology tools, to teachers served by North Carolina electric cooperatives. These grants encourage creative approaches to learning.
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Bright Ideas | North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives Bright Ideas Education Grants For more than 30 years , North Carolina’s electric cooperatives have helped light up learning in K-12 classrooms statewide through the Bright Ideas education grant program. N. C.
teachers with innovative ideas for creative learning projects can submit an online application April through September of each year. Bright Ideas education grants are supporting local communities across the state. Watch the video to learn more about the impact Bright Ideas grants have on classrooms and students, as described by grant winners from Sanford-based Central Electric.
Apply for the Bright Ideas Education Grant Here Approximately 600 grants are awarded annually by our state’s electric cooperatives for projects that improve classroom instruction and utilize innovative teaching methods.
Applications are accepted from teachers in a variety of disciplines including music, art, history, reading, science, technology, math and engineering, just to name a few, and educators may apply as individuals or as a team.
To be considered for a grant, the proposed project must meet the following criteria: Be reviewed and approved by your principal or supervisor Directly involve and provide ongoing benefits to students Seek to achieve clearly defined goals and learning objectives Use innovative and creative teaching methods Feature measurable results that can be evaluated upon completion Cannot be used for salaries or professional development The Bright Ideas Education Grant program is part of North Carolina’s electric cooperatives’ continued commitment to building a brighter future.
To learn more about about specific eligibility requirements, contact your sponsoring cooperative. Bright Ideas Education Stories 2026 Application Period Opens Electric cooperatives across the state start accepting online applications. Submit your application on or before this date and be entered to win one of five $100 Visa gift cards.
2026 Application Period Closes This is the final deadline to submit your application for most sponsoring co-ops. Applicants should confirm the specific date with their local electric cooperative. Million Students Impacted Find your Sponsoring Cooperative Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative Edgecombe-Martin County EMC North Carolina's Electric Cooperative
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: K-12 teachers served by North Carolina electric cooperatives; project must be approved by principal, directly benefit students, use innovative teaching methods, and have measurable results. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $2,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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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.