Education Grant News

Selected education grants and philanthropy news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.

Florida Teen Uses Grant to Improve Nutrition for Foster Kids

Fresh vegetables are the aim of a 17-year-old high school student in Boca Raton. Thoughtful Isaac Leifert has come up with an idea to provide fresh foods to a to SOS Children's Foster Care Village....more

Obama Administration Details Plans for Prisoner Pell Grants, Other Reentry Measures

The Obama administration recently created the Second Chance Pell Grant program, which will give 12,000 inmates Pell grants to support their future education endeavors. This initiative is hoping to...more

College/Graduate Students and Young Professionals Increasingly Entrepreneurial

Barbara Hou, a PhD candidate at Harvard University, studies startups and teaches classes about entrepreneurship. In this interview, Hou describes her research and personal experiences with...more

Upskilling and Transformation Take Center Stage at Philanthropy Conference

The leaders of the philanthropy community met on June 1-2 in Orlando in order to discuss the role that community colleges fill in providing skills that are required for jobs that need more than a...more

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Largest Foundation Support for Education for 2012

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Rank

Foundation

Grants

Total Given

Gates Foundation

446

344,568,841

Walton Family Foundation

287

283,532,017

Richard King Mellon Foundation

233

119,128,015

Kellogg Foundation

249

119,079,321

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

927

110,863,883

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Source: Foundation Stats (Foundation Center) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Government Grants for Education

Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE): Pathways to STEM Apprenticeship for High School Career and Technical Education Students Demonstration Program CFDA Number 84.051E

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application...more

Posted On - 2018-05-18

Interpretation Park Guide Interns
National Park Service
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD: This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award a task agreement under a previously competed or single source...more

Posted On - 2018-05-18

Intellectual Property Rights Workshop for Practitioners in East India
U.S. Mission to India
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General in Kolkata (PAS Kolkata) seeks proposals for a project entitled “Intellectual Property Rights Workshop for Practitioners in East...more

Posted On - 2018-05-17

Strengthening U.S.-India Relations through Jazz
U.S. Mission to India
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi (PAS New Delhi) seeks proposals for a project entitled “Strengthening U.S.-India Relations through Jazz.” Through this program,...more

Posted On - 2018-05-16

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety: Cooperative Agreement CFDA Number 84.424B
U.S. Mission to India
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application...more

Posted On - 2018-05-16

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program CFDA Number 84.021A
U.S. Mission to India
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application...more

Posted On - 2018-05-16

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