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Teachers Can Soon Win STEM Awards from Power Company

Private Funders: Florida Power & Light (FPL); Opportunity: 2016 teacher grants; Funding Focus: STEM education, conservation and the environment; Geographic Focus: Florida; Eligibility: Public, private and charter school teachers at elementary, middle and high schools in FPL's service territ...

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Office Supply Stores Support Education, Disaster Relief

Funder: Office Depot Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 foundation grants; Funding Focus: Child welfare, education, disaster relief and community organizing; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $3,000 for multiple awards; Deadline: TBA. Summary: Funder supports local ...

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Foundation Grants Go to Education, Community Revitalization

Private Funder: Armstrong Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 foundation grants; Funding Focus: Education and community development; Geographic Focus: National (where Armstrong has locations); Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Multiples awards (the foundation distributed about $1 million in grants las...

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Foundation Favors Social Services, Schools, Community Development

Funder: MDU Resources Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 grants; Funding Focus: Education and human services; Geographic Focus: National (where the company has a presence); Eligibility: Nonprofits, counties, cities, school districts or park districts; Funding: Varies; the foundation made about $1.7 m...

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$25K Grants to Improve Education, Help Poor, Needy

The Thomas C. and Sandra S. Sullivan Foundation, a component fund of the Catholic Community Foundation, seeks applications from Cleveland-area Catholic and other nonprofit organizations for programs for the poor and needy. Deadline: July 15 Programs should focus is on providing aid to the poor...

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Annual NASSP Awards Competition to open Soon

Private Funders: Prudential Financial Inc. and the Nat'l Assn. of Secondary School Principals; Opportunity: 2016-17 Spirit of Community Awards; Funding Focus: Community service and education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Middle and high school students; Funding: Up to $5,000 each (mu...

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Teachers Can Apply for Pathway to Financial Success Grants

Discover Financial Services launches the Pathway to Financial Success grants competition that distributes funding to programs helping high school teachers better instruct their students into becoming more financially responsible. Deadline: Rolling. Awards vary. Eligibility is limited to public ...

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Teachers Can Win Support for Prep Programs

Funder: Longview Foundation; Opportunity: Teacher Preparation Grants (2016); Funding Focus: K-12 education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: 501(c) (3) nonprofits; Funding: Awards up to $30,000 each; Deadline: June 6. Summary: Grants help teachers and their students to effectively enga...

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News Fund Rewards High School Teaching Excellence

Private Funder: Dow Jones News Fund; Opportunity: 2016 DJNF High School Journalism Teacher of the Year award; Funding Focus: Journalism and education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: High school journalism teachers; Funding: A laptop computer; travel and lodging expenses to attend a sem...

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Education, Youth, Arts Are Bank Foundation Priorities

Private Funder: Santander Bank Foundation; Opportunity: Annual Grants; Funding Focus: Education, youth, arts, children, human services; Geographic Focus: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island; Eligibility: Nonprofits s...

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