Snohomish STEM Network compiled grants for K-12 educators to help fund your STEM program or project.
Directories and Guides
Follett Learning – a directory of grants for teachers, including Science, Math, and STEM.
Pearson – published a guide to applying for K-12 learning grants from foundations, which includes a comprehensive listing.
Classroom Supplies Grants
Amount: $200
Description: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauts is dedicated to the importance of STEM education and awards $200 in grants to K-12 teachers who want to incorporate new ways of teaching science, technology, education and mathematics into their classroom. Funds can be used to purchase laboratory equipment, math and science software, robotics supplies, and other items that will add depth and dimension to your lessons.
ACS-Hach High School Chemistry
Amount: $1,500
Description: The American Chemical Society gives innovative chemistry teachers the opportunity to put their ideas into action. The ACS-Hach High School Chemistry Grant was established to promote dynamic and engaging scientific exploration in students. It is awarded to high school teachers who wish to enhance classroom learning and raise students’ interest in chemistry. Funds can be used to purchase laboratory equipment, supplies and instructional materials, but also the cost of professional development opportunities, field studies and science outreach events.
Amount: Up to $1,000
Description: This grant is for teachers who need an extra bit of funding for classroom supplies, educational subscriptions, apps for students, and more. Beacon offers this grant 1-2 times a year. To be considered, submit a tech-focused lesson plan following their guidelines and instructions . Winners will also have their lesson plans featured on the Beacon blog!
Amount: PC and Apple Computers
Description: In order to advocate and promote the reuse of computers, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is proud to sponsor the new re-engineered Computers for Learning (CFL). The CFL program assists federal agencies to meet the requirements of Executive Order (EO) 12999, “Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century”. A school is eligible to receive donations through the Computers for Learning program if it is public, private, or parochial, serving pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students.
Emerging Teacher-Leaders in Elementary School Mathematics
Amount: up to $6,000
Description: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NTCM) offers this grant for math teachers in grades PreK through 5 who have demonstrated a commitment to strengthening their own teaching methods and applying innovative new ides to their classrooms. Applicants must have the support of their principals and be members of NCTM. Funds may be used for professional development, including college coursework, fees associated with attendance at national conferences and material resources. This is one of numerous NTCM grants available to teachers.
Amount: $350
Description: Pitsco Education appreciates everything educators do to positively affect learners. We also know that funding enriching learning opportunities for students can be difficult. This grant is awarded in the form of a gift certificate that may be used to purchase hands-on STEM products, curriculum, and more here on our website.
STEM Classroom – Powered by Staples®
Amount: $1000
Description: AdoptAClassroom.org is partnering with Staples® to support STEM education in classrooms across the nation! K-12 public, private, or charter school teachers can apply for STEM classroom grants. We are looking for innovative teachers who want to make an investment in their students and create a big impact.
Project and Program Grants
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER TEACHING VISION
Amount: $100 to $500
Description: Any project that has an academic focus and a goal to improve student achievement will be considered. AEP has a special interest in science, mathematics, technology, the study of energy and a sustainable environment, and energy efficiency.
Highly regarded projects will incorporate matching funds, community resources, and interdisciplinary or team-teaching projects. We do not fund stipends or meals.
Amount: $1,000
Description: The goals of this grant program are to facilitate collaboration within the engineering community and to engage youth (particularly underserved K-12 students) with hands-on learning experiences and events that inspire an interest and understanding of engineering.
Amount: up to $1,000
Description: FirstEnergy encourages original, inventive and creative classroom projects and teacher professional development in the STEM subjects. Educators who want to energize their STEM classrooms lessons – and learn more innovative and resourceful ways to do so are invited to apply.
Amount: Up to $10,000
The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning unique Innovative Educator Prize (IEP) offers financial support for teachers and schools utilizing digital learning to overcome achievement gaps, drive engagement, and personalize learning for their students.
Eligibility: IEP is designed to recognize and reward teachers and counselors who have demonstrated excellence in education in targeted areas in the blended and online setting.
Funds: Programs that support our mission and vision exemplifying how the use of technology is a catalyst for innovation in the classroom.
Amount: up to $10,000
The InvenTeams program encourages hands-on engagement and the application of science, technology, education and mathematics concepts to the solving of real world problems.
Eligibility: Teams of students and teachers find a timely and relevant societal issue, and conceptualize a technological invention that can help solve that problem.
Funds: Up to 15 teams are chosen to receive grants that help fund the actual invention of their idea.
MCCARTHEY DRESSMAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Amount: Up to $10,000 per year for up to three years ($30,000 total)
The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation offers Academic Enrichment Grants designed to develop in-class and extra-curricular programs that improve student learning.
Eligibility: Considers proposals that foster understanding, deepen students’ knowledge, and provide opportunities to expand awareness of the world around them.
As part of its education outreach mission, SPIE provides support for optics and photonics related education outreach activities. The award process is competitive; the grant maximum is $5,000 and some proposals may receive partial funding. The application period for the 2020 grant cycle is closed. The 2021 grant cycle will open in October 2020. Click here for more information.
The key criterion in evaluating and ranking applications is the potential to increase optics and photonics awareness among students or the larger community. Qualifying not-for-profit organizations such as universities, optics centers, science centers, primary and secondary schools, youth clubs, industry associations, and international optical societies are eligible for outreach activity support; STEM activities should have an optics or photonics component.
Please contact outreach@spie.org for updates on when the 2021 will open.
Toyota Tapestry for Science Teachers
Amount: up to $10,000
Description: In partnership with the National Science Teachers Association, leading car manufacturer Toyota has established a grant that helps K-12 teachers fund innovative, community-based science projects in environmental science, physical science, and integrating literacy and science. The grants aim to help teachers increase the quality of science education and promote interest in students. For information on how to apply, visit the Toyota Tapestry Grant Registration page
Professional Development Grants
ACS-Hach High School Chemistry
Amount: $1,500
Description: The American Chemical Society gives innovative chemistry teachers the opportunity to put their ideas into action. The ACS-Hach High School Chemistry Grant was established to promote dynamic and engaging scientific exploration in students. It is awarded to high school teachers who wish to enhance classroom learning and raise students’ interest in chemistry. Funds can be used to purchase laboratory equipment, supplies and instructional materials, but also the cost of professional development opportunities, field studies and science outreach events.
Delta Education/Frey-Neo Science Education Awards for Excellence in Inquiry-Based Science Teaching
Amount: $3,000
Description: This is a grant offered by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) to recognize the outstanding efforts of teachers to implement an inquiry-based approach to science education that stimulates interest and exploration in students. The grant covers up to $1,500 in travel expenses to attend the NSTA national conference, as well as $1,500 for use in the classroom. You can explore any of the other numerous awards offered by NSTA .
Emerging Teacher-Leaders in Elementary School Mathematics
Amount: up to $6,000
Description: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NTCM) offers this grant for math teachers in grades PreK through 5 who have demonstrated a commitment to strengthening their own teaching methods and applying innovative new ides to their classrooms. Applicants must have the support of their principals and be members of NCTM. Funds may be used for professional development, including college coursework, fees associated with attendance at national conferences and material resources. This is one of numerous NTCM grants available to teachers .
Amount: up to $1,000
Description: FirstEnergy encourages original, inventive and creative classroom projects and teacher professional development in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects. Educators who want to energize their STEM classrooms lessons – and learn more innovative and resourceful ways to do so — are invited to apply for a FirstEnergy STEM Classroom Grant
MCCARTHEY DRESSMAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Amount: Up to $10,000 per year for up to three years ($30,000 total)
Description: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Teacher Development Grants support small teams of teachers in the formation and implementation of groundbreaking k-12 classroom instruction. The grants provide opportunities for teachers to integrate fresh strategies that encourage critical inquiry and to observe their effects on students. Teachers have the opportunity to reflect and write about their projects, as well as to share their results with other teachers.
Educator Fellowship Programs
Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Program
Description: The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Program provides a unique opportunity for accomplished K-12 educators in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to serve in the national education arena. Fellows spend eleven months working in Federal agencies or in U.S. Congressional offices, applying their extensive knowledge and classroom experiences to national education program and/or education policy efforts. At the end of the Fellowship, educators are prepared to return home, equipped with access to a national network of education leaders and programs, a better understanding of the challenges and possibilities in STEM education, and a renewed passion for teaching, ready to make significant contributions to their schools and school districts.
Federal Grant Programs for Educators
Pearson Guide for Federal Grant Programs
NATIONAL STEM EDUCATION DISTRIBUTED LEARNING(NSDL)
National Science Foundation
The NSDL program aims to establish a national network of learning environments and resources for STEM education at all levels.This program provides educational opportunities for undergraduate students, graduate students and K-12 educators.
What it funds: The program has four tracks listed in the synopsis on the website that differentiates the use of funding between proposals for large grants and technology-intensive projects that use small grant support.
How to apply: Proposals to NSF must be submitted electronically via either the NSF FastLane System or Grants.gov.
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS (ITEST)
National Science Foundation
The ITEST program supports the research and development of innovative models for engaging K-12 students in authentic experiences that build their capacity to participate in the STEM and information and communications technology (ICT) workforce of the future. There are many afterschool and summer projects under this program.
Who’s eligible: Universities and colleges; nonprofit, non-academic organizations; for-profit organizations; state and local governments; and more. See NSF’s Grant Proposal Guide, Chapter I, Section E for details.
What it funds: ITEST supports projects that: (1) increase students’ awareness of STEM and cognate careers; (2) motivate students to pursue the appropriate education pathways for STEM and cognate careers; and/or (3) provide students with technology-rich experiences that develop disciplinary-based knowledge and practices and non-cognitive skills (e.g., critical thinking and communication skills) needed for entering STEM workforce sectors. Successful ITEST projects will engage in foundational or model-based design applied research that seeks to understand conditions and contexts that improve K-12 students’ STEM learning pathways and STEM-focused career preparations and mentorships.
How to apply: Active solicitations are posted on the NSF ITEST website. Visit the STELAR (STEM Learning and Research Center) website to read about past and active ITEST projects.
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT DONATION PROGRAM (LEDP)
U.S. Department of Energy
The LEDP was established by the Department of Energy to grant surplus and available used energy-related laboratory equipment to universities and colleges in the United States for use in energy-oriented educational programs.
Who’s eligible: Participation in the LEDP is limited to accredited, post-graduate, degree granting institutions including universities, colleges, junior colleges, technical institutes, museums or hospitals, located in the U.S. and interested in establishing or upgrading energy-oriented educational programs in the life, physical, and environmental sciences and engineering.
How to apply: After confirming that the eligibility requirements of the program have been met, the application can be accessed on the program’s website.
STEM Grants for Nonprofits and Out-of-School Programs
AMERICAN HONDA FOUNDATION (AHF)
The AHF program focuses on meeting the needs of American society in the areas of youth and scientific education by awarding grants to nonprofits, while strategically assisting communities in deriving long-term benefits.
Eligibility: Nonprofit charitable organizations classified as a 501(c)(3) public charity by the Internal Revenue Service, a public school district, and private/public elementary and secondary schools as listed by the Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. Determine your eligibility.
What it funds: Youth education, specifically in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, the environment, job training and literacy.
Colocation America STEM Innovation
Amount: $7,500
Description: Colocation America proudly supports the development and integration of STEM learning opportunities for youth in our community. The STEM Innovation Grant was created to fund programs that inspire and encourage K-12 students to pursue their interest and curiosity in STEM.
Innovation Generation (STEM) Grant: Motorola Solutions seeks to benefit the communities where it operates. The company achieves this by making strategic grants, forging strong community partnerships and fostering innovation.
Eligibility: Awards will be granted to programs that provide engaging hands-on activities and spark interest in STEM careers among students in kindergarten through the university level. Priority is given to programs that focus on girls and minorities underrepresented in STEM careers.
What it funds: A list of Innovation Generation (STEM) 2014 Grant recipients can be found on the foundation’s main website under the heading “Innovation Generation (STEM) Grants in North America.”
SPIE Education Outreach Grants Program
As part of its education outreach mission, SPIE provides support for optics and photonics related education outreach activities. The award process is competitive; the grant maximum is $5,000 and some proposals may receive partial funding. The application period for the 2020 grant cycle is closed. The 2021 grant cycle will open in October 2020.
The key criterion in evaluating and ranking applications is the potential to increase optics and photonics awareness among students or the larger community. Qualifying not-for-profit organizations such as universities, optics centers, science centers, primary and secondary schools, youth clubs, industry associations, and international optical societies are eligible for outreach activity support; STEM activities should have an optics or photonics component.
Please contact outreach@spie.org for updates on when the 2021 will open.
The Toyota USA Foundation is committed to enhancing the quality of K-12 education by supporting innovative programs and building partnerships with organizations dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of mathematics, science and environmental science.
Who’s eligible: Applying organizations must be tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) and be located within and serve people in the United States. Applying organizations should promote diversity and inclusion, be financially sound, and have an established record for delivering high-quality education programs.
What it funds: Grants, of a minimum of $50,000 per year, are provided to support the development and implementation of programs.