Amber Brown Grant – The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) accepts submissions Nov. 1 to April 15. Get more information and apply here.
• Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s grant programs support all ages to help improve the lives of people in many different communities by supporting schools and libraries to expand or implement literacy programs. Get more information and apply here.
• Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature seeks to sponsor activities for libraries and other committee services across the country to engage in the use of multicultural literature with children and young adults. Get more information and apply here.
• Target Community Grants – Target Stores supports a variety of arts and cultural experiences in their communities, giving local schools and arts organizations resources for outreach and education. Get more information and apply here.
• State Humanities and Arts Councils – Many state arts councils across the United States fund programs by visiting artists. Check with your state’s art council for more information. Find your state arts council using the State Art Agency Directory.
• Educational Enrichment Foundation offers classroom grants, with applications open January through mid-March. Get more information and apply here.
• National Endowment for the Arts is committed to providing leadership in arts education. The arts are an essential component of education, and all children, not only those with specific artistic talent, benefit from an education in the arts including opportunities to create, perform, and communicate through various artistic media. Get more information and apply here.
• Donors Choose empowers public school teachers from across the country to request much needed materials and experiences for their students. Get more information and apply here.
• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) offers a number of grant programs that support the arts and humanities. Grant guidelines and deadlines can be found on the NEH website. Get more information and apply here.
• Crayola Creative Leadership Grant program provides grants for innovative, creative leadership team building within elementary/middle schools. Get more information and apply here.
• Grants for Teachers can fund professional development, classroom enrichment, school supplies, field trips and almost anything else that goes into bettering the quality of education, including author visits. Get more information and apply here.
• AIAA Foundation Classroom Grant Program offers grants for STEM-related projects. Get more information and apply here.
• IRA Regie Routman Teacher Recognition Grant from the International Literacy Association honors an outstanding K-8 teacher dedicated to improving how reading and writing is taught across the curriculum. Get more information and apply here.
• Jerry John Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award honors an outstanding college or university teacher of reading methods or reading-related courses. Applicants must be members of the International Literacy Association. Get more information and apply here.
• ILA Leaders Inspiring Readers Award, sponsored by Achieve3000, is presented to a researcher of practitioner who has contributed significantly to educators of struggling readers. Get more information and apply here.
• National Book Fund Grants for Educational Materials, from ProLiteracy, provides educational materials to help teach adults to read. Get more information and apply here.
• Grants Alert has information on a number of funding opportunities for schools, districts and communities. Get more information here.
• Grants.gov has a searchable database for grants for numerous purposes, including education and literacy. Get more information here.
• Grant Watch is another searchable database for literacy grants for nonprofits, schools and libraries. Get more information here.
• Barnes & Noble considers support requests from non-profit organizations that focus on literacy, the arts or education for pre-K to 12. Get more information here.
• Fundsnet Services has links to more education and literacy grants. Get more information here.