Locate Funding Opportunities
 Get your share of funding! As your school library and media partner, we can provide information on your best opportunities to receive funds and to make the most of every grant dollar. We can help you prepare your grants, and locate the materials that will help you realize sustainable improvement in student achievement.
We've highlighted five of these grants below, but this
is just a sampling of the extensive list of grants located in our Grants & Funding Guide (PDF, 4 mb), which also features suggestions for the types of projects that grantors prefer.
If you have questions or comments, please take a minute to let us know how we can help.
Featured Grants
 Jenny Jones Community Grant Program
Description: Provides grants of up to $25,000 each to fund projects that promise long-term community benefits. Funds have been used to provide items and services such as library books, school computers and sports equipment.
Eligibility: US Citizen – Community Member
Award Amount: Up to $25,000
States: All
Application Opens: Year-round |
 I Love My Librarian Award
Description: Nominate your favorite librarian.
Eligibility: Public School Librarian
Award Amount: Up to 10 winners will be selected this year and receive a $5,000 cash award, a plaque and $500 travel stipend to attend an awards reception in New York hosted by The New York Times. In addition, a plaque will be given to each award winner's library.
Requirements: Online application with questions that describe the nominee.
States: All
Application Opens: Now until September 20, 2010 |
 Snapdragon Book Foundation School Library Grant
Description: Provides funds to improve school libraries for disadvantaged children. Founded by a former school librarian, this foundation exists to put books in the hands of kids.
Eligible: Public, private and experimental schools.
Award Amount: Up to $8,500
Requirements: Focus should be books for disadvantaged students.
States: All
Application Opens: Now until April 30, 2011 |
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 Build-A-Bear Literacy and Education Grant
Description: Provides support for children in literacy and education programs such as summer reading programs, early childhood education programs, and literacy programs for children with special needs.
Eligible: Public or private schools
Award Amounts: Grants will be a one-time contribution, and range from $1,000 USD to $10,000 USD. The average grant is $1,500.
Requirements: Individual project grants for one-time purchases or to fulfill a short-term need, such as the purchase of materials or books.
Application Opens: Beginning March 2, 2010 and reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year.
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 Sprint Character Education Grant Program
Description: Grants will fund the purchase of resource materials, supplies, teacher training and equipment that facilitates character education for K-12 students.
Eligibility: Individual schools or school districts
Award Amounts: school grants up to $5,000 and school district grants up to $25,000.
Examples of programs that the Sprint Character Education Grant Program will fund:
- Character education curriculum and character education teacher training
- Direct project-related costs for service learning programs
- Leadership and mentor training
States: All
Application Opens: Jan. 4th - Feb. 5th, 2011. Awards are in May. |
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Additional Grants & Funding Information
If you are looking for a grant writing guide that contains several samples of awarded school library grants, please call us at 888.511.5114, ext. 1164.
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A glossary of terms related to Grants and Funding.
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> School Library Resources
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