Funding and Sustainability


Afterschool.org is devoted to helping to provide information about  funding opportunitites for the afterschool community. A range of funding sources for programming, online courses, local professional development or even opportunities for youth driven program funding for activities can be found here.  These sources can be from foundations, government organizations, community based organizations or non-profits, corporations, or private donors.

 

 

Funding Information

 

Brief describing the funding landscape and highlighting unique resource challenges confronting rural out-of-school time programs. pdf.

 

Brief describing how Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) work. pdf.

 

 

Funding Opportunities

 

 

Grants for Organizations

 

Best Buy Awards for Interactive te@ch Programs
Winning te@ch programs focus on kids using technology to learn a standards-based curriculum, rather than on teaching students to use technology or educators using technology that children aren't able to use hands-on.
Maximum Award: $5,000.
Eligibility: Accredited K-12 public, private, parochial, and nonprofit charter schools in the United States.
Deadline: October 12, 2008.
For more information: click here

 

The mission of Toshiba America Foundation is to promote quality science and mathematics education in U.S. schools. Grants are made for programs and activities that improve teaching and learning in science and mathematics, grades 7-12.

Funder: Toshiba America Foundation

Eligibility: grades 7-12

Deadline: August 1, 2008

Contact: foundation@tai.toshiba.com or view the pdf.

 

 "Grants for Native Plant Landscaping" for the purpose of establishing outdoor learning centers

Funder: Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education

Eligibility: Schools, nature centers and other non-profit and not-for-profit places of learning including houses of worship with a site available.

Deadline: November 15, 2008

Amount: Varies. Funds will be provided only for the purchase of native plants and seed.

Contact: click here

 

 

Grants for Youth

 

 "Siemens High School Competition in Math, Science & Technology"  where students have an opportunity to achieve national recognition for science research projects that they complete in high school.

Funder: Siemens Foundation

Eligibility: U.S. high school students

Deadline: October 1, 2008

Amount: maximum: $100,000

Contact:click here

 

Pay It Forward Mini-Grants go to one-time-only, service-oriented activities that young people would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community. Projects must contain a "pay it forward" focus, which is based on the concept of having one person do a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, and so on, so the results grow exponentially.

Maximum Award: $500.

Eligibility: K-12 youths.

Deadline: applications accepted starting September 15, 2008.
For more information: click here