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Public Education Network
A terrific resource for grant listings and articles. Worth subscribing to the Weekly NewsBlast.
General site: http://www.publiceducation.org/index.asp
Grants info: http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp

Verizon's Extra Credit for School program invest in your child's education on your behalf. Verizon will set aside 5% of your monthly long distance usage to benefit K-12 education in your area. Each quarter, your school, district, or educational foundation will receive a royalty check. Contributions are automatically made in your name, and you invest no money. For more information, visit their web site:
http://www22.verizon.com/longdistance/extracredit/index.jsp

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) More than 30 Federal agencies formed a working group in 1997 to make hundreds of federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find. The result of that work is the FREE website.
http://www.ed.gov/free/

Show Me the Money: Tips & Resources for Successful Grant Writing -- Many educators have found that outside funding, in the form of grants, allows them to provide their students with educational experiences and materials their own districts can't afford. Learn how they get those grants -- and how you can get one too. Included: Practical tips to help first-time grant writers get the grants they need. http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev039.shtml

Share the Technology provides a way for donors and potential recipients to search message boards and databases on the site to find computers and equipment available for free in their region.
http://www.sharetechnology.org/

A new website will make more than 1,000 sources of financial aid more easily accessible to Hispanic students around the country and world. The site includes application guidelines, an alumni section, and a database of scholarships fully searchable by a variety of categories, including state, college, and field of interest.
http://www.scholarshipsforhispanics.org/

Principal's Partnership
A free educational leadership resource targeting the needs of high school administrators.
principalspartnership.com

The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion offers Information on grants for school health programs & services. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/funding/index.htm

The National Endowment for the Humanities (Division of Education) is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, and public programs in the humanities.
Deadlines vary.
http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html
Education Foundation of Palm Beach County Office of Resource Development (West Palm Beach, FL) 

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, strives to bring the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. The campaign is a source for FREE science-based publications and teaching materials for grades K-12. The materials emphasize the consequences of drug abuse on the brain and the body, and seek to increase scientific literacy and stimulate interest in scientific careers.
http://www.BacktoSchool.drugabuse.gov or call (800) 729-6686 to order FREE publications and teaching materials for grades K-12.

School Grants:  A collection of resources and tips to help K-12 educators obtain grants.
http://www.schoolgrants.org

http://www.eschoolnews.com/gf/
http://www.spaceexplorers.com/grantinfo/
http://leadershipforchange.org/
http://www.aauw.org/3000/felgrawa.html
http://www.techlearning.com/grants.html
http://ala8.ala.org/aasl/awards_menu.html
http://www.carnegie.org/
http://www.dana.org/grants/education/
http://www.wallacefoundation.org

http://www.ed.gov/funding.html
National Association for Gifted Children
http://www.nagc.org/
Irwin Andrew Porter Foundation offers funds to projects that involve partnerships between two or more groups. 
DEADLINE: N/A.
http://www.iapfoundation.org/ The Murdock-Thompson Center for Teachers offers summer fellowships for innovative teachers. 
DEADLINE: N/A
http://users.ids.net/~murdokca/fellowship_news.html

The Kinko's Educator Savings Program aims to provide relief for teachers who often dig deep into their own pockets to purchase supplies for their classrooms.
Through this program, educators can save 20 percent on most Kinko's products and services. Free discount cards are also available online. http://www.kinkos.com/educatorsavings