The State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant Program offers grants to teachers and service-learning coordinators who engage young people (ages 5 to 25) in implementing service-learning projects that will begin on Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 19, 2009, and continue through Global Youth Service Day in April.
Maximum award: $1,000.
Eligibility: teachers or professors currently teaching in a public, private, faith-based, charter, or higher education institution within the United States or Canadian provinces, or school-based service-learning coordinators whose primary role is to coordinate service-learning projects in a school or university.
Deadline: Oct. 15, 2008.
http://servenet.org/tabid/122/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/750/Default.aspx

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honor young people for voluntary service to their communities.
Maximum award: $5,000 for an honoree and a $5,000 grant to a nonprofit, charitable organization of the honoree's choice.
Eligibility: students in grades 5-12 who have engaged in a volunteer service activity within the past year.
Deadline: Oct. 31, 2008.
http://www.prudential.com/view/page/public/12846

The Veterans of Foreign Wars' National Citizenship Education Teachers' Award recognizes the nation's top elementary, junior high, and high school teachers who teach citizenship education topics regularly and promote America's history and traditions.
Maximum award: $1,000.
Eligibility: K-12 teachers.
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2008.
http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=cmty.leveld&did=1832

The American Immigration Law Foundation's will award grants nationwide for the 2008-2009 school year to fund a limited number of K-12 grade level projects that provide education about immigrants and immigration. The Foundation seeks to fund activities that are innovative and supportive of AILF's mission of promoting the benefits of immigrants to our nation. Applications are limited to educators teaching in public or private primary, intermediate, and secondary level schools. Proposals that are classroom-based will receive strong consideration, and the Foundation encourages projects that can be replicated in other classrooms across the nation. Funds for field-trips will not be granted. Grants are non-renewable. AILF is always looking for innovative and creative ideas, this year focus will be emphasized on proposals that relate to the following categories: 1)Innovative use of technology 2)Underrepresented minorities 3) Community outreach and partnerships with community based organizations 4) Math and science. Please visit our website for an application and more information on how to apply.
Maximum Award: $500
Eligibility: . Educators teaching in public or private primary, intermediate, and secondary level schools
Deadline: November 28, 2008
http://www.ailf.org/teach/grants.shtml

The 2008 Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International Education seek to increase awareness of the growing importance of international knowledge and skills for U.S. students.
Maximum award: $25,000.
Eligibility: Any public or private elementary, middle, or high school with a clear focus on raising American awareness of the world and bridging the international knowledge gap. The prizes are also available to states, large school districts, and media/technology programs within a U.S.-based public or private organization.
Deadline: Dec. 1, 2008.
http://asiasociety.org/education/prizes/home.htm

The Teaching Tolerance project of the Southern Poverty Law Center offers grants to K-12 classroom teachers for implementing tolerance and youth activism projects in their schools and communities. Proposals from other educators such as community organizations and churches will be considered on the basis of direct student impact.
Proposal deadline: ongoing.
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/grants/guide.jsp