Grant Writing Opportunities

After searching the internet endlessly researching grant opportunities, I went from hopeful to very discouraged. A good deal of Government Grant monies may not be available due to sequestration cuts. In an article by Deborah Ward, What ‘sequestration’ could mean for school grant seeking in 2013” she listed several areas that may be affected in categories that include Elementary and Secondary Education, Special Education, and Career, Technical, and Adult Education. Seeking out a Government Grant this year might not be the best option. As many teachers already know they can use donorschoice.org or classwish.org to receive private funding for their classroom initiatives. A few other private funding can be found at these links… http://www.eduplace.com/grants/available/private.html , http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/09/10-ways-to-get-free-money-classroom.html . If you do have to apply for a government grant the competition will be fierce so your proposal better be fierce as well. In my personal opinion your best choice, unless you are trying to get iPads for the entire school you should go with donorschoice.org or classwish.org.