NEA Foundation grants

Student Achievement Grants and the Learning & Leadership Grants -- Applications are due by October 15, 2007 for both.

The Student Achievement Grants provide $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepens knowledge of standards-based subject matter.

Learning & Leadership Grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in professional development programs and then lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study.

Recipients will be notified by March 15, 2008. Grants fund activities for 12 months from the award date.

For information about grant guidelines and applications visit www.neafoundation.org, or call 202.822.7840.

In collaboration with the National Education Association (NEA), the NEA Foundation will make approximately 50 awards of $1,000 each to public schools serving economically disadvantaged students to purchase books for school libraries.

The 2008 NEA’s Books Across America Library Books Awards are made possible in part with support from individuals who donated to NEA’s Books Across America fund. Only awards recipients will be notified in writing. Applications are due by November 12, 2007 for these Awards.

A list of award recipients will be posted on the NEA Foundation’s website (www.neafoundation.org) by March 3, 2008.

Created by the members of the National Education Association in 1969, the NEA Foundation offers programs and grants that support educators' efforts to close the achievement gaps and increase student achievement. For information about grant guidelines and applications visit www.neafoundation.org, or call 202.822.7840.