Learning & Leadership Grants

Sponsor: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Solicitation Title: Learning & Leadership Grants
Funding Amount: $2,000 and $5,000
Sponsor Deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Solicitation Link: https://www.neafoundation.org/for-educators/learning-and-leadership-grants/

Overview

Educators frequently need outside resources to engage in meaningful professional development due to limited district funding. Through our Learning & Leadership grants, we support the professional development of NEA members by providing grants to: • Individuals to participate in high-quality professional development like summer institutes, conferences, seminars, travel abroad programs, or action research • Groups to fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson plan development, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff. We give preference to proposals that incorporate STEM and/or global competence in their projects.

Solicitation Limitations: Grants are available to current members of the National Education Association who are educators in public schools or public institutions of higher education. We especially encourage education support professionals to apply. We’re currently giving preference to proposals that incorporate STEM and/or global learning into projects. Grant funds cannot be used to pay indirect costs, grant administration fees, salaries, conference fees for more than one person, or lobbying or religious purposes. Other Information:Two levels of funding are available: $2,000 and $5,000. Grants fund activities for 12 months from the date of the award. Education support professionals can be classified as para-educators, school bus drivers, maintenance and custodial staff, food services staff, school nurses and student services workers, clerical and office assistants, school security officers, and technicians.

Last Updated: 05/14/2019

RODA ID: 600