Deadline Date – September 10, 2010
Grant Resource – PTA
Category – Healthy Lifestyles
Description – PTA Healthy Lifestyles promotes good nutrition and regular physical activity in order to address the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic. One-third of American children and youth are either obese or at risk of becoming obese. Increased access to high-calorie good-tasting, inexpensive foods, along with increasingly sedentary lifestyles, has contributed to the rise in childhood obesity. In addition, the reduction and elimination of recess in as many as 40 percent of U.S. school districts has limited students’ physical activity during the school day. The obesity epidemic may not only decrease quality of life with the onset of diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic diseases but also reduce the life expectancy of today’s children. Further, consistent findings show that obesity is often associated with poor levels of academic achievement.Size of Grant - $1,000
Cost Sharing or Match – No  
Web - http://www.pta.org/pta_healthy_lifestyles_award.asp 

Deadline Date – September 17, 2010
Grant Resource – Foundation for Rural Development
Category – Grants for Rural Schools’ Technology
Description – As the role of technology in classrooms grows, it becomes a powerful tool to improve both teaching and learning. Many schools are incorporating new, innovative technology in an effort to help motivate and inspire their students. Their goals include bringing modern computers to every classroom, connecting every classroom to the information superhighway, and making sure that effective and engaging software and online resources will be an integral part of every school curriculum. Many public schools in rural areas lack the resources to obtain new technologies and cannot meet those goals. The Foundation for Rural Education and Development in cooperation with the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative created the Technology Grants for Rural Schools program to help meet the growing need for innovative technology in the classroom. This grant program provides funding for projects that advance technology and foster cooperation among the telecommunications company, school, and community. Technology Grants are available to public schools that are working in cooperation with their telcos to enhance learning by increasing the use of technology in the classroom. This includes adding new programs and curriculum for technology education and purchasing new equipment.
Size of Grant - $10,000
Cost Sharing or Match – No
Web - http://www.fred.org/tech.html 

Deadline Date – October 1, 2010 Registration for Participation, April 1, 2010 Application
Grant Resource – Red Robin Foundation
Category – U-ACT
Description – The Red Robin Foundation U-ACT Program challenges middle and junior high schools to create caring communities and inspire kindness among students. 
Size of Grant - $15,000
Cost Sharing or Match – No  
Web – http://www.redrobinfoundation.org

Deadline Date – September 15, 2010
Grant Resource – Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
Category – Library Activities, Reading, Book Activities
Description – The grants support programs that encourage literacy and creativity in children and may be used for activities such as: bringing in guest authors, illustrators, or storytellers; puppet making, book making, or other projects; book writing contests, etc. The application is online and must be printed and mailed to the address listed below.
Size of Grant - $500
Cost Sharing or Match – No  
Web - http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org

Deadline Date – October 15, 2010 (If 1500 applications are received before October 15, the competition will close.)
Grant Resource – Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation
Category – Toolbox for Education - Basic Needs Projects
Description – Lowes supports basic needs projects at public K-12 schools.
Size of Grant – 1,000 awards of $5,000 
Cost Sharing or Match – No
Web – http://toolboxforeducation.com <http://toolboxforeducation.com/>

Deadline Date – October 15, 2010
Grant Resource – Lowes Charitable Education Fund Category – Large Toolbox Kit - Special Projects
Description – A special fund has been designated for parent group initiated improvement projects at public schools or school districts. Grants from $50,000 to $100,000 are available for a variety of school improvement projects at K-12 public schools such as, but not limited to, landscaping and grounds improvement, library or media center enhancement, science or specialty lab creation or upgrade, or parent education programs.
Size of Grant - $100,000
Cost Sharing or Match – No 
Web –http://www.lowes.com/cd_The+Lowes+Charitable+and+Educational+Foundation_474741445_
Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation (LCEF) website