Grants for teachers
Classroom and professional grants for K-12 teachers, plus school grants a teacher can apply for with their school.
- 3 open
- 2 rolling
- 4 upcoming
- Next deadline October 30, 2026
From companies, foundations and states
- Closes31 DEC
Spark Good Local Grants
Walmart · Nonprofits, Schools, Local governments, Churches
Cash grants from a local Walmart store, Sam's Club or distribution center for projects that serve the same community.
- ApplyANYTIME
Beyond Words disaster relief for school libraries
Dollar General · Schools, Libraries
Help for K-12 public school libraries rebuilding after a natural disaster, fire or act of terrorism.
- ApplyANYTIME
H-E-B donations and grants
H-E-B · Nonprofits, Local governments, Schools
Donations for Texas nonprofits, municipalities and school education foundations near an H-E-B, Central Market or Mi Tienda store.
- Opens09 NOV
KidsGardening Youth Garden Grant
KidsGardening · Schools, Nonprofits
Grants for school and community youth gardens serving under-resourced communities with at least 15 young people taking part.
- Opens15 JUN
NEA Foundation Student Success Grants
NEA Foundation · Schools, Individuals
Grants of up to $5,000 for public school educators who are NEA members, for classroom projects that improve student learning, used over 12 months.
- OpensSOON
Summer Reading Grants
Dollar General · Nonprofits, Schools, Libraries
Grants for nonprofits, schools and libraries running summer reading programs for pre-K to 12th-grade new or struggling readers.
- OpensSOON
Youth Literacy Grants
Dollar General · Schools, Libraries, Nonprofits
Grants for schools, public libraries and nonprofits helping K-12 students who read below grade level: new programs, technology, equipment, books and software.
- StatusVARIES
Whole Kids Foundation Garden Grants
Whole Foods · Schools, Nonprofits
Grants for school and nonprofit edible gardens that teach kids where food comes from; the foundation also offers bee and salad bar grants.
- StatusCLOSED
Grants for Growing
Tractor Supply · Schools
Grants of up to $5,000 for FFA chapters for classroom, chapter and ag awareness projects, raised at Tractor Supply stores.
- StatusCLOSED
Lowe's Hometowns Community Impact Grants
Lowe's · Nonprofits, Local governments, Schools
Renovation grants for nonprofit and public projects nominated by the public; in 2026, $10 million went to 100 projects, with single awards up to about $300,000.
Federal grants
Open and forecast opportunities from Grants.gov that match this cause, soonest deadline first.
- Closes30 OCT
BJA FY 2026 Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program
DOJ · Counties, Public colleges, Tribes, +8 more
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 Students, Teachers, and Officers Prevention (STOP) School Violence Program. This opportunity supports programs to prevent and reduce school violence by implementing training, developing school threat assessment teams and/or intervention teams to identify violence risks, introducing technologies like
- Closes13 OCT
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science
NSF · Others
The Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science program supports authentic summer research experiences for K-14 educators to foster long-term collaborations between universities, community colleges, school districts, and industry partners. With this solicitation, the Directorates for Engineering (ENG) and Computer and Informat
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Questions
When do teacher grants close?
The next deadline is October 30, 2026 for BJA FY 2026 Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program. 2 programs take applications at any time.
Can teachers get grants for classroom supplies?
Yes. Programs such as NEA Foundation Student Success Grants and local store grants fund classroom projects and materials, usually a few hundred to a few thousand dollars.
Do I have to pay to apply for a grant?
No. Real grant programs never charge to apply or to receive an award. Anyone asking for a fee before you get grant money is running a scam.