Grants

This page is intended to help school teachers and administrators find and secure funding for their classrooms and schools.

Locating Funding Sources

• Find Foundations in South Dakota

• Federal Announcements

• Grants.gov

• U.S. Department of Education

• The Grantmanship Center

Grant Writing Terms and Acronyms

• Grantee - The receiver of a grant.
• Grantor - The giver of a grant.
• Grantsmanship – Skill in receiving grants.
• Discretionary Grants – competitive grants.
• Formula Grants – grants sent directly to states to distribute according to the formula (ex. Title I). Also known as “Flow through dollars”.
• Subgrants – Grants made from a larger grant
• LEA – Local Education Agency
• SEA – State Education Agency
• RFP – Request for Proposal
• RFA – Request for Application

Common Terms used in Federal Grants

Research and Statistics for Needs Statement

South Dakota Statistics

• State Report Card
• Youth Risk Behavior Survey
• School Health Profile
• Native American Fact Sheet
• South Dakota Kids Count
• Education Statistics
• Labor Statistics
• Common Core of Data
  • Search for fiscal and non-fiscal data about all public schools, public school districts and state education agencies in the United States.

Nationwide Statistics

• U.S. Census Bureau
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Education Resources Information Center
• Education Commission of the States

Tips and Hints

Grant reviewers are the gatekeepers between your project idea and your project idea being funded. Take time to view these links and you’ll be one step closer to having your project funded.

• SchoolGrants
• Web English Teacher

Sample Grants

Viewing completed grant applications is an easy way to grasp grant writing fundamentals. Click here to view many great samples.