Search Foundations for
Education Excellence

Upcoming Events

Mapping Education Resources

Grantmakers Funding School Reform

ARRA Education Funding Resources by State

ARRA Education Investments by State

More news from ed.gov»

Education Department: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009

Race to the Top

National Center for Education
Statistics

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Office of Innovation and
Improvement

Find Programs
Browse and search Department of
Education programs, including purpose, contacts and funding opportunities.

List of Open Grant Competitions
Application packages are available for
grant competitions that are currently
open.

Grant Award Database
A searchable database of recent discretionary and formula grant awards.

Spotlight On...
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

A priority of the Kauffman Foundation is to help grantees and other local school and education-related organizations better understand opportunities available through ARRA funding.

In mid-April, the foundation held a one-day workshop for over 225 people to help them learn about the stimulus initiative and to share knowledge with others in the region about programs and funding opportunities. Kauffman has provided meeting space for community groups to convene around stimulus topics, and is working closely with grantees to discuss their potential for leveraging stimulus dollars.

The foundation is also helping Missouri state leaders gain access to materials needed to participate in the Race to the Top competition.

News From Philanthropy News Digest

• Gates Foundation Awards $335 Million to Improve Student Achievement 11/20/09
  
• Kellogg Foundation Awards $16.7 Million to Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation 11/10/09
  
• Community Foundation Update (11/07/09) 11/07/09
  
• Ford Foundation Launches $100 Million Initiative to 'Transform' Secondary Education 11/05/09
  
• Gates Foundation Investing Millions to Sway Federal Education Dollars 10/27/09
  
• Grousbeck Family Foundation Awards $10 Million to Build Technology Hub for Visually Impaired Students 10/25/09
  

Knowledge From the Field

Featured report:

Achieving Teacher and Principal Excellence: A Guidebook for Donors
Philanthropy Roundtable
September 2008

The Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) was developed in the late 1990s to improve schools by raising teacher quality. Under the TAP model, teachers can earn extra pay and responsibilities and annual performance bonuses based on a combination of their value added to student achievement and observed performance in the classroom....

Read more»

View reports by education reform goal:

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
  
• Accountability
  
• Early Learning
  
• Educational Standards
  
• Low-Performing Schools
  
• Preparation for College and Careers
  
• Teacher Quality and Leadership
  
• Other

View all reports»