Elementary and middle school teachers can apply now through December 31st for a Project Learning Garden Grant. The Captain Planet Foundation Project Learning Garden Program encourages educators to consider the school garden as an extension of the traditional classroom rather than an extracurricular activity. All Project Learning Garden lessons are tied to common core curriculum standards, encourage inquiry-based learning, provide hands-on experiential learning, and guide the teacher towards the next generation science standards. Each lesson also provides an environmental stewardship learning opportunity. Grantees will receive a Project Learning Garden™ provided by Captain Planet Foundation, including: 5 garden beds or garden enhancement (for schools with an existing garden), a mobile garden cooking cart, standards-based Learning Garden lessons and lesson supply kits, and teacher training. Apply at ​https://captainplanetgrants.communityforce.com/Funds/Search.aspx

​The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement is pleased to announce a new grant opportunity – The Innovation Fund Tiny Grant Program! 
Governor Nathan Deal recently released the details of the Innovation Fund Tiny Grant program, a competitive grant opportunity for traditional public schools, charter schools, and school districts. Here are the details of the program:
What is a Tiny Grant?
Tiny grants will provide traditional public schools, charter schools, and school districts between $1,000 and $10,000 to implement an innovative project that will deeply engage students. An innovative project solves an existing problem in an inventive way and has the potential to have a large and lasting impact on the academic environment. GOSA will accept applications on a rolling basis and review those applications four times throughout the year. Tiny Grant-funded programs or projects must align with one of the following priority areas:

• Applied Learning with a Focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education;
• Development and Replication of Blended Learning School Models; or
• Birth to Age Eight Language and Literacy Development.

 
Who is eligible to apply?
You are eligible to participate in the Tiny Grant program if:

• You are a school administrator, principal, or instructional coach at a charter school or traditional public school in the state of Georgia;
• You are a K-12 teacher at a Georgia charter school or traditional public school who has been teaching for at least three years; or
• You are another type of leadership-level administrator in a Georgia Local Education Agency (school district).

For more information about the Tiny Grant program, including the timeframe and how to apply, please visit the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement’s website, or contact Jaclyn Colona, Innovation Fund Specialist at [email protected] or 404-904-5514.

CobbTank- Deadline to Apply: September 30th

Cobb Tank is modeled off the popular TV show, “Shark Tank,” where eager contestants pitch their idea to a panel of “sharks” in hopes of being awarded funding for their project. Last year boasted 100 teacher/team applications with nine being awarded funding for innovative projects totaling over $83,000! Example winners include Hendricks Elementary School's Reading Nook, Cooper Middle School's Power in the Palm of their Hands and Kennesaw Mountain High School's Moving the Planets and Stars into the Classroom.  Apply at http://cobbtank.weebly.com/

Donald Samull Classroom Herb Garden Grant- Deadline to Appy: October 1st

The Herb Society of America offers these grants to teachers of grades 3-6 classes of at least 15 students. Ten schools will receive $200 "seed money" grants to establish indoor or outdoor herb gardens. Funds may be used for soil, plant trays, containers or tools. Apply at http://bit.ly/MpoSsc

Target Field Trip Grants- Deadline to Apply: October 1st

Target grants of up to $700 for K-12 schools; Field trips should connect students' classroom curricula to out-of-school experiences and take place  between January and the end of the school year. Apply here http://bit.ly/1M8lzai

Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program- Deadline to Apply: October 15th

This program offers grants of between $100 to $500 for environmental stewardship projects that focus on native plants and cultivate students' appreciation for nature. Funds may be used to purchase native plants and seeds. Apply here http://bit.ly/1JSgWwc

SaveOnEnergy Grants- Deadline to Apply: October 21st

These $500 grants go to teachers with the best lesson plans for helping K-8 students learn about energy or sustainability. Grant money can be used to buy materials to implement the lesson. Apply at http://bit.ly/29Zvf9i