National PTA offers over $100,000 of awards or grants to honor and support PTAs as they engage families, support student success, improve the health and safety of students and families, increase access to arts education or celebrate advocacy and diversity.
Your PTA may also apply for grants from a variety of state and national organizations and businesses to purchase unique learning tools or sponsor a special event. Here is a sampling of grant opportunities you may like to consider:
Your PTA may also apply for grants from a variety of state and national organizations and businesses to purchase unique learning tools or sponsor a special event. Here is a sampling of grant opportunities you may like to consider:
STEM + Families Grants
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National PTA partners with businesses to empower families to support student success and fill a critical gap in STEM education. The STEM+Families Tech Grant awards $1,000 to 35 PTAs across the country to host a STEM + Families Tech Night with students and families at their Elementary School in the spring of 2018 where families will learn exciting new Minecraft coding skills or to build a robotic finger (two different program models). National PTA provide all the support and training. No prior computer or technology experience needed! Check out their great STEM+Families Tech Night Toolkit
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Mary Lou Anderson Grant for Arts in Education
Enhance PTA arts projects in your school community! The National PTA Mary Lou Anderson Reflections Arts Enhancement Grant provides up to $1,000 in matching funds to support local PTA arts projects within their school community. Funded projects will increase access to learning opportunities in the literary, media, visual and/or performing arts for at-risk or underserved audiences. Arts projects must actively engage families and community partners to strengthen family-school partnerships. Eligible applicants must be a PTA in good standing, as determined by the State PTA.
Take Your Family to School Week Grant
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This grant, sponsored by Chrysler and Google Chromebook will provide $1,000 to 55 local PTA’s who commit to hosting an event that focuses on one of three PTA programmatic themes: Health and Safety; Literacy and Digital Learning. Take Your Family to School Week was February 11-18, 2018.
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Jan Hope Domene Award for Diversity & Inclusion
National PTA offers the $1,000 Jan Harp Domene Diversity and Inclusion Award. This award recognizes PTAs that best demonstrate outstanding achievement in the areas of diversity and inclusion, as well as efforts to end discriminatory practices.
The award will be presented to one state PTA, one district/council PTA and one local PTA at the Annual National PTA Convention.
The award will be presented to one state PTA, one district/council PTA and one local PTA at the Annual National PTA Convention.
Reflections 50th Anniversary Grant
In celebration of Reflections 50th anniversary, the National PTA is awarding two PTAs with $1,000 grants! Tell them how you'll increase access to high quality arts programs and participate in Reflections during 2018-2019 school year. Apply for the grant by going to PTA.org/Reflections.
Action for Healthy Kids Grants
Action for Healthy Kids offers three different grant opportunities.
- Breakfast Grants: Nearly 300 schools will receive $2000 to $3,000 to support increased breakfast participation utilizing new alternative breakfast models.
- Game On Grants: Apply to win a $500 to $1,000 grant to support physical activity and nutrition initiatives that help your school become recognized as a health-promoting school. Interested schools submit a proposal that includes a physical activity AND a nutrition component.
- Parents for Healthy Kids Grants: Up to 150 schools may be awarded $1,000 for parents or parent groups to lead school-based physical activity and nutrition initiatives. Interested schools should submit a proposal that includes a physical activity AND nutrition component that are led by a parent(s). Schools with greater than 50% of students eligible for free/reduced-priced meals may receive priority, as well as schools located within 15 miles of an ALDI store, but all schools are encouraged to apply. Applications are due by April 13.
All applicants will be entered for a chance to win one of 5 ALDI gift cards worth $100 each for their schools. Winners are randomly drawn and will be informed by 5/1/18. Get more information.
Fire Up Your Feet Challenge Awards
Fire Up Your Feet is a partnership between Safe Routes to School, Kaiser Permanente, and National PTA to encourage families, students, and schools to work together and create active lifestyles which inspire all children to be healthy and physically active. Fire Up Your Feet encourages students, families, and school staff to get more physical activity while competing for the chance to earn cash awards to support Safe Routes to School and school-based physical activity and wellness programs.
Fall and Spring Activity Challenges in select regions each school year. Students, families and school staff can sign up and track their activity to help win a portion of more than $100,000 in awards!
Thanks to generous support from Kaiser Permanente, Fire Up Your Feet will award up to $6,500 to Virginia Schools during the May 1-31 Fire Up Your Feet activity challenge. Learn how your PTA can participate!
Fall and Spring Activity Challenges in select regions each school year. Students, families and school staff can sign up and track their activity to help win a portion of more than $100,000 in awards!
Thanks to generous support from Kaiser Permanente, Fire Up Your Feet will award up to $6,500 to Virginia Schools during the May 1-31 Fire Up Your Feet activity challenge. Learn how your PTA can participate!
Chef Ann Project Produce Grant
This $2,000 grant program emphasizes the cafeteria as the school’s largest classroom by combining increased student exposure to fresh fruits, vegetables, and scratch-cooked recipes with food literacy and peer-to-peer marketing. Schools must have more than 50% Free and Reduced Meal eligibility. Applications from March 12-May 4, 2018. Learn more.
