Public Sector

California Department of Education find current requests for applications, contracts, apportionments and data.  To receive email notification, join the Funding Mailing List.

Federal Programs Grants.gov is a central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs and provides access to approximately $500 billion in annual awards.  It is organized by the 26 federal grant-making agencies (e.g., U.S. Department of Education). You do not have to register to find grant opportunities, though you will need to register once you are ready to apply for a grant.  This process take 3-5 business days, but you may need several weeks in advance to gather the required documentation.  To receive email notification, sign-up at: <http://www.grants.gov/applicants/email_subscription.jsp>.

Private Sector

Private Foundations (http://www.fdncenter.org)
Corporate Giving Programs (http://www.corporatecharitywatch.org/)

Local Community Foundations

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Local Education Foundations

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Local education foundations serve as links between public education and the local community, and are designed to raise and disseminate funding and resources for a specific school(s) or district.  To find the local education foundation supporting your school or district, please click on the link to your county below.

Alameda County
Contra Costa County
Marin County
Napa County
San Francisco County
San Mateo County
Solano County

Not all districts are supported by education foundations.  For steps in starting an education foundation, please visit the California Consortium of Education Foundations at: <http://www.cceflink.org>.

Teacher Grants

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Effective Fundraising Strategies

eScrip (under construction)
eRecycling (under construction)
Cell Phone Tower Lease (under construction)
Solar Panels & Wind Turbine Lease (under construction)
The Bright Schools Program (under construction)

Grantwriting Listservs and E-newsletters

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Grantsalert.com <http://www.grantsalert.com>
Grant Wrangler <http://www.grantwrangler.com>
SchoolGrants Biweekly e-newsletter <http://www.schoolgrants.org/>
Federal Grant Programs <http://www.grants.gov>
California Department of Education funding mailing list <http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/af/joinlist.asp>
USDE funding mailing list  Address email to:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Write in the message's body:  subscribe edinfo your name