Education Grants for Schools, Districts, and Nonprofit Programs

Top opportunities

• Humanity AI Initiative

  Humanity AI CoalitionUp to $500Mopen

  Humanity AI is a $500 million five-year philanthropic initiative dedicated to ensuring people have a stake in the future of artificial intelligence. T...

  artificial_intelligenceai_governanceai_equitydemocracyeducation

• Humanity AI Fund

  Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Packard Foundation, Omidyar Network (pooled fund)Up to $500Mopen

  Humanity AI Fund is a grant from the Humanity AI Fund that funds research and projects at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human welfar...

  artificial_intelligenceai_ethics_researchai_social_gooddemocracy_governanceworkforce_development

• Humanity AI Fund

  Multiple Private Foundations (Ford, MacArthur, Mellon, Packard, Omidyar Network, Doris Duke Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Kapor Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Siegel Family Endowment)Up to $500Mopen

  Humanity AI Fund is sponsored by Multiple Private Foundations (Ford, MacArthur, Mellon, Packard, Omidyar Network, Doris Duke Foundation, Lumina Founda...

  artificial_intelligenceai_ethics_researchai_social_goodai_educationartificial intelligence

• Renew America’s Schools Grant Program

  U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Up to $500Mopen

  Renew America’s Schools Grant Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Supports energy improvements in K-12 public schools, focusing o...

  energy_efficiencyclean_energyk12_educationrural_developmentcommunity_development

• EON AI Impact and Development Program

  EON RealityUp to $300Mopen

  EON AI Impact and Development Program is sponsored by EON Reality. The EON AI Impact & Development Program is a comprehensive grant and investment ini...

  artificial_intelligenceai_social_goodai_educationcommunity_developmentworkforce_development

• Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program

  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Up to $275Mopen

  Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Assists local waste managem...

  waste_managementenvironmental_educationland_conservationrecyclingwaste management

• Preschool Development Grant - Birth through Five (84.419A/B)

  U.S. Department of EducationUp to $250Mopen

  Preschool Development Grant - Birth through Five (84. 419A/B) is sponsored by U. S. Department of Education. A competitive federal grant designed to i...

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• Education Research, Development and Dissemination

  Department of EducationUp to $167Mopen

  Education Research, Development and Dissemination is sponsored by Department of Education. To support research activities that improve the quality of ...

  education_researchhigher_educationstem_educationeducationstudent achievement

• 2025 KIT Grant & Retention & Recruitment Grant

  California Department of EducationUp to $155Mopen

  2025 KIT Grant & Retention & Recruitment Grant is sponsored by California Department of Education. Supports school food authorities in California to i...

  education_researchhealth_disparitiescommunity_developmentschool nutritionlunch program

• 2025 Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Grant

  California Department of EducationUp to $145Mopen

  2025 Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Grant is sponsored by California Department of Education. Supports school food authorities in improving...

  k12_educationnutritionworkforce_developmentpublic_healthschool meals

• Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program

  GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCILUp to $141Mopen

  Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program is sponsored by GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL. In response to the 2010 De...

  national_securityagriculturemarine_sciencewetlandsstem_education

• High School Success Grants (Measure 98)

  Oregon Department of EducationUp to $125Mopen

  Provides formula-based funding to Oregon school districts, charter schools, and other eligible entities under Ballot Measure 98 to support and expand ...

• Engineering Research Centers

  National Science FoundationUp to $104Mopen

  Engineering Research Centers is a flagship program from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that funds large-scale, university-led research consorti...

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• Department of Defense Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI)

  Dept of the Army -- Materiel CommandUp to $100MDeadline: Jul 31, 2029open

  The DEVCOM ARL invites applications from covered educational institutions that meet the 10 U.S.C. § 4144 objective to enhance defense-related research...

• From Higher Education to Employment

  Up to $96MDeadline: Dec 17, 2029open

  This Project aims to improve the connection between higher education and the labor market needs, in line with the priority areas and goals for the dev...

• Workforce Grants (Arkansas - HIRED Grants)

  Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) and Arkansas Department of Commerce (ACOM)Up to $88Mopen

  Workforce Grants (Arkansas - HIRED Grants) is sponsored by Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) and Arkansas Department of Commerce (ACOM). ...

  workforce_developmenthigher_educationhealth_disparitiesmanufacturingworkforce training

• Robert W. Woodruff Foundation Grants Program

  Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc.Up to $80MDeadline: Aug 15, 2026open

  Robert W. Woodruff Foundation Grants Program is sponsored by Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc..

  health_disparitieseducation_researchcommunity_developmentarts_educationenvironmental_education

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach Grants

  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYUp to $75Mopen

  Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach Grants is sponsored by ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. The objective of the grant program is to impro...

  waste_managementenvironmental_educationpublic_healthrecyclingcomposting

• Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins V) (Reserve - Other) Equipment Upgrade and Modernization (EUM) Grant

  Florida Department of Education (FLDOE)Up to $73Mopen

  Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins V) (Reserve - Other) Equipment Upgrade and Modernization (EUM) Grant is sponsored by...

  k12_educationhigher_educationworkforce_developmentstem_educationdigital_literacy

• Nonpublic School Safety Equipment (NPSE) Grant

  New York State Education Department (NYSED)Up to $45Mopen

  Nonpublic School Safety Equipment (NPSE) Grant is sponsored by New York State Education Department (NYSED). Reimburses New York State religious and in...

  community_facilitiespublic_safetyeducation_researchschool safetysecurity systems

What's included in education grants

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How GrantMind sources these grants

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov, filtered for opportunities tagged or thematically aligned with education.
• State portals — state-administered programs across all 50 states and D.C.
• Foundations — community and private foundations active in this category, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated foundation directories.
• Corporate giving — a curated set of corporate philanthropy programs.

Make these grants count

The leverage point isn't writing more proposals — it's qualifying funders before you write. A 1–2 page Letter of Inquiry tells you in days whether a foundation is going to fund you, instead of forty hours from now. Our guide walks through the structure that gets a yes: