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Curated OER

Closer To the Ground Lesson 1: Sharing the Wealth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the meaning of philanthropy. They look at specific needs and determine the process of requesting grants from various foundations. They determine a need within the school community and write a grant application or...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Onwards and Upwards

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze a graph representing college tuition increases, consider the possible causes and consequences of these tuition increases and collect data on tuition changes at colleges in the United States by region and graph the data.
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Grants.gov

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Resource is an easy way to find and apply for grants as well as track your application. Has over 1,000 grant programs and gives over $400 billion in annual awards. This site was established to improve government services to the public.
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Joseph Drown Foundation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is the site for the Drown Foundation which "is interested in programs that break down any barrier that prevents a person from continuing to learn and grow." It offers "scholarship and loan programs" to "programs directed at talented...
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you wanted to know and more about Harry S. Truman, from biographical information to love letters.
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Foundation Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Foundation Center is an organization that supports nonprofits by helping them to connect with grants and other means of raising funds. They offer a large database of grant sources at both a national and a global level, as well as...
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US Food and Drug Administration

Beta sam.gov: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (Cfda)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance now General Services Administration organizes and presents all federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains...
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The Alicia Patterson Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers information about Alicia Patterson, editor and publisher of Newsday for more than 22 years, and the one-year grants the foundation awards to working journalists. The grants must be used to complete projects of...
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Unit Plan
Next Gen Personal Finance

Next Gen Personal Finance: Paying for College

For Students 9th - 10th
Give students a helping hand in figuring out how to pay for their college education.
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Article
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Federal Grantmaking: The Long View of History [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discusses federal grant programs and policy. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Handout
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Teen Analyst: Financial Aid Info

For Students 9th - 10th
Grants, loans, scholarships - it's all like another kind of language. But don't worry, we're here to help.
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Portland State Center for Geography Education in Oregon

For Students 9th - 10th
The OGA offers information about its organization, members, meetings, and conferences, as well as available grants and lesson plans and learning activities for the classroom.
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The Durfee Foundation: Home Page

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Durfee Foundation offers grants to educational efforts. It supports projects unlikely to get funds from other sources, due to the unconventional or unpredictable nature of the proposed project. Primarily in Los Angeles.
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Arizona State Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains information about Arizona State Parks including a map of state parks.
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Nea Fine Arts Grant Program Guidelines

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the Fine Arts. "The National Education Association (NEA) Fine Arts grants are awarded to fine arts teachers, through local NEA affiliates, to enable them to create and implement fine arts programs that promote...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How to Pay for College

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The students will search the Internet for Scholarships and/or grants to help pay for college. This lesson has a financial aid component.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Grants & Contracts.

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site has information about grants and contracts available from the U.S. Department of Education for individuals, schools, and states working in the areas of English language acquisition and bilingual education.
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History of Science Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page for a group dedicated to understanding science, technology, medicine, and their interactions with society in their historical context.