The federal Department of Education is an important source of grants and grant information.
The following are links to the federal Department of Education and two of its most relevant grant web pages.
U.S. Department of Education Web Site
U.S. Department of Education Funding Overview
U.S. Department of Education Forecast of Funding Opportunities
The following list provides information about and links to a variety of Federal educational funding sources appropriate for the Scientific Learning family of products.
Race to the Top Fund
Race to the Top Fund provides financial assistance to trailblazing States with "ambitious yet achievable" plans for education reform.
Investing in Innovation Fund (I3)
The Investing in Innovation Fund provides competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement in order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovated practices with demonstrated results
Title I, Part A — Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies
Title I, Part A, provides financial assistance through State educational agencies (SEAs) to local educational agencies (LEAs) and public schools with high numbers or percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards.
Title I, Part B, Subpart 1 — Reading First
Reading First is designed to help states, school districts, and schools address the serious deficiencies in children’s ability to read and to ensure that every child can read at grade level or above by the end of third grade through the implementation of instructional programs and materials and professional development grounded in scientifically-based reading research.
Title I, Part B, Subpart 2 — Early Reading First
Early Reading First is designed to transform existing early education programs into centers of excellence that provide high-quality, early education to young children, especially those from low-income families. The overall purpose of the Early Reading First Program is to prepare young children to enter kindergarten with the necessary language, cognitive, and early reading skills to prevent reading difficulties and ensure school success.
Title I, Part E — Striving Readers
The purpose of the Striving Readers program is to raise the reading achievement levels of middle and high school-aged students in Title I-eligible schools with significant numbers of students reading below grade level. The program supports new comprehensive reading initiatives or expansion of existing initiatives that improve the quality of literacy instruction across the curriculum, provide intensive literacy interventions to struggling adolescent readers, and help to build a strong, scientific research base for identifying and replicating strategies that improve adolescent literacy skills.
Title II, Part D — Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech)
The primary goal of the Ed-Tech program is to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in schools. It is also designed to assist students in crossing the digital divide by ensuring that every student is technologically literate by the end of eighth grade, and to encourage the effective integration of technology with teacher training and curriculum development to establish successful research-based instructional methods.
Title III, Part A — English Language Acquisition: State Formula Grant Program
Title III, Part A, is designed to improve the education of limited English proficient (LEP) children and youths by helping them learn English and meet challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards. The program provides enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant children and youths.
Title IV, Part B — 21st Century Community Learning Centers
The focus of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program is to provide expanded academic enrichment opportunities for children attending low performing schools. Tutorial services and academic enrichment activities are designed to help students meet local and state academic standards in subjects such as reading and math. In addition 21st CCLC programs provide youth development activities, drug and violence prevention programs, technology education programs, art, music and recreation programs, counseling and character education to enhance the academic component of the program.
Special Education (IDEA) — Grants to States
The Special Education, Grants to States program provides formula grants to states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the secretary of the interior, freely associated states, and outlying areas to assist them in meeting the costs of providing special education and related services to children with disabilities. In addition there are state and local grants and funding sources that are appropriate for the Fast ForWord products.