Grants for K-12 Schools in Ohio - Ethan Ozinga
I am currently an educator in the state of Ohio, and I wanted to conduct some research on grant opportunities available to schools in Ohio. The grant process can be overwhelming as there are seemingly an endless number of grant opportunities out there and it can be very difficult to narrow down which grant applies to your set of needs. I found a very interesting organization called instrumentl. It provides a very extensive framework to allow individuals to access grant opportunities for hundreds of different purposes. Here are five grants that stood out to me for K-12 Schools in Ohio.
Duke Energy - Ohio: K-12 Education Grants (More than $10,000) - The Duke Energy Foundation is focused on helping strengthen and uplift communities throughout Ohio with grant funding highlighting vibrant economies, climate resiliency and justice, equity and inclusion.
GPD Group Employees Foundation Grant (up to $15,000) - Our mission is to encourage the enrichment of the public education experience for K-12 students and to support at-risk children or those with medical and special needs in the communities we serve.
Morgan Foundation (More than $20,000) - the Burton D. Morgan Foundation believes in the free enterprise system and the power of entrepreneurship to transform lives. The Foundation champions the entrepreneurial spirit through grantmaking to organizations focused on building entrepreneurial skills and mindset in K-12 students, among many other organizations.
Environmental Education and Stewardship Grants (up to $50,000) - The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation considers grant requests that focus on specific, short term projects that promise measurable results to improve the environment, and K-12 requests up to $5,000. The projects should support one or more of the following priorities:
Educating K-12 students and the public about environmental stewardship
Protecting and preserving natural habitats
Improving open spaces and making nature accessible.
Civics Education Grant ($500 - $5,000) - Projects should encourage students to acquire a broad, deep knowledge base in subjects integral to robust citizenship, forge positive relationships with the self and wider-world, and work to analyze different views to feel empowered to participate in civic life.
Instrumentl has many, many more grant opportunities to investigate further. I would encourage anyone interested in grant writing to look further into Instrumentl and the many opportunities that it presents.