Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program

The purpose of the Javits program is to carry out a coordinated program of scientifically based research, demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and similar activities designed to build and enhance the ability of elementary and secondary schools to meet the special educational needs of gifted and talented students.  The major emphasis of the program is on serving students traditionally under represented in gifted and talented programs, particularly economically disadvantaged, limited English proficient, and disabled students, to help reduce the serious gap in achievement among certain groups of students at the highest levels of achievement.  http://www.ed.gov/programs/javits/index.html

Jack Kent Cooke Founcation Grant for Enrichment Programs

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation partners with educational organizations and institutions that share our commitment to enabling exceptionally promising lower-income students to reach their full potential. Through strategically targeted grants, the Foundation works to expand educational opportunities for thousands of remarkable students whose families, schools, and communities need additional resources to help these students fulfill their promise.

Elementary School
The Foundation’s Enrichment and Accelerated Learning Grants are designed to provide targeted support to organizations that offer challenging out-of-school and summer enrichment programs for elementary-school children with financial need.

Middle School
The Foundation’s Young Scholars Pipeline Grants support schools and out-of-school programs that offer exceptional middle-school students with financial need the challenging and engaging content they need to develop and deepen their academic interests.

Fine and Performing Arts
The Foundation offers special support to low- to moderate-income students who show exceptional promise in fine and performing arts through innovative partnerships with local and national arts organizations and through the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award.

Gifted & Talented
The Foundation partners with university-based gifted and talented centers to provide access to accelerated learning and specialized enrichment programs for high-achieving, low- to moderate-income students across the country.

Twice Exceptional
The Foundation’s Twice-Exceptional Education Grants are designed to ensure that extraordinary students who possess a high level of academic ability as well as learning differences receive the extra resources they need to nurture their talents.

> http://www.jkcf.org/grants/youth-education/

NEA Student Achievement Grant

The vision of the NEA Foundation is a great public education for every student.

Purpose: The NEA Foundation provides grants to improve the academic achievement of students in U.S. public schools and public higher education institutions in any subject area(s). The proposed work should engage students in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen their knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection.

Proposals for work resulting in low-income and minority student success with honors, advanced placement, or other challenging curricula are particularly encouraged.

The Student Achievement Grants replace the Foundation’s Innovation Grants, which have been discontinued.

Amount: The grant amount is $5,000.

Grant funds may be used for resource materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, software, or scholars-in-residence. Although some funds may be used to support the professional development necessary to implement the project, the majority of grant funds must be spent on materials or educational experiences for students.

> http://neafoundation.org/programs/StudentAchievement_Guidelines.htm