Funding Opportunities for Next School Year

**Youth Service America Accepting Letters of Interest for Grants to
Support Middle School STEM-Focused Service-Learning Programs

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=253700031

Contingent on federal funding, grants of up to $2,500 each will be
given to middle schools working to implement a community service
program that also strengthens students' science, technology, and math
skills....

Posted on June 4, 2009
Deadline: June 30, 2009

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**American Architectural Foundation Invites Nominations for Richard
Riley Award - Schools as Centers of Community: A National Search for
Excellence

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=253700034

An award of up to $5,000 will be given to an elementary or secondary
public school in the United States in recognition of how well its
school design supports the local community....

Posted on June 4, 2009
Deadline: July 1, 2009

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**National Gardening Association Invites Applications for 2009 Hooked
on Hydroponics Education Grants

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=253300009

Elementary and middle schools will receive equipment and learning
materials for hydroponic gardening projects that involve at least
fifteen students between the ages of 6 and 18 during the 2010 school
year....

Posted on May 30, 2009
Deadline: September 18, 2009