Grants

Can’t afford to bring Lori Calabrese to your classroom? Looking for funding?

• Consider teaming up with a nearby school to split costs
• Host a fund-raiser through your PTA
• Apply for a grant! Many foundations and organizations provide grants that will cover or partially cover the cost of an author visit.
  • Grant writing can be intimidating to those who are new at it and finding suitable grant opportunities requires a great deal of time and research.
    - School Grants reduces the effort by listing a variety of opportunities available to public and private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools and districts across the United States.
    -So You Want to Write a Grant shares all the ‘how to’ resources to writing a grant
  • Other helpful places for Grant information:
    -U.S. Dep’t of Education
    - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 101 (ALA website)
    - Verizon Foundation Grants
    -Grants Alert.com
    -Target Foundation
    -Adopt A Classroom
    -Amber Brown SCBWI Grant
    -Educational Enrichment Foundation
    -The Maureen Hayes Author/illustrator Award
    -Donors Choose
  • State Organizations:
    -Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism
    1 Constitution Plaza, second floor
    Hartford, CT 06103
    (860)256-2800
    
    -Massachusetts Cultural Council
    10 St. James Ave. , 3rd Floor
    Boston, Ma. 02116-3803
    (617) 727-3668
    
    -New York State Council on the Arts
    175 Varick St., 3rd Floor
    New York, NY 10014
    (212) 627-4455