Funding Focus:  Teacher Quality and Teacher Education

Federal Funding Opportunities

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)

Early Childhood Educator Professional Development (OESE)

Improving Teacher Quality State Grants (OESE)

Office of Postsecondary Education        

Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (OPE)

Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants (OPE) 

Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII)

Advanced Certification or Advanced Credentialing (OII)

Ready to Teach (OII)

Transition to Teaching (OII)

Troops to Teachers (OII)

National Writing Project (OII)

Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA)

English Language Acquisition: National Professional Development Program (OELA)

Additional Funding sources

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE)

Innovation Grants

Learning and Leadership Grants

NCTE has compiled a list of additional resources that we feel will be helpful to you as you seek funding and resources for your school, district or program.  These include a list of state humanities councils, state departments of education, and education-friendly foundation and corporation listings.  Additionally, there are a number of resources available on the Web designed to assist grant writers in identifying the appropriate style and method for writing grants.  Be sure to visit our listings for professional development funding, too.