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• US Department of Education
  These pages help parents, teachers, students, and others take advantage of financial resources for students, institutions, schools, school districts, and states.
  
  
• No Child Left Behind
  This site explains the new education law, No Child Left Behind, signed by President Bush on January 8, 2002.
  
  
• New Grants for Research in Student Learning
  from the US Department of Education.
  
  
• Finding Grants and Contracts
  from the US Department of Education.
  
  
• Computers for Learning
  Federal government agencies are placing hundreds of thousands of used, extra computers in schools on a needs-first basis. Schools register and request equipment on this web site, and federal agencies match their surplus equipment to appropriate schools.
  
  
• AfterSchool.gov: Federal Funding Basics
  Comprehensive explanation of federal funding basics.
  
  
• Nonprofit Gateway
  This site quickly and easily links you with the Web sites of any of 14 Federal departments
  
  
• US Government Grants and Loans
  List of grants in specific educational areas
  • Elementary and Secondary Education
  • Indian Education
  • Libraries and Technical Information Services
  • Resource Development and Support - Elementary, Secondary Education
  • Resource Development and Support - Higher Education
  • Resource Development and Support - School Aid
  • Resource Development and Support - Vocational Education and Handicapped Education
  • Teacher Training
  • Vocational Development
    
    
• Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program
  To increase the ethnic and cultural diversity of the professional work force, and to advance the educational achievement of minority Americans.
  
  
• Women's Educational Equity Act Program
  (1) To promote gender equity in education in the United States; (2) to promote equity in education for women and girls who suffer from multiple forms of discrimination based on sex, race, ethnic origin, limited-English proficiency, disability, or age; and (3) to provide financial assistance to enable educational agencies and institutions to meet the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
  
  
• Fund for the Improvement of Education
  To conduct nationally significant programs to improve the quality of education, assist all students to meet challenging State content standards, and contribute to the achievement of the National Education Goals.
  
  
• National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students
  To provide national leadership and support to expand research based knowledge and strategies that will promote excellence and equity in the education of children and youth who are at-risk of education failure.
  
  
• National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning
  To help improve postcompulsory learning in all settings (including postsecondary institutions, work-based and community-based institutions) as well as in virtual settings.
  
  
• Special Education - Research and Innovation to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities
  To produce, and advance the use of knowledge to: (1) improve services provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, including the practices of professionals and others involved in providing those services to children with disabilities; and (2) improve educational and early intervention results for infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities.
  
  
• Special Education - Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities
  (1) To promote the development, demonstration and utilization of technology; (2) support educational media activities designed to be of educational value to children with disabilities and other specified media-related activities; and (3) support for some captioning, video description, and cultural activities.