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Information technology grants are available from a variety of sources including local, state and federal governments, as well as private and corporate foundations and trusts. In the U.S. there are over 400 private and corporate foundations that give information technology grants. Throughout the U.S. information technology grants have been awarded to all kinds of nonprofits including art councils, law enforcement agencies, fire departments, emergency medical services, elementary/secondary schools, colleges, universities, churches, health care providers, and government agencies. To learn more about private and corporate foundations that give information technology grants look in the Foundation Directory at your local library.
More than $700 million is dedicated to information technology grants for the use of technology to improve student achievement through the U.S. Department of Education’s “Enhancing Education Through Technology” initiative. Schools must use at least 25 percent of these information technology grants for professional development. $2.25 billion in federal E-rate program supports discounts on telecommunications services, Internet access, and networking for schools and libraries. While these discounts are not considered information technology grants – they equal large sums of money in savings for non-profit organizations.
Every program in No Child Left Behind is an opportunity for information technology grants since technology can be used to help accomplish specific program goals. Just as the U.S. Department of Education asks schools to integrate technology with the curriculum – No Child Left Behind integrates technology into specific content area programs. No Child Left Behind requires that every student should be technology literate by the time they finish the 8th grade. To support this requirement, the U.S. Department of Education is providing assistance to the 21st Century Skills Forum, a new public-private partnership with Microsoft, Apple, SAP, NEA, Cisco, AOL, Infotech Strategies and Dell.
At the local and state government level there are several places to go for information technology grants because technology is an integral part of every program and service delivered. The Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Development, Small Business Development, County Commissioners, Department of Education, Department of Transportation, all have funding that can often be used towards information technology grants
