Grants to Apply For to Get an Education Kiosk

Chris

7 years ago

Grants for Self-service technology in schools all over the country

Self service student kiosks are surging as a means to improve check-in, wayfinding, print clusters, registration, check-out, POS, information distribution, advertisement, and much more.

Unfortunately, funding for schools varies state to state and depends widely on the average income of the town in which the school resides.

This results in a surplus of budget in some areas, while other schools struggle to provide basic supplies for their students. Those schools that already have funding problems may not even look to consider self-service technology using grants to solve problems within the school.

Luckily, there are grants, scholarships, and networks of donors available for schools to receive funding for these programs.

Once implemented, a kiosk returns the initial investment by decreasing costs on paper and resources while providing teachers with more time to focus on the classroom instead of routine tasks. Kiosks are used to:

Give students a place to print and scan quickly with less wait time
Check students into the classroom
Give students directions and information about the school
Let students buy themselves lunch with a self-checkout POS
Advertise fundraisers, clubs, school events, and other opportunities for students

Aside from federal funding, there are plenty of ways to fund a kiosk implementation in schools. Government grants, private company grants, crowdfunding, and donation communication are all ways for teachers to create a funding campaign or apply for a grant. Oakland University used a local Michigan grant from the Flinn Foundation to fund the screening for mental health kiosk they implemented in their school’s library.

This is a list of different resources available to most states in the U.S. for STEM based technology grants.

Government Grants

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Title III Grant Projects
Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP): Grants to Charter Management Organization for the Replication and expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): High School Equivalency Program
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): College Assistance Migrant Program
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program
Interdisciplinary Preparation in Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services for Personnel Serving Children With Disabilities Who Have High-Intensity Needs
Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) Grant Program
Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program
Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Education Innovation and Research Program–Expansion Grants
Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Education Innovation and Research Program–Mid-phase Grants
Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Education Innovation and Research Program–Early-phase Grants
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities
Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Magnet Schools Assistance Program
Training and Information for Parents of Children With Disabilities: Community Parent Resource Centers
Office of Elementary & Secondary Education; Overview Information: Race to the Top Fund

Donors Programs

List of Resources from ‘Positive Learning’

https://positivelearning.com/blog/2016/2/11/7-ways-to-get-funding-and-grants-for-technology-in-your-classroom

And eSchool News: Daily Tech News & Innovation

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/04/03/technology-grants-568/

Technology Donors Program

Make account
Compile ‘wish list’ of technology
Create profile with stories and experiences as an educator
Get connected with donors to fund project
No deadline

Donors Choose

K-12 and public charter schools
Donors help fund project
When project is fully funded, the teacher gets the items delivered to them

Digital Wish

Teachers submit a lesson plan
Entered to win up to 50 grants
Share stories with donors
Rolling deadline

Corning Incorporated Foundation

Apply for over 130 grants
Totals about $3 million

Funding Factory

Free funding program for schools, nonprofits, charities
Donation of devices or funds
If a teacher donates old technology it can gain points and be exchanged for new technology or cash
Ongoing deadline

Lockheed Martin STEM Grant