Schools and districts fund Responsive Classroom training and implementation in many different ways. While Northeast Foundation for Children cannot provide direct assistance with fundraising, we hope you will find the following information helpful:

Federal funding

Grants.gov provides a search engine for federal grant opportunities. You can also sign up to receive notifications by email. Visit their website for information, www.grants.gov.

The U.S. Department of Education publishes funding forecasts on its website at www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html.

Safe Schools/Healthy Students is a collaborative funding opportunity offered through the U.S. Department of Education, Health and Human Services and Justice. Information about Safe Schools/Healthy Students is located within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration website. For more information, visit, www.sshs.samhsa.gov.

Private funding

The Foundation Center provides information about foundation funders. Visit their website at www.foundationcenter.org for more information and to sign up for their Education Funding Watch newsletter.

The Grantsmanship Center offers training and other fundraising resources to its members. Its website includes a free state-by-state review of foundations and corporate giving programs at www.tgci.com/funding.shtml.

For the past several years, The Sprint Foundation has awarded Character Education Grants that some schools have used to fund Responsive Classroom training. See their website at www.sprint.com/responsibility/education/character/index.html for timeline, guidelines, and past recipients.

The Character Education Partnership has recognized a number of schools and districts that use the Responsive Classroom approach as National Schools of Character. Learn more about this program at www.character.org/nsocoverview.

Informational resources

The Public Education Network provides information about community-based advocacy organizations that engage local citizens in public education reform. Visit www.publiceducation.org to find organizations in your state and also to sign up for PEN Newsblast, a monthly e-newsletter that includes national and state funding opportunities.

Jennifer Miller, author of "Better Together," an article about school-community partnerships in the February 2010 Responsive Classroom Newsletter, offers these "Grantwriting Tips" to educators who are considering applying for competitive grants.