Financial resources

From donations and financial assistance to grants and awards, here is a variety of resources to help support educator initiatives: 

Financial assistance for teachers 

• Teachers' Discount: There are listings of hundreds of discounts for teachers and their families with discounts on thousands of products and services. 

• MyEducationDiscount.com: Has hundreds of retailers offering special discounts for teachers. 

• AFT Funding Database: Includes loan forgiveness programs among its listings. 

• Claiming a tax deduction for educator expenses: Gain information on claiming your deductions. 

• Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant: Can help you pay for college or higher education if you plan to become a teacher in a high-need field in a low-income area. 

Grants and awards 

• Grants.gov: Lists all available grant opportunities from Federal Agencies. 

• Department of Education's Grant Portal 

• The AFT Funding Database: A searchable list of loan forgiveness programs, teacher grants and awards, classroom donation programs, summer studies and exchange programs. 

• Grants4Teachers: Allows users to search available grants by state, grant category and institution type.

• The NEA Foundation: Grants and fellowships from the NEA.  

• Educational & Literacy Grants: A compilation of grants by Fundsnet Services. 

• NEA Foundation Writing Tutorial: Help for educators applying for a grant that will enhance their teaching. 

Donations and assistance 

• Adopt a Classroom: Connects teachers and their classes with donors and supporters in the community. Register your classroom. Serves K-12 teachers and principals in public, private and charter schools in any community across the U.S., including all U.S. territories. 

• TeacherLists: The smarter way to manage, find and share school supply lists and wish lists.  

• Free Books through Half Price Books: Half Price Books will consider donation requests from 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations and educators that focus on literacy, the environment or education. 

• Free Used Computers: Peripheral equipment is available to schools via the Computers for Learning government program, wherein federal agencies transfer excess equipment to schools and non-profits. 

• Donors Choose: K-12 in all 50 states. Allows public school teachers to post classroom project requests and donors to choose projects to fund.