Whether you’re hoping to fund a pilot program or just doing research, these links to prominent foundations and charitable organizations are a great place to start! If you’re searching for content standards or other information specific to your state, we’ve also included links to every department of education in the United States.

Grants
• U.S. Department of Education Grant Funding Opportunities
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Vocational Education Basic Grants to States and Territories
• Correctional Education Funding
• Federal Grant Information
• National Science Foundation
• National Network for Child Care
• Pew Charitable Trusts
• Spencer Foundation
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation
• Foundation Center
• Small Business Administration
• The Grantsmanship Center: Fund Raising, Consulting, Grant Writing
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
• Lilly Endowment, Inc.
• 21st Century Community Learning Centers
• afterschool.gov
• Annenburg Foundation
• Annie E. Casey Foundation
• The Center for Education Reform Grant Alert
• Council on Foundations
• Grantmakers for Education
• Walter S. Johnson Foundation
• Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
• Grants Information Collection
• SchoolGrants
• National Youth Development Information Center
• How to Start a School Foundation
• GrantsAlert
• Federal Grants Wire

Organizations
• National Head Start Association
• National Black Child Development Institute
• National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP)
• Center for the Child Care Workforce
• Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• Technology and Young Children Interest Forum
• National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
• National Child Care Association
• National Coalition for Campus Children’s Centers
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
• American Library Association
• Council for Exceptional Children
• Language Enrichment Activities Program
• Child Care Aware

State Departments of Education