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Teaching Tolerance Grants

For Teachers and Classrooms
Since 1997, we have awarded more than $1 million in funding to support classroom teachers' efforts to reduce prejudice, improve intergroup relations or support professional development in these areas. Learn more

For Schools and Districts
Launched in 2008, this new pool of grant funding is available to schools and districts that are undertaking projects to equalize students' experiences in schools and promote social justice. The application period for the 2008 grant cycle is closed. The next application period will be announced here. Learn more

Recently Funded Grants

These grant summaries describe some of the most recent projects we've funded. Our magazine's Grant Spotlight offers a deeper look at a successful grant-funded project.

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May 2008

Societal Perspectives
Erica Davidson of Deep Creek Central Elementary in Chesapeake, Va., received a $1,500 Teaching Tolerance grant to support a project that will use the photographs of Gordon Parks as a catalyst for inquiry into tolerance issues of poverty, cultural bias, discrimination and socioeconomic status. After studying and discussing Parks’ photos, students will create artistic compositions that express their own experience with prejudice and inequity and explore how they can improve today's society. Art will be used to explore and support critical thinking and activism.

Stewarts Creek Version: Tolerance of the Soul
Melinda Pope of Stewarts Creek Middle School in Smyrna, Tenn., received a $1,600 Teaching Tolerance grant to support activities that encourage equity and achievement through building relationships. The students will be intentional throughout the year in reflecting, discussing, and writing about the many ways that their actions promote tolerance about issues of gender, ethnicity, abilities and socioeconomic status.

Educating the Traumatized Child
Sheryl Baechler of Kenai Peninsula Borough School district in Homer, Alaska, received a $510 Teaching Tolerance grant to design and implement education strategies to support the special needs of students who have experienced trauma, especially students in foster care.

AIMAS (Souls)
Mayra Gomez with Gresham High School in Gresham, Ore., received an $846 Teaching Tolerance grant to support a mentoring program for Latina students from college to high school and from high school to middle school. Improving self esteem, relationships and academic skills will be the focus. Mothers will be included in the activities to diminish the generation gap and build understanding of the cultural differences.

Connecting Cultures Through Stories
Sandra Nahmias of Harrison Elementary School in Roselle, N.J., received a $2,500 Teaching Tolerance grant to support a multicultural study designed for English language learners who are new to the U.S. The focus will be on collecting oral histories from their own family journeys as well as building awareness and appreciation for the rich diversity and contributions of various cultures to include Native American, African American and Eastern and Western European.

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