Section 2001 (e) (1):

• Address learning loss through the implementation of evidence-based interventions...[to] respond to students’ academic, social, and emotional needs and address the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus

Sections 2001 (A.1), (A.2.f), (A.2.l), (A.2.n):

• Expanded learning opportunities that integrate social, emotional, and academic learning across in-school and out-of-school time

• Evidence-based SEL programs that emphasize developmentally appropriate and culturally affirming SEL competencies

Section 18003(d)(10):

• Providing mental health services and supports.

Section 18002 :

• Activities approved for funding under Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) may also be approved under Governor’s Emergency Education Relief fund (GEER)

Public Law 116-260:

• Activities authorized under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, or the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act.

• Providing mental health services and supports.

• Implementing evidence-based activities to meet the comprehensive needs of students.

Sec. 1114, Schoolwide Programs:
(A) counseling, school-based mental health programs, specialized instructional support services, mentoring services, and other strategies to improve students’ skills outside the academic subject areas;
(B) implementation of a school-wide tiered model to prevent and address problem behaviors and support early intervention services, coordinated with similar activities and services as carried out under IDEA.

Sec. 1115, Targeted Assistance Schools:
(A) a school-wide tiered model to prevent and address problem behaviors and support early intervention services, coordinated with similar activities and services as carried out under IDEA;
(C) integrated student supports
(D) professional development necessary to assist teachers, specialized instructional support personnel, other staff, and parents in identifying and meeting the comprehensive needs of eligible children.

Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth who are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk

Sec. 1414, State Plan and State Agency Applications:
(A) Professional development for teachers and staff

Sec. 1423, Local Educational Agency Applications:
(C) Coordination of health and social services for such children, including day care, drug and alcohol counseling, and mental health services.

ESEA Section 2101
(1) increase student academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom and highly qualified principals and assistant principals in schools

As a social impact venture, Better Kids believes that all children have equal right to social emotional support, regardless of their school’s funding. In an effort to combat systemic structures of economic injustice, racism, ableism, and xenophobia, we created the Better Kids Share scholarship. Although we can’t sustainably offer Wisdom to every school in need, when we have the funds and an educator shows strong interest, it’s our privilege to support you. In such exceptional circumstances, we can donate a license for underfunded schools to receive a one-year subscription to Wisdom: The World of Emotions and additional resources such as a Free SEL professional development guide for educators. Apply here and receive a response within 7 days.

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, Sec. 611

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, Sec. 619

Education Innovation and Research Program (EIR)

Section 4611 of ESSA: “provides funding to: create, develop, implement, replicate, or take to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students; and rigorously evaluate such innovations.”

On the Fundsnetservices database, you can search for a wide variety of grants sorted by states.

Search the Grants.gov database for federal funding filtered by opportunity status, funding type, eligibility, category and agency.

This organization allows PreK-12 teachers to “pursue self-designed professional learning experiences.” You can apply by submitting detailed descriptions of proposed fellowships. Awards of up to $5,000 are made to individuals and up to $10,000 for educator teams.

Supported through educator contributions, corporate and foundation sponsorships, this nonprofit organization has invested over $7.1 million funding nearly 4,500 grants to public school teachers aimed at enhancing teaching and learning. More than $11 million in grants have also been made directly to unions and school districts through the Foundation’s Closing the Achievement Gaps Initiative.

A global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports awesome projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. These micro-grants, $1000 or the local equivalent, come out of pockets of the chapter’s “trustees” and are given on a no-strings-attached basis to people and groups working on awesome projects.