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Grants, Awards, and Opportunities

The NEA Foundation

The NEA Foundation offers grants for high-quality professional development or implementing project-based learning and break-the-mold innovations that raise student achievement.

KNEA Strategic Focus Grants

KNEA funds projects and activities that help achieve its mission to promote quality public schools, strengthen the teaching profession and enhance the well-being of members.

KNEA Human and Civil Rights Award

Nominees may be individuals, schools, educational associations and/or organizations working in the field of Human and Civil Rights within the last five years.

KNEA Friend of Education Award

The KNEA Friend of Education Award is an "an annual recognition of a person or organization whose leadership, acts, and support have contributed to the improvement of public education on a statewide level."

Epperson-Peters Award

The Epperson-Peters Award shall be given to the KNEA local association member or local association whose collective or individual efforts best exemplify the ideals of teacher efficacy.

The Bob Wootton Political Achievement Award

This award shall be given in recognition of outstanding service in the field of political action. This award may be given to any KNEA member, UniServ District, Local Association or Political Action Committee whose activities further the educational opportunities for KNEA members and the children of Kansas. This award will be given to those people who best personify the spirit of Bob Wootton and whose work will have significant impact on the education community.