Find Funding forSmartMusic

Educators who are most successful in using SmartMusic with all their students typically share one thing in common:

They provide SmartMusic for their kids.

They provide SmartMusic for their kids.

This approach ensures 100% implementation,

They provide SmartMusic for their kids.

This approach ensures 100% implementation,

and with all students using it regularly...

...SmartMusic becomes part of “how they do”band, orchestra or choir.

If you believe SmartMusic would truly benefit your students, but don’t know where the money will come from, here are six options for you.

Option 1:

Built-in Fees

Option 1:

The easiest solution is when parents can pay for the $40 yearly student home subscription.

The easiest solution is when parents can pay for the $40 yearly student home subscription.

Some programs charge a fee at the beginning of the school year to pay for program expenses not covered by the district/school budget.

The easiest solution is when parents can pay for the $40 yearly student home subscription.

Some programs charge a fee at the beginning of the school year to pay for program expenses not covered by the district/school budget.

In these cases, the $40 subscription can be built into that fee.

Option 2:

District and School Funds

Option 2:

Many schools and/or districts have technology departments for which funds may be available.

Check with your local technology department and consider becoming a member of thetechnology committee to have a voice on what is purchased by your school/district.

Many schools and/or districts have technology departments for which funds may be available.

Option 3:

Fundraising

Option 3:

There are multiple ways to fundraise, ranging from door-to-door sales...

...to online options including crowd-funding and donations.

There are multiple ways to fundraise, ranging from door-to-door sales...

In the same spirit of crowdfunding, websites such as donorschoose.org and gofundme.com can help you raise the necessary funds to bring SmartMusic to all your students.

Option 4:

Title I Grants

Option 4:

If you teach in a school where a large number of students are on free or reduced lunch, your school may qualify for Title I grants.

If you teach in a school where a large number of students are on free or reduced lunch, your school may qualify for Title I grants.

Check with your school administration to see if any of those funds could be available for purchasing technology for those students...

...or for school-wide programs that would benefit your music students.

The Department of Educationo�ers additional information.

Option 5:

Option 5:

Other Grants

Another option is to write a grant.

Another option is to write a grant.

There are multiple local, state and federal agencies as well as private foundations that have money available for educational grants.

One Federal-level initiative is the President’s ConnectED initiative, unveiled in 2013, which will...

One Federal-level initiative is the President’s ConnectED initiative, unveiled in 2013, which will...

“...provide high-speed Internet to every school in America, and will help to make a�ordable computers, tablets, software, and other digital resources widely available. ”

The 2016 fiscal year proposal includes a request of $200 million dollars for Educational Technology State Grants program that would...

“...fund State subgrants to model districts to support teachers and leaders in using technology to improve instruction and personalize learning. ”

The 2016 fiscal year proposal includes a request of $200 million dollars for Educational Technology State Grants program that would...

Find more info at tech.ed.gov including a letter detailing the ConnectED initiative.

There are many other grants online. Here are a few examples: technologygrantnews.com Calcasieu Parish Public Schools grantgopher.com weareteachers.com

Option 6:

Awards

Option 6:

Searching the web for funding can yield options like this:

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“GRAMMY Signature School awards are given to [high schools] that are keeping music programs alive and well despite budgets and school politics.”

Here cash prizes can be as much as $10,000 per school,

to date approximately $800,000 in grants has been distributed...

Here cash prizes can be as much as $10,000 per school,

Here cash prizes can be as much as $10,000 per school,

to date approximately $800,000 in grants has been distributed...

to approximately 421 schools in almost all 50 states.

Find additional information at GRAMMY Signature Schools.

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