12 days leftNational
Spotlight Fund: Inclusive Classroom
AdoptAClassroom.org
School-supply grant for registered teachers building more inclusive classrooms; apply from your AdoptAClassroom dashboard.
Teacher grants under $1,000
7 open or rolling grants on GrantCountdown have a top award under $1,000, based on the amounts funders publish.
We place each grant by the largest award the funder lists. 14 grants on the site don't publish an amount, so they aren't on this page. See all grants.
51 days leftNational
Youth Garden Grant
KidsGardening
Garden-starter award for schools and youth programs that grow food or habitat with kids; one common application covers several KidsGardening grants.
128 days leftNational
Spotlight Fund: Racial Equity in Schools
AdoptAClassroom.org
Winter Spotlight Fund round for classroom supplies supporting racial-equity work.
187 days leftNational
Spotlight Fund: Arts
AdoptAClassroom.org
Spring Spotlight Fund round for arts supplies.
187 days leftNational
Spotlight Fund: STEM
AdoptAClassroom.org
Spring Spotlight Fund round for STEM classroom materials.
RollingNevada
DonorsChoose Grant Program (Nevada)
Nevada Department of Education
Up to $500 for Nevada public-school educators' DonorsChoose projects, first come, first served, while the $7.5M lasts.
RollingNational
Pets in the Classroom Grants
Pet Care Trust
Coupons or rebates to set up and keep a classroom pet; apply any time, one initial grant per teacher plus a yearly sustaining grant.
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How many grants have a top award under $1,000?
7 on GrantCountdown as of October 16, 2026. 7 of them are marked low effort to apply.
Why are some grants missing from this page?
14 grants on our list don't publish an award amount, so we can't place them in a range. You can still find them on the All grants page.