The Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County provides grants managment services to school districts county-wide.  These services include research, sources of funding, guidance and technical assistance in preparing and submitting grant proposals.  Examples of grant assistance for districts by the ESC includ:

• Researching district needs
• Locating potential srouces of funding
• Supplying districts with current federal funding initiatives
• Coordination and guidance of grant preparation
• Consulting of grant submission and reporting. 

Grant Resources

U.S. Department of Education

This page provides links to find information about discretionary (competitive) grant applications that are currently open or are forecasted to be open in the near future through the U.S. Department of Education and other federal entities. If you plan to apply for a grant through the U.S. Department of Education, you will need to be registered with the E-Grants application which needs to be done well in advance of the grant deadline.

Ohio Department of Education

The Ohio Department of Education accepts grant applications through its Consolidated Continous Improvement Plan [CCIP] system. The funding application portion of the CCIP requires designee logins for each district, but general information on the grant programs through ODE can be found in this Documents Library section of the CCIP.

Foundation Directory

This directory is a subscription based service that will allow you to search for private funding from foundations across the country that have interest in funding projects in many fields (i.e. service-learning, alternative schools, technology, literacy, arts, etc.). Foundation information is also available regarding the application requirements and timeline. The ESC currently has a subscription to this service and can assist in researching foundations for school districts.

For more information about how the ESC might be able to support your district’s grant research and preparation work, please contact Jennifer Dodd, Coordinator of Research and Planning, or 216-901-4240.