Grant & Funding Programs

Our Investment in the future...

Grants and public funding offered by The Franklin Foundation represent our investment in the future of America. These programs provide funding to targeted areas that enhance American innovation, thus supporting our organizational and philanthropic mission.

 

SciFirst Grants provide targeted funding for under-served grade schools in America. The funding provided by this grant program enable schools to extend the classroom experience thus creating deeper engagements with students.

 

TechFirst Grants similar to SciFirst grants, providing funding for technology needs in America's under-served schools.

 

Special Grants provide funding for research and development efforts that enhance American research, improve national productivity, and encourage innovation and ingenuity.

 

Seed Funding provides seed funding to emerging start-ups in the Scientific, Technological, or Advanced Mathematical disciplines.

 

A significant part of the solution...

Providing grants and special funding is how we enhance the innovation base we already have, tapping creativity and ingenuity that is currently under-funded or under-served. Our grants and funding programs are critical to the development of solutions that have a future impact on America's innovation base.